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In the time following Jesus’ death, one of the first house church gatherings took place in this chapter of Acts at a man named Cornelius’ house. God shows up! Holy Spirit falls on the people! They were baptized … I love the idea of house churches! Hope has started several in the past eight years… Read more
Now comes one of the most pivotal stories in the New Testament—aside from everything about Jesus, of course! Saul was a man whose mission was to hunt down and arrest followers of the Way (that’s what the emerging Christians were called in the first century). He was a bad man … an enemy of Jesus. Read more
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
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
