acts14_sam Anything else you chase after in life that doesn’t lead you toward God’s Kingdom is worthless and ultimately, a dead hope. I pray that by remembering all the ways He has shown His goodness and grace upon you, you will turn away from worthless things in your life. IRead More →
acts13-m-David-final Then who are Gentiles today for us? It is anyone who does not know God and Jesus personally yet–regardless of his or her human condition–he or she is a Gentile. He can be your friend, colleague or your family member. To all of these people, we must reveal theRead More →
acts12_sam God is delighted when we earnestly come to Him in prayer and through doing so, empowers us to live for Him even in the face of tragedy, hardship and persecution. God will answer prayers in astonishing ways beyond our expectations and even within the seemingly “unanswered” prayers, God usesRead More →
Acts_11-M-David At Antioch, the disciples of Jesus began to be called “Christians.” The name “Christian” was not given as a favorable name but as an unfavorable, slanderous, and even insulting name. But it was a badge of great honor for the disciples because they became worthy of suffering for theRead More →
acts10-so-rev2 Jesus destroyed the barrier between Jews and Gentiles, and created a new community of people through his church. Through this new community we all became fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household. Read More →
acts9-so-rev1 The Risen Jesus forgave all of Saul’s sins unconditionally. There is not a single rebuke; not a single punishment. The Risen Jesus embraced him with the grace of God. This is God’s one-sided grace. This is God’s unconditional love. Saul could not resist this grace. He surrendered himself toRead More →
acts8-sam-rev We see how God transformed a tragedy into a source of great joy and blessings for so many. Joy is one of the greatest indicators of a life changed by Christ. One man rejected Christ’s gracious offer, leading to a life of bitterness and sin while another made aRead More →
acts7-so-rev3 But while they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” (59). It was the moment of death. But Stephen was not overcome by the power of death. He saw Jesus right there with him. He joyfully surrendered his spirit to Jesus. As stones were flying fromRead More →
john11b-jacob-rev8 We have a promise from Jesus who is the resurrection and the life. Our death is like sleep until we have a new resurrection body. If we see Jesus before we die, we will never die but be transformed like the glorious risen Jesus. Lazarus’ resurrection is the foreshadowingRead More →
john11a-so-rev3 Jesus says, “This sickness will not end in death.” Jesus says, “This problem, this misfortune and this sickness will not end in a meaningless struggle.” It will not end in death. It will end in glorifying God. We need to believe this truth. Then we can endure any difficultRead More →
acts6-sam-rev1 We are called to give ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. The church grew because they prayed and they preached. The Spirit worked mightily among them because they prayed and they preached. Stephen could be faithful, graceful and courageous even in the face of certain deathRead More →
acts5-so-rev5 In today’s passage the apostles are again confronted by persecution from the Jewish religious leaders. God does not tell them to retreat, but to advance by faith and give the full message of new life to perishing people. When they obeyed, God worked with them through his angel andRead More →