Jesus makes dead people come to life. To know Christ is to have a complete resurrection and transformation from dead in sin to a made new in Him... But now what? This is what we’re going to see in the story of Saul. In part 2 of Saul’s radical...

Jesus doesn't just make bad people good, dirty people clean, or average people better; Jesus makes dead people come to life. To know Christ is to have a complete resurrection and transformation from an old life dead in sin to a brand new life in...

There is a family that teaches their kids what it means to obey by saying this, "Obedience means right away, all the way, with a happy heart."But this isn't just a statement for kids, this is a statement for every Christ follower.  When...

"Why?" is an important question. "Why?" is a heart searching question. We do a lot of things in life, we make a lot of decisions in life, but there is something that stops us and makes us think when we ask the...

“I could never do that!" Has this thought ever crossed your mind? Maybe it was watching someone walk up to a complete stranger and share the gospel. Maybe it was seeing a friend walk through a difficult season of life and still love Jesus and...

This week in our study of the Book of Acts, a Jesus follower will be murdered. That is harsh and direct, but it's true. It is what happened.  Why was he murdered? For his faith.We turn our attention to the first martyr of the church. Literally...

If we miss the lesson the apostles are teaching in these 7 verses in Acts, it could set the course of our body of Jesus followers on a very dangerous trajectory. We have to understand what happens in these 7 verses and why this is one of the most...

People followed Jesus. How it typically worked is where Jesus went they went, and they'd just follow along as Jesus went about His life. They could see Him. They could be with Him. And then there came a day where Jesus looked at 72 of those who...

Following Jesus is the most joy-giving, purpose-defining, heart captivating reality we can ever know. We were created to follow Jesus. We were made for the glory of the Father through knowing the Son.  Following Jesus will at times be a costly...

A ripple effect is defined as: the continuing and spreading results of an event or action.  The ripple effect of God's powerful work among the Christians in the church in Acts was having a significant impact among those who weren't yet in...