God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Peter answered: "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! Acts 8: 20 (NIV) What does it cost to become an ordained minister in a reputable Christian church these days? Is it something available to any interested soul? Or have things gotten out of... Continue Reading →
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 8: 16 (NIV) Does the description fit fairly well our Christian scene today? Fancy new teaching would have us all believe that we already have one foot in the... Continue Reading →
"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." Acts 7:56 (NIV) His life is brought to this one crucial moment. Stephen is up against the world that looks to its own created ends. But he is moved by the Spirit of God. He... Continue Reading →
"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!’ Acts 7:51 (NIV) God´s people of old struggle to keep their focus upon the Lord. Time and time again they let their adoration fall from the lofty heights of coming before God to setting... Continue Reading →
"This is that Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.' Acts 7:37 Moses heralds the coming of Jesus. He speaks of a great Prophet. This One is sent to us by God. He points to Christ. New Testament and Old blend together in harmony... Continue Reading →
Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not. Acts 7:25 (NIV) He thinks people will realize that God is using him. But Moses is wrong. He brutally murders a person under the pretense of acting for God. Not one person will see... Continue Reading →
"Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him Acts 7:9 (NIV) Some days look bleak. Some situations in life seem to be so bad that no good could ever come out of them. We have all had those dark times. Perhaps we... Continue Reading →
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." Acts 5:32 Some are witnesses to the wonderful workings of God. The Spirit of God also testifies of this connection and His love. This Spirit is an immeasurably great Gift given to those... Continue Reading →
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 (NIV) The very first Christians who gathered in the name of Jesus Christ were different than we are today. Many of them had seen first-hand the... Continue Reading →
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. Acts 3:16 (NIV) How can God be activated to move in us today? ... Continue Reading →
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