Acts Actually: 17 – Representing In A Strange Land

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. (Acts 17:16, 17) There are different […]

The Air We Need

There is a one day First Aid course available for what is termed as Emergency First Aiders. I had the privilege of sitting in on such a course today. As I did, my admiration for those who know their stuff as far as health is concerned increased. To think about the various things to bear […]

Acts Actually: 15 – Breath Freely, No Pressure

God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a […]

Time To Repent

This following Jesus thing is quite the journey. What is very challenging about it is just how seismic the transformation is from who you are before following Him to who you are working towards being when you start following Him. I became very much aware of the culture I was in, the culture I was […]

Acts Actually: 14 – What Keeps You Going

They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. (Acts 14:21, 22) They preach the gospel, […]

Acts Actually: 13 – Adventures on the Mission

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring […]

Focus On Jesus

Hearing some people it’s clear where their priorities lay. Catching myself from time to time highlights how challenging it is to live in a way that won’t compromise the gospel. This week I was challenged about my thoughts to a particularly unpleasant and slippery personality. The two-faced sneaky character really got on my nerves and […]

In It Together

Whether it’s teaching together or sharing meals together, there’s something powerful about life together. Seeing the Holy Spirit in operation in the book of Acts it’s just so remarkable how He knits hearts and minds together to do mission together, to spread the Word together, to live the Word together. It is not a story […]

Acts Actually: 11 – Partnership Teaching; Community Sharing

Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:25, 26) The gospel spreads and Jerusalem catches up […]

Acts Actually: 10 – Gospel Expansion – Breaking Down The Barriers

You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. (Acts 10:28) What makes Acts such a great narrative is how it shows people getting the hint and going with the […]