The book of Acts describes the final acts of Jesus, the acts of the Holy Spirit, and the acts of the apostles as they built the Christian church after the ascension of Jesus. This book describes how salvation was brought first to the Jews…
In his final instruction to the twelve apostles, Jesus presented the heart of His teaching in a vivid illustration that every gardener will understand. Jesus calls Himself the vine and God the Father the gardener. “I am the true vine, and my Father is…
The fundamental teaching that binds all Christians together is the basic foundational truth that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. It doesn’t matter where you go to church or even if you go to church. It doesn’t matter what Christian denomination you claim…
At one point in the ministry of Jesus, the twelve apostles began to argue about which among them would be preeminent in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus at once recognized a perfect teaching moment and began to school the apostles in the basics of…
The awesome power of God seems to get overlooked by most people. The miracles performed by Jesus and His apostles are so long ago we tend to discount them as something of the past – something unavailable to us today. While there are some…
There are some people who are so set in their ways you cannot change their perspective no matter what you try. Some personal philosophies take over like an addiction. Many of those who have rejected the gospel do so with a compulsive nature that…
Chapter 5 of the Book of Acts begins with a disturbing story of a man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira. They sold some land in order to give the money to the apostles; but rather than give them all the money, they kept…
The second chapter of the Book of Acts recounts what happened when the apostles were dramatically filled with the Holy Spirit in a display of fire and with the sound of a violent wind. As a result, the apostles were suddenly able to speak…