This Sunday we examine the Scriptures' teaching on the judgment of God. Among the Lord's promises is His promise to one day set all things right. He will act as a just judge and restore what has been compromised by sin, Satan and death...

When is God working through evangelism? If our message is rejected, does that mean God is not at work through our efforts? As we leave the book of Acts until next year, we take a moment to consider a broader theology of evangelism. God is always...

Christians are brought together by the unity we share in Christ. This unity extends across cultural, ethnic, economic, tribal and linguistic boundaries. But it is not always a unity that we sense. Christians are instructed to live in a manner...

Paul and Barnabas continue on their first missionary journey, encountering physical violence for the first time in their travels. The Gospel goes forth into a world that will often reject it, and Christians must not only expect it, but know how to...

Acts 13 marks an important shift in the book of Acts—the Church begins to send Christians out to proclaim the resurrection to far away nations. In this chapter, we will see how the Gospel—even when facing opposition in new lands—continues to be...

The good news of Jesus is a powerful, life-changing message. But it’s not always popular. This chapter in Acts teaches that intense opposition and persecution will often accompany the work of spreading the gospel. Christians committed to Jesus will...

Before the Church has barely internalized the implications of the Spirit coming to the Gentiles, the Spirit is already at work developing the first multiethnic church: the church in Antioch. Barnabas and Saul go to strengthen the fledgling...

Luke's account in Acts chapter 9 contains the dramatic record of Saul's astonishing conversion. But what is conversion? More importantly, what is conversion for? By carefully studying Acts 9:1-31 we'll learn that Christian conversion is...

The Gospel makes its way to two converts, but the converts couldn't be more different. The first proves interested only in the power of Christ, but the second really and truly wants Christ. This passage shows us that true faith is not a means...

The Christian movement suffers its first bout of persecution, scattering the believers out of Jerusalem and into the surrounding regions. Among the dispersed is Philip who finds himself starting a missionary endeavor among the Samaritans, a people...