I am in Acts 11 and the theme is the Expansion of the Church There are two things I want you to notice here: What I want us to consider is that while we can not stop difficult times from reoccurring, we do have the ability to persevere through Read more…
I am in Acts 10 and the theme is the Gospel is for Everyone How well do we believe this? Have we wrestled through our prejudices, like Peter -here in this chapter; or do we harbor certain taboos as to who can and can not be saved. Consider, for example, Read more…
I am in Acts 9. The theme today is a changed life When God gets a hold of your life, your life should be marked by change: The way you think, what you do, how you talk, where you go, who you gather around. Now some will evidence a more Read more…
The main subject from Acts 8 that I will discuss is Perseverance in the face of Persecution. While we read of wonderful miracles and salvations, we must realize that these took place in the midst of hard times. Thus, we must realize that walking in the Spirit will -out of Read more…
we are now entering Acts 7. The big picture here is Witnessing. Literally, this word in the Greek means martyr; namely, as Christians we are called to be martyrs for our Lord. In other words, we are called to follow Him, regardless of the cost. And, in this chapter Read more…
We are moving into Acts 6 today and the topic will be the ministry of the Holy Spirit While there is so much going on in this chapter, I want us to look at this big picture. Namely, come what may, God’s agenda will be carried out Namely, His plan Read more…
I am moving into Acts 5 today with the theme of the fruit of Being Christian costs us our lives. God does not give us suggestions as to how to live, but commands because He knows that without such we would quickly go astray While this seems harsh, is it Read more…
We are moving into Acts 4 and discussing the reality of Suffering for our faith Living by faith is not for the faint of heart and it is even harder if we presume that God will always protects these bodies, especially if we are in the midst of a ministry Read more…
We are using Acts 3 as our backdrop with the topic being Miracles Put simply, miracles are events where we recognize that God showed up. Yet, consider this: Why do we not see these more? For instance, For where did the therapist and doctor acquire such skills; and why Read more…
Acts 2. The focus will be the reason for being filled with the Holy Spirit. In the last chapter, we learned that the Holy Spirit would empower people to be God’s witnesses. Now, we actually read about this happening in Peter’s bold sermon which brought individuals to repentance, and God’s Read more…