July 11, 2025
“After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.” (Acts 28:1 ESV). Luke recorded how the ship carrying Paul and his companions had run aground and broken apart in a storm. By God’s providence, all 276 passengers were brought safely to shore. Once ashore, they discovered they had landed
July 8, 2025
“…I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” (Acts 26:17b–18 ESV). Paul gave his testimony before the Roman governor
July 6, 2025
“But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just
July 4, 2025
‘So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.”’ (Acts 22:27-28 ESV). Paul’s Roman citizenship was often a help to him as he traveled throughout
June 24, 2025
“One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul” (Acts 16:14 ESV). The gospel’s entrance into Europe began through an unexpected person: a businesswoman named
June 23, 2025
“But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” (Acts 15:11 ESV). After certain Judaizers came to Antioch, teaching that circumcision was required for salvation, Paul and Barnabas were sent to bring the question to the apostles at Jerusalem. After much deliberation, Peter stood and
June 21, 2025
“The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him” (Acts 13:44-45 ESV). The ministry of Paul and Barnabas was marked by great results and great resistance.
June 20, 2025
“For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers” (Acts 13:36 ESV). The apostle Paul described King David’s life with a powerful summary during his sermon in Pisidian Antioch. He said David “served the purpose of God in his own generation.” Though
June 18, 2025
“Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last” (Acts 12:23 ESV). There are many Herods in the Bible. This Herod is Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great, who sent soldiers to Bethlehem to try
June 17, 2025
“Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.” (Acts 11:1 ESV). This verse reports a historic and groundbreaking moment in the early church. For the first time, Gentiles—those outside the covenant community of Israel—had received the word of God. The apostles and