Wednesday, May 7, 2025
In today’s reading, we have two different stories about receiving the Holy Spirit. These stories don’t appear together by accident, even though they chronologically happen together. What I want you to consider in each are the following questions: How is the Holy Spirit perceived? How is the Holy Spirit received? First, Philip finds himself in… Read more
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
As a leader of the new spirit-filled church, Stephen is an example of living with a bold, fearless faith. In Acts 7, he gives a speech to the leaders of Israel about how they have rejected messages from God and have for generations. He’s claiming that they have resisted the Holy Spirit and disobeyed God’s… Read more
Monday, May 5, 2025
How well do you delegate tasks or work with a team? For some, this might come naturally. It’s exciting to you to include others in your work or ministry. For others, we might prefer to hold on to our work or ministry and remain in control. Acts 6 is a beautiful example of building teams… Read more
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The early church begins to boom! In the latter part of Acts 4, we read about the unity of the believers. They pray together for strength and courage, they go and tell others, and they share everything they have. We see a design for how the body of Christ should function—as one people united in… Read more