Freely Receive, Freely Give
Acts 8:1-25: Saul ravages the church, Philip proclaims Christ in Samaria, and Simon the Magician offers the apostles money to receive the Holy Spirit.
Looking Like Jesus
In Acts 6:8-Acts 7, the Holy Spirit fills Stephen with wisdom and power. The people cannot endure it, so they defame him with lies. He is seized and questioned, and after sharing again that Christ is the fulfillment of the Scriptures, he is rushed, cast out of the city, and stoned. The heavens open and…
He Can’t Be Stopped
In Acts 5, the high priest and the officers do everything they can to silence the message of Jesus as Lord. The apostles are imprisoned once again, then miraculously freed by an angel of the Lord in the night. In spite of beatings, arrests, and threats, Peter and the apostles continue to boldly proclaim the…
Delighting in the Fear of the Lord
Acts 5: Ananias and Sapphira. We will all tremble before the Lord. Will you tremble in delight or terror? Will you see His love? Will you see the glory of His grace?
My Business is Your Business
In Acts 4:32-37, we see the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the church. Believers are united in heart and soul, sharing everything with each other so that no one among them had a need. In vv. 36-37, Joseph is given the name Barnabas, meaning “son of encouragement,” by the apostles, as he gained a…