In Acts 8, we read: 3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the...

I LOVE the story of Philip’s interaction with the man known as the “Ethiopian Eunuch”. His description as an “Ethiopian” just means that...

We talked a little bit about an interesting character Luke introduced us to in chapter 8 of Acts named “Simon” from Samaria. Church...

Yesterday we talked about the amazing Evangelism expedition of Philip, the Deacon-turned-Evangelist. There was great joy in Samaria as...

Before he was executed by stoning, Stephen, the Deacon, was accused of blaspheming God and Moses. Blaspheming means to speak with the...

After Stephen speaks truth to the Sanhedrin and his other accusers with beautifully veiled language, he finally lets loose with a seven...

In Acts we learn that Stephen, the Deacon was the first Christian martyr. But why was he executed? Acts 6 details at least one of the...

September 24, 2024 Our Scripture passage for this week ends with Luke’s introduction of a “young man named Saul.” Philo of Alexandria, a...

Yesterday (Sunday) I was very excited to share with you what I had learned about the first Christian martyr, Stephen. He was...

Bonus Blog September 21, 2024 It’s that time again. Election season is at the door. Any student of history realizes that, contrary to the...

In Acts 5, we read; 12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered...

September 19, 2024 Something jumped off the page as I reread Acts 5 and I am excited to share it with you today. 17 Then the high priest...

We read about another significant transition in the life of the early church in acts 6.   1 In those days when the disciples were...

September 17, 2024 In Acts 5, immediately after the frightening story of the married couple, Ananias and Sapphira, who were judged by God...

September 16, 2024 Yesterday we talked about the curious case of Ananias and Sapphira. The time flew by, and I felt I had only pushed...

Even though we are only four chapters into our journey through Acts, it’s already easy to see how Christians speak God’s message...

Last Sunday I taught some things that were new to me. We talked about the beautiful miracle that happened near the “Beautiful Gate” in...

Bonus Blog for week 1 The first chapter of Acts describes the sobering process the Apostle Peter led the 120 believers through,...

Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? I’m sure my parents still remember where they were the day President Kennedy was...

September 10, 2024 I once did a study and even a sermon series on all the “revelatory questions” Jesus asked during His earthly ministry....