Acts 13 takes us on to the first missionary journey by Paul. As Paul delivers a sermon to the Jews we pick up a useful model for what and how we might also share the gospel. We also ask why we do evangelism as we consider the heart of God for mission, the opposition to […]
Paul reveals to us what a healthy church looks like. The theme is this, “A healthy church is a church made up of people from all kinds of backgrounds, learning constantly from the Word, with a wonderful outward focus.” The church in Antioch is a real example to us of what a healthy church looks […]
In this chapter, Luke brings out the comparison between Peter and the church with Herod. We see the seemingly powerless church meet divine rescue. To all intents and purposes, the church is powerless in comparison to the might and power of Herod. Yet the church is mighty through prayer. Herod we find to be powerless […]
This text looks at a watershed moment in history that would see the Gospel overcoming prejudice, racial hatred and tradition as Peter, the Apostle’s life is changed for ever as the Holy Spirit is active in the early church.
The passage reveals some remarkable turnarounds! Some truly, ‘I never saw that coming’ moments. People saved and healed. We consider how Jesus is proclaimed by Saul as the Son of God, that Jesus can save even the most unlikely people and finally how Jesus can heal and do what is humanly impossible. All of it […]
If God can convert a person like Saul, then we should feel confident that no-one is able to stand against the power of God. God can change the hardest hearts and he does so through revealing himself to sinners. We can confidently pray for the salvation of our friends and family because God can do […]
Acts 8:26-40 stands in contrast to the first part of the chapter from last week. In Samaria, Phillip evangelised ordinary citizens in large crowds. This week he evangelises one Ethiopian palace official. The method and the people were very different, but the result was the same, that they were saved! We are encouraged to remember […]
The Gospel was for the whole world, first for the Jews and then for the Gentiles and yet up to this point of time, everyone seemed comfortable in Jerusalem, and it seemed nobody was thinking about the Gentiles, the nations who were lost in their sin. I can’t help but say this is so significant. […]