In the first part of Acts chapter 8, three responses to the Gospel are clearly laid out. Saul illustrates the first response. He is resistant to the Gospel. He sees the Gospel message as a threat and starts to persecute the church. Phillip and the Samaritans he preaches the Gospel message to represent a second […]

The early church wasn’t perfect. They had their problems, and those problems are a lot like the ones facing us today. There was discrimination and prejudice in the early church. The apostles didn’t ignore it. They were honest about it and worked to prevent it. This made the church even more appealing to their community. […]