This passage in Acts takes us into a deeper understanding of what it means to love our enemies. What is sometimes called the "Gentile Pentecost" is an opportunity for us to see the vast love of God and why He calls us to love others like he does, especially if the "other" happens to be our enemy. We all need the courage to love our enemies because it is our only hope.

Some of the greatest moments of faith occur not when life is shifting, but when nothing is changing — when we’re still waiting on God.Joseph’s story is one of the Bible’s clearest portraits of faith. In today’s passage, it moves in two parts: first, Joseph is in a difficult place but still speaks God’s truth; second, even after his faithful obedience, nothing changes — reminding us that even when our hardship does not resolve, our call is to keep courageously waiting on God.

Where will you find the vision to break out beyond what you can now see into God’s purpose for your life? “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus went to a lonely place to pray.” In Christ, we are invited by grace, into profound communion with God that transforms us into people of grace and vision.

It is in the most desperate times of our lives that courage is most needed.  Here in this passage we see the 3 faceted nature of a spirit of courage on display: that of power, love & self-discipline.  Even when our courage fails, God is still with us.

Paul and his friends experience the pain of leaving a beloved church family, showing that deep love often comes with deep cost. Along the way, believers, through the Spirit, warn Paul of the suffering ahead, but he courageously stays the course. His response shows that true obedience doesn’t avoid hardship but embraces God’s will, whatever the cost. These verses invite us to live with the same courage: to love deeply, listen carefully, and follow Jesus boldly.

Taking a courageous step can be exciting. But it can also be frustrating especially when things get worse. Today, we’re going to follow an account of Moses who took a courageous step in God only to see things get worse. We will see three hard realities that can come with a step of faith and four promises from God that can help us keep going in spite of these difficulties.

Naaman was a powerful military leader brought low by a physical affliction and asked to take a humbling, simple step of obedience to receive healing from God. His story reminds us that godly courage often begins where we feel the most powerless and that courage grows best in places of humility, often through the simplest of actions. God invites us to take those simple steps of courage — and often, to let others help us along the way.

As we look this summer at all these stories that include great acts of courage, it can leave us wondering if we would be the kind of person who would respond like them in moments we face that require a great act of courage. The story of David and Goliath isn't really about David and Goliath as much as it being a story about David's journey up to that point that had made God bigger and Goliath smaller that allowed him to have the courage he needed. Great courage is developed and the training happens in everyday moments that often seem uninspiring, unimportant, and even unnoticed.

God has placed a calling on your life—but fear can easily keep you stuck. Maybe you’re just beginning to sense that calling, or maybe you felt it long ago and it’s grown cold. In this passage, Paul reminds us that the Spirit gives us everything we need to move forward with courage. Discover how to rekindle your calling and step boldly into what God has for you.

God has graciously given us every resource we need to live with courage. His provision stirs our gratitude, his promises form our vision, and his presence powers our courage. In Joshua, God tells his people to be strong and courageous—not because the path is easy, but because he will be with them wherever they go. The same is true for us today.