Seeing As God Sees – Pt. 1: The Lost

Seeing As God Sees – Pt. 1: The Lost

Acts 10:1-33 Today, it is a common truth among Christians that God’s plan of salvation is for all people, regardless of distinctions. But, this was not the early Church’s understanding, especially in how Gentiles were viewed. These first Christians viewed...
Compassionate Obedience

Compassionate Obedience

Acts 9:32-43 After his time in Samaria, Peter makes stops in both Lydda and Joppa, miraculously healing the lame man Aeneas and raising the woman Tabitha the from the dead. And though Peter is still at the center of the narrative, performing great works, we are also...
Working Out Our Salvation

Working Out Our Salvation

Acts 9:19-31 Saul was transformed by a personal encounter with Christ. He immediately began witnessing about Jesus as the Son of God. But he didn’t do this on his own. He had a community of believers around him for encouragement, sharpening, and support. Each of us...
The Conversion of Saul

The Conversion of Saul

August 13, 2023 Acts 9:1-20 provides the account of Saul’s conversion from Judaism to faith in Jesus Christ. This is, for some, the single-most important event in all of Acts because of who Saul will become and the mission work he will do for the name of Christ. But...
Ready to Respond

Ready to Respond

August 6, 2023 The Philip cycle in Acts 8 comes to an exciting conclusion with the salvation and baptism of an Ethiopian court official. The passage events take place in the southernmost part of the Holy Land in Gaza. The gospel message will also now be carried into...
Freedom from Bondage

Freedom from Bondage

July 23, 2023 There are all sorts of sinful dangers that can put us in bondage. Of the many options, power and money are especially dangerous. In Acts 8:4-25, a contrast is made between the power and freedom of the Spirit and the bitter pursuit of selfish gain and...