[Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi [https://unsplash.com/@yogidan2012?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/ethiopia?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] ] The story of Acts has taken a dramatic turn in chapters 6 and 7, as…
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Christians believe that the Bible instructs us to go and make a difference in the world - to spread God's love and message in ways that actually make a difference. Our knowledge about the Bible isn't only hypothetical or cerebral. The Bible is also a practical life philosophy and a mission.
Acts 5:17-6:7 | Into the Fire (part 2), The Church in Action
Photo by Adrian Infernus [https://unsplash.com/@adrian_infernus?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/fire-cooking?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] In our last post, Acts 4:32-5:16 | Into The Fire (part 1), we looked…
Acts 3-4: A Tale of Two Temples
The new Temple shows it's power Acts 3 brings a new conflict into focus. While the disciples of Jesus have been filled with power from the Holy Spirit in the previous chapter, the demonstration of this power in public will bring them into conflict with the Temple establishment. There are,…
Acts 2: The Birth of the Church
Photo by Samantha Gades [https://unsplash.com/@srosinger3997?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/party?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Last week when we examined Acts 1 [https://www.ibelievebible.com/acts-1-roots-of-the-church/], we noted how this…
Generosity
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” [ Matthew 16:23-25 NIV] Jesus was supremely…