Andrew is one of those disciples of Jesus who isn’t prominent. Yet, he is well loved and a patron saint of a number of countries. He must have been largely disaffected by the spiritual state of Israel as he had left his home and was a follower of John the Baptist. Somehow the means of […]
In this final chapter of Acts, we discover that all roads lead to Rome. Paul finally reaches Rome, as God had promised. But the path of Paul’s life to get there was windy at best. Sometimes our lives don’t go the way we might have hoped or planned. But if they are lived as if […]
Paul is a man who is mission-minded and who lives with a clear gospel focus. At any and every opportunity he seems willing to share Christ. Even when the path of his life seems to waver, he still lives for Jesus. The truth of the gospel that Jesus had lived and died and was resurrected […]
What moves you to share the gospel? For Paul in Acts 17, he sees a city full of idols. As in Athens, people today still worship false gods and idols. Consumerism and commerce, the gods of entertainment and sex, as well as success and wealth. So we ask – Who are you worshipping? Christians must […]
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 […]
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 […]
After being chosen as one of the seven, Stephen continues to declare the good news. Stephen is a man Submitted to God in every way. As a result, he is Seized and then Slandered. We see how so much depends on eth words that Stephen speaks that are twisted. Despite the opposition and persecution, lives […]