When Peter healed the lame man who had been begging, people noticed and stopped what they were doing so that they could see what was going on. And why not? They recognized him as the man who was lame ...  Read More

Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.Acts 3:1-10At busy intersections in cities today, we can sometimes see people holding signs a...  Read More

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:24The key element we see in this picture of the church is devotion. We see devotion t...  Read More

I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.Joel 2:28In a moment in time, God pours out his Spirit a...  Read More

When all the people saw [the fire of the Lord], they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”1 King 18:39Fire can be destructive, but it can also illuminate. The prophet Eli...  Read More

Moses was called into God’s service through holy fire, that event anticipated the day when the Holy Spirit of God would be poured out, in tongues like fire, on all who would be messengers of hope and ...  Read More

One of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.Acts 1:22Peter explains that the believers need to identify one person to replace Judas, he makes clear that the key qualification for be...  Read More

I don’t know how you think about not only Judas’s life but also your own life; but each of us has chapters of our lives that we wish were different. We all have regrets for some of the things we have ...  Read More

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.Acts 1:14One of the first recorded actions of these believers after Jesus ascens...  Read More

In God’s family the basis of our relationships is love and care as well. Being part of God’s family is about recognizing the love and provisions we receive from God, coming to faith by God’s grace, an...  Read More

Jesus is raised from the dead and He shows himself to His disciples. Jesus encourages his disciples to look at his hands. He even uses his hands to take some fish and eat it, showing them he is real, ...  Read More

Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.Matthew 28:20As the disciples began this next chapter as the people of God, they also knew they were not alone. They remembered Jesus’ “last wor...  Read More