Devotions With Daryl

Living With Power

Acts 6:8

The Divided Believers

Acts 6

When strife threatened the early church, the church acted quickly and selected additional servants to preserve unity.

When division and strife threatened to fracture the early church, its leaders stepped in and developed a plan to preserve its unity. Sin separated people from God and one another, but God sent Jesus to step in and fulfill His plan to bring people together with Him and one another. All who trust Jesus -from every tongue, tribe, and nation -are united as one people, the bride of Christ.

Because Jesus has provided salvation for all peoples, we cast aside every cause for division within the church and strive to live as one.

Serving Others

Acts 6:7

Light of the World

Isaiah 9:2

John 8:12

Service

Acts 6:3-6

Worship Priorities

Acts 6:2-4

God's Gifts

Acts 6:3-4

Christian Character

Acts 6:1

The Opposed Apostles

Acts 5

Jesus had instructed His disciples to preach about Him, a mission they strove to be faithful to even when their lives were in peril.

Jesus had instructed His followers to be witnesses of the salvation from sin that can be found in Him alone. But Jesus never promised it would be easy; just as Christ experienced rejection and suffering, so will His followers. Suffering for Christ is cause not for despair but rather for joy, knowing that God uses our sufferings, like Christ's, for His glory.

Because Jesus suffered on our behalf, we seek to stand firm for the cause of the gospel in the midst of suffering, praying that God might use all of our adversity to bring glory to Himself.

Suffering For Jesus

Acts 5:41