Today’s reading is Acts 13: 36-52 We see here something interesting. David was, in many ways, the pinnacle of the faith. He was a man after God’s own heart. He loved the Lord, followed the Lord, knew the Lord. He wrote … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 13: 36-52 We see here something interesting. David was, in many ways, the pinnacle of the faith. He was a man after God’s own heart. He loved the Lord, followed the Lord, knew the Lord. He wrote … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 13: 13-35 We see a couple of narratives within the book of Acts. Last week we saw that through the Holy Spirit God is doing something new. We see the old dietary holiness code no longer binding. … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 13: 1-12 A couple of things about today’s text caught my eye. First is the notion that we see in the first section about Paul and Barnabas being sent off. They were prayed over and directed to … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 12: 1-5 Well, now the church is putting its money where its mouth is. Sure has faced trouble before. But today, James is killed. James was one of Jesus’ inner most circle. It was always Peter, James, … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 11: 19-30 We are starting to see that the church is still facing opposition and facing persecution. We see that this even causes the church to begin to spread out and scatter throughout the world. This sounds … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 11: 1-18 Have you noticed how many times thus far we have heard some iteration of this story? Believers preaching to Gentiles and the Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit, just like they did. We see it many, … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 8: 26-39 Today, we see the world changed. Phillip continues his preaching and today he is led by the Holy Spirit to the Ethiopian Eunuch. He is returning home from Jerusalem, reading the prophets. He doesn’t understand. … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 8: 1-25 Today, we see someone new enter the scene. We see Saul. Saul approved of this killing. Remember this. We’ll see Saul again soon. But remember that at this Saul not only approved of Stephen’s death … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 7: 41-60 Today we read the last part of Stephen’s sermon. He builds towards the construction of the Temple but then reminds us of the words of the Psalms, God does not live in any house made … Continue reading
Today’s reading is Acts 7: 21-40 Yesterday Stephen goes through the Old Testament stories to show how God was always reaching out to His people. God was (and is) always at work to draw His people back to Himself. He is … Continue reading