Tuesday, May 31 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 13:44-52 Focus Verse: Acts 13:49-50 “And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.” Hunger for the Word! The Gentiles could not wait to hear the Good News from Paul and Barnabas. They begged Paul a

Monday, May 30th, 2022 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 13:13-43 Focus Verses: Acts 13:14-15 But they (Paul and Barnabas) went from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” Paul gives a history less

Read Acts 13:1-12 Focus Verses: Acts 13:2-3 While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work for which I have called them.” Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. I am reading the book of Acts from a paraphrase, The Passion Translation. In this section, the author made a point to demonstrate that an encourager, possibly a carpenter, a companion to royalty, and Saul

Thursday, May 26 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 12:6-25 Focus Verse: Acts 12:11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” Sometimes, when life hits us hard, like it has this week with the Uvalde, TX tragedy, we become so discouraged that we lose all hope. The feeling of hopelessness is not new to us living

Wednesday, May 25 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 12:1-5 Focus Verses: Acts 12:1-2 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. As we learned in yesterday's passage, the gospel of Christ was spreading far and wide, but once again, in today's reading, we also see that this

Tuesday, May 24 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 11:19-30 Focus Verses: Acts 11:25-26 “So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.” The founding of the church at Antioch was a significant event for the Christian church, in that it blended together in one b

Monday, May 23 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 11:1-18 Focus Verses: Acts 11:17-18 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?” When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.” Today’s passage is somewhat of a repeat message we studied on F

Read Acts 10:34-48 Focus Verses: Act 10:44-45 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. The intentionality of our God is amazing to me. The preparation that went into Peter's visit with Cornelius in Missy's section yesterday always convicts my heart that God's got it! Whateve

Thursday, May 19 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 10:1-33 Focus Verses: Acts 10:3-6 About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God, who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” And fixing his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, “What is it Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is a

Wednesday, May 18 ACTS of the Apostles Learning How to be Daring and Dynamic Read Acts 9:32-43 Focus Verse: Acts 9:36 Now there was in Joppa a disciple name Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In our reading today, we witnessed Peter, by the power of the Holy Spirit, healing both Aeneas who was paralyzed, and Dorcas who had actually died. Dorcas' friends loved her. They were THRILLED she had come back to life! What a gift