There is a sharp disagreement that separates Barnabas and Paul. They had agreed in Acts 15:36 “let us return and visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are…
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The Living God
Paul and Barnabas were sent by the Holy Spirit to take the gospel to the Gentiles, but they were just men. They did though, have the power of God’s word and the power of the Holy Spirit working with them.…
If There Is Any Message of Exhortation Say It
The church is growing among the Gentiles and in Antioch we learn of new teachers and prophets, and these are from very different backgrounds. Yet, here they were, all together in Acts 13:2 “And while they were serving the Lord…
Proclaiming the Good News
There are many that want to tell you what you can and can’t do, and even in the Church, there are those that, in the name of God, are setting limits around what you can or should do. There was…
Cornelius Your Prayer Has Been Heard
We sometimes think people are accepting the Lord because of our plan to preach to them. The Lord though, is dealing directly with people as happened here with Cornelius. Cornelius was praying and the Lord answered sending an angel to…
Speaking Boldly in the Name of the Lord
Saul has set himself to find and eliminate these disciples of Christ, until Jesus appears to him on the road to Damascus. Saul is converted and becomes Paul and becomes a strong defender of Jesus Christ. And there are others…
Proclaiming the Good News of the Word
Stephen is stoned and in Acts 8:1 “on that day (there was) a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem”. But this persecution didn’t stop the gospel, in fact, it caused it to spread as in Acts 8:4 “Now those…
Full of Grace and Power
The early church was growing in Acts 6:1 “the disciples were increasing in number” but with that growth came problems. There were issues with individual believers, as we read with Ananias and his wife, there was external opposition as when…
Great Grace was on Them All
The early Church in Jerusalem is described as having in Acts 4:32 “one heart and one soul”. Then, it goes on to say in Acts 4:33 “And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the…
Having Favor With All the People
The Holy Spirit had been released on the day of Pentecost and in one day their were three thousand more followers of Jesus Christ. As they began their new life in Christ, they focused on four simple things: teaching, fellowship,…
Pay Attention to My Words
Jesus gives his final admonition to his disciples and ascends to heaven. As the disciples stand looking up, two angels appear and ask them in Acts 1:10–11 “Men of Galilee, why do you stand there looking into the sky?”. They…
He Was Taken Up Into Heaven
The darkest moment in Jesus life became the greatest victory as in Luke 23:45 “the curtain of the temple was torn apart down the middle” and the way was opened for us to enter in to the Holy of Holies,…
If You Are The Christ Tell Us
They have all heard Jesus teaching and they have all seen the miracles of healing, yet they still ask this question in Luke 22:67 “If you are the Christ, tell us!”. But they aren’t looking for information or expecting any…
I Have Prayed for You
As Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure, he gives us insight into his role, not only as our savior, but as our intercessor. Jesus prays for Peter, but not the kind of religious prayer we might first think of,…