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CONFESSION AND REVIVAL GO TOGETHER

June 29, 2024

“Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices” (Acts 19:18 ESV). An amazing thing began to happen in the city of Ephesus, new believers began to confess their sin and turn from their sinful practices. Their faith in Christ led to life-change. And their confession and repentance led to

BE LIKE THE BEREANS

June 26, 2024

“The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue… they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:10-11 ESV). Those in Berea who heard Paul’s message, listened and compared it to

THE PRISONERS WHO SET THE JAILOR FREE

June 25, 2024

‘Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”’ (Acts 16:30-31 ESV). The magistrate of the city of Philippi had Paul and Silas publicly beaten and thrown into prison. Around midnight as

RAISING UP YOUNG LEADERS

June 22, 2024

“And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed” (Acts 14:23 ESV). After Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel and made many disciples in city after city, they returned to each city to appoint elders in every church.

INVITING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO JESUS

June 16, 2024

“And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends” (Acts 10:24 ESV). The Roman centurion, Cornelius, had sent for the apostle Peter and upon hearing that he was on the way, he “called together his relatives and close friends” to meet and hear

DISTINCTION BETWEEN MEN AND MEATS REMOVED

June 15, 2024

‘And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven’ (Acts 10:15-16 ESV). While praying on the rooftop of Simon the Tanner, Peter saw a vision of “unclean” animals lowered down from

PETER’S MINISTRY TO THE JEWS

June 14, 2024

“Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda” (Acts 9:32 ESV). After Paul’s conversion there was a season of peace for the church. During this time, the apostle Peter traveled throughout Judea, Samaria and Galilee visiting the new believers and strengthening them

STEPHEN’S TESTIMONY TO SAUL

June 11, 2024

‘Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”’ (Acts 7:58-59 ESV). I wonder how often Saul thought of Stephen. Certainly, Saul, who

UNDERSTANDING GOD’S SALVATION

June 9, 2024

“He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand” (Acts 7:25 ESV). Stephen’s defense before the Jewish council was amazing in its breadth and understanding of Jewish history. He offered a condensed version of the Old Testament story starting with Abraham and steadily

OBEYING GOD ABOVE MAN

June 7, 2024

‘But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men”‘ (Acts 5:29 ESV). When the Jewish council again brought the apostles before them for preaching in Jesus’ name, ordering them to stop, Peter replied that their ultimate obedience was to God. In other words, the ruling that the council gave went contrary