In these days of the pandemic, Easter Sunday is a day for us to remember afresh that God’s plan of redemption for the world isn’t on pause. His purposes, in Christ, haven’t been deemed non-essential because writes the Apostle Paul, “God is reconciling...

The miraculous release of Peter from prison is not only remarkable, but it also reflects the story of God delivering his people from their Exodus captivity. Even more so, Peter’s rescue from prison is a picture of the way in which Jesus spiritually...

The opening verses of chapter 12 aren’t particularly cheerful as we have the recorded account of the Apostle James’ martyrdom along with another imprisonment of the Apostle Peter. That being said, these events show us that true Christianity isn’t a...

These verses from Philippians 1 are quite timely for us in these COVID-19 days because the Apostle Paul models for us the idea of using all of the circumstances of life, whether good or bad, for gospel ministry. Neither house arrest or a pandemic can...

Today, Parkside Westside is one among thousands of churches in our country. But in the time period of Acts that we’ve been, there was only one church in all the world, The Church of Jerusalem. However, that changes in Acts 11 as a second church is...

In Acts chapter 10, God has to “convert” Peter. He has to convert Peter, not to Christianity, but to the implications of Christianity. Peter has to be convinced that the gospel is for everyone including those completely outside the Jewish nation. This...

These two back-to-back healing episodes in Acts 9 are signs of hope that bring people to faith, as they give us a glimpse of the way that Jesus can change our lives. They also offer to us Is a faint glimpse of what the fullness of our salvation will...

Following his dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus, Saul's life begins to change in some big ways. | Outline: [I] New Purpose (vv. 19b-22), [II] New Problems (vv. 23-25), [III] New Partners (vv. 26-30).