3 days agoActs 6 v 1 - 7These are the problems of a growing group of people which is becoming an institution. As the Church grew from being almost exclusively...
6 days agoActs 5 v 33 - 42It was as true for the apostles as it so often is for us that we find help from unexpected places! The man who was noted for his wisdom...
7 days agoActs 5 v 17 - 32In the midst of these paragraphs of narrative, there are hidden some key words. The first is that Luke tells the reader that the reason...
May 17Acts 5 v 12 - 16These verses give the reader a neat summing up of what the First Church was like: 1. It tells us where the Church met: Solomon's...
May 16Acts 5 v 1 - 11This is probably the most difficult passage in the New Testament. Some of the difficulty arises from the fact that it is straightforward...
May 15Acts 4 v 32 - 37As we read this passage summarising the actions and principles of the Church a few years after Christ's crucifixion, we must remind...
May 9Acts 4 v 23 - 31So, how does the early Christian Church respond to threats, arrests and danger? It could have been that when Peter and John returned...
May 8Acts 4 v 5 - 22What I find particularly interesting about this passage is that it demonstrates the initial impotence of the Jewish religious...
May 5Acts 4 v 1 - 4The persecution of the Church had begun and it was the Jewish religious authorities who were the instigators. The healing of the lame...
May 4Acts 3 v 17 - 26It is only through the Holy Spirit that Peter was able to preach words with such power and of great eloquence. So much of what we might...
May 3Acts 3 v 1 - 16Peter and John immediately reveal the power and authority which the Holy Spirit within them has empowered them with by healing a man...
May 2Acts 2 v 42 - 47In our churches today, there is often a large group of believers who are calling out for the fellowship to return to the principles of...
Apr 28Acts 2 v 37 - 41It just hit me again: 3000 people baptized on this day! How practically could that be accomplished and what an amazing beginning! I once...
Apr 27Acts 2 v 22 - 36This passage reveals to the modern reader the thoughts and attitudes of the early church leaders and represents much of the preaching in...
Apr 26Acts 2 v 14 - 21This begins our studies on the first sermon ever preached by a Christian. Peter employs the principle of heraldic pronouncement, a ...
Apr 25Acts 2 v 1 - 13We should remind ourselves immediately that the Feast of Pentecost was one of the three great Jewish feasts, along with Passover and ...
Apr 24Acts 1 v 21 - 26The way that the Jews decided important matters had similarities with the way football clubs are picked in the draw for the next round...
Apr 21Acts 1 v 12 - 20Jesus has left His followers and Peter now takes the lead, the natural person to take charge. He has experienced the shame of denying...
Apr 20Acts 1 v 9 - 11Just a couple of verses, but presenting the reader with some interesting challenges! Firstly, this short passage talks to us of Christ's...
Apr 19Acts 1 v 6 - 8In the three years Jesus spent in ministry He was always labouring under one huge disadvantage: He preached the coming of the Kingdom of...