Jesus's ministry demonstrated radical rule-breaking, specifically to help those abused by the systems and rulers of the day. When Jesu...

  Barnabas demonstrated true Christian care by continuously encouraging the early church. In Acts 4 , he provides funds for his fellow Chris...

When the followers of Christ received the Holy Spirit, Peter described this outpouring as the fulfillment of a prophesy from the  book of Jo...

  Acts 16 tells of a slave Paul heals and a prison guard Paul saved from suicide. While the stories seem to have a conclusion, the two are ...

 Ananias demonstrated great faith and courage by ministering to Saul, the persecutor of the Church ( Acts 9 ). Although Saul was certainly a...

 It may be tempting to feel we deserve every material benefit we enjoy and especially those we take for granted. One way to remind ourselves...

  The Church is comprised of any who confess their absolute helplessness as a sinner and trust Christ to save them by His sacrificial death ...

Paul was quick to confront Peter's favoritism and hypocrisy ( Gal 2 ). Peter willingly accepted the rebuke and corrected his behaviors. ...

  Acts 15 provides insight into the Church's earliest controversy. Up until that time Christians were primarily Jewish and held many of...

 One of the earliest Christians was a eunuch in service to the queen of Ethiopia. As a eunuch, this servant was discouraged from many religi...

The first issue the early Church had to address was inequity in care for widows and orphans ( Acts 6 ). The Greek population of the Church w...

There are many great speakers who influence us with strong presentation skills. The Apostle Paul declared himself a poor public speaker w...

In Acts 18 Paul has just been experienced some very tough times and is now referred to as a tent-maker. Was he discouraged and taking re...

In what is considered the first council of the church ( Acts 15 ), a unique perspective of grace was offered to a disenfranchised group ...

Acts 11:25 Barnabas the great encourager finds Paul and encourages him to come teach the scriptures to the church at Antioch. Imagine ho...

In Acts 10 we meet Cornelius, a man who should have instilled fear and hatred in his neighbors. Peter answers God's call to go to this...

Acts 9 relates the incredible transformation of a religious zealot who participated in the murder of Christians. Saul is confronted by the...

Acts 8:26  Tells of Phillip's willingness to cross racial and socioeconomic boundaries To share the good news of Jesus Christ. What...

Do you give to praise, or to be praised? Acts 5:1-11  tells the story of two people who sought to be known for their giving, but were not ...

The early church demonstrated care and concern for those in and out of their social and ethnic groups - shouldn't we do the same?