There are many problems that the early church faced. Today we see a challenge for the Apostles. And this challenge required them to do three things. First, prayerfully discern what they were called to do. Second, do that thing. Third, … Continue reading →

We meet another great character in Scripture today, Gamaliel. He tells the council that if they continue to prosecute the Apostles, they may be fighting against God. That is what happened. These men saw and experienced something that changed their … Continue reading →

Today we see that after all that has happened, the Apostles are arrested. An angel saves them, but we see a pattern beginning to emerge here. They are faithful. God moves. Something good happens. They are persecuted. Being faithful is … Continue reading →

One the ways I’ve heard it described that you can know if your church is being faithful is to ask this question: “If my church were to close, would my community miss it?” We see today in this earliest of … Continue reading →

Today we read one of the more interesting stories in the Bible, Ananias and Sapphira. God strikes them down for not being honest about their giving. When we look deeper at the passage, though, we find something very interesting. It … Continue reading →

Today, we meet one of my favorite persons in all the Bible, Barnabas. He is called the Son of Encouragement. We’ll see his story play out through the rest of the book of Acts, but he is a huge deal, … Continue reading →

In our passage today, we see Peter and John go to the disciples and tell them what had happened and how they were threatened. We see their prayers. And what do they pray for? Not protection. Not comfort. But boldness. … Continue reading →

Today we see that Peter and John’s preaching have consequences. We see that they are brought before, and they are questioned by the religious leaders. And let’s remember what happened to Peter last time this happened. He denied. He turned … Continue reading →

Today we see the sermon that Peter preached after the crowd was gathered. He goes through all the Old Testament, all the way back to Abraham, where God told him that through Abraham’s descendants, all the world would be blessed. … Continue reading →

We see a pattern begin to emerge in Acts. We saw it in Chapter Two, and we see it today.  A miracle happens. Signs and Wonders happen. And when these signs and wonders happen, it attracts a crowd. And when … Continue reading →