Written by Elizabeth Bart Children's Ministry Director “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as...

After witnessing the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira – the church was filled with Holy, reverent fear. The community of Christians gained...

Up until this point – the book of Acts is primarily victories and celebrations. Every event is filled with redemption/salvations,...

“There are three kinds of lies — lies, damned lies, and statistics." – Mark Twain Typically, I find the Barna Group studies enlightening...

Peter and John rush back to the now growing body of Christ (their own) and told them what had happened. They began to praise God! The...

The Apostles stand before the chief council of all Judaism and make clear not only that their authority comes from outside/above the...

The miraculous healing and preaching of The Holy Spirit (through Peter and John) in chapter 3 has not gone unnoticed. The apostles are...

Today's passage picks up inside Peter's second sermon in the book of Acts. The prior healing of the lame man and commotion at the temple...

This is the first apostolic (Holy Spirit powered) miracle recorded in Acts. This act of God sets off a chain reaction of events for...

My candidate sermon at St. Luke Joy in September of 2019 was on this text. For me, this is the gold standard passage for a church body...

I was born in 1993. Most of my life has been with the internet, cell phones, and social media. My public education was thoroughly...

Peter continues to address the crowd in Jerusalem – boldly (most churches today would kick Peter out for preaching too hard). Remember,...

The day of Pentecost on the Jewish calendar was an annual feast called 'the Feast of Harvests' or 'Ingathering.' This Israel’s...

"Wait." "Stay." This was the final instruction/word from Jesus for the disciples in preparing for the Holy Spirit's coming. This was the...

Quick Overview: The "Acts of the Apostles" was very likely written by Luke (the Greek doctor who followed and assisted the Apostle Paul)....

Sunday morning, the first day of creation (Genesis 1: 1-5), and now re-creation. The same women who saw Jesus die, placed in the tomb,...

Three hours of darkness descend on Jerusalem. This is not an eclipse, cloudy day, or dust storm. This darkness was a felt, horror/terror,...

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32) “Do not be afraid.” This is the...

What a night it has been (now early Friday morning and still dark). Just hours ago, Jesus was singing Psalms, arm in arm with His beloved...