In Acts 12 the first of the Twelve is martyred: James, the son of Zebedee (John’s brother). Peter is imprisoned, presumably to be killed, as well. But outside the prison, in the home of Mary the mother of John Mark, the church is gathered to pray. The answer to their prayer tells us something about “the Jesus they knew” — He is the the Commander of God’s heavenly host!

The grace of God through Jesus motivates God’s people to cheerfully give to others. This is an observation we can make from Acts 11:27-30 that can be further fleshed out by a study of 2 Corinthians 8-9.

When Barnabas arrived in Antioch, he “saw the grace of God” in the new Christians there. This is the impact of their being converted to Jesus, who himself is “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Join Dan and Robert as they dive into the look of grace on this episode of Today With Jesus.

Most of Acts chapter ten leads up to the conversion of Cornelius and his household. The inspired narrative walks us through Peter’s maturing understanding that the gospel has a worldwide appeal. By application we see that Jesus truly is Lord of all!

Acts chapter nine describes three relatively obscure individuals from three obscure locations. Look at what Jesus meant to them!

Saul’s conversion to Christ provides a pivotal transition point in Acts chapter nine. Who was Jesus to this man who would become a beloved apostle? A study of Acts 9:1-22 reveals that, to Saul, Jesus was the Son of the living God.

When the Ethiopian heard Philip’s preaching about Jesus, he learned that Jesus is better than he could have ever dreamed! Walk through Acts 8:26-40 with Dan and Robert on this episode of Today With Jesus.

The book of Acts shifts in several ways as we come to chapter eight. There is a shift away from Jerusalem, a shift away from the apostles as the primary teachers, and even a shift in how Jesus is preached. Philip preaches to the Samaritans about the kingdom of God and thus, implicitly, presents Jesus as the King over his kingdom. But what kind of king is Jesus? Studying the first half of Acts 8, Dan and Robert discuss how Jesus is the kind of king who treats everyone the same.

Watch Jesus carefully as you study the end of Acts 7. In the context, Stephen, while he is being martyred, sees Jesus at the right hand of God. How is Jesus described and what can we learn from it? In short, we learn that the Jesus Stephen knew is the Messiah who cares for you!

Stephen called Jesus “the Righteous One” (Acts 7:52). As we make application from Stephen’s magnificent sermon, we learn that Jesus was the man who always did what was right.