Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Acts

Would We Fit In

ACTS 2:42–47 – “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.  And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the…

The Giving Christians

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-8 – “Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every…

Together Time

1 CORINTHIANS 16:7 – “For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.” THEME OF THE DAY: TOGETHER TIME.  The Apostle Paul shared his heart with other believers which meant he shared his life.  A place to see this clearly is in his letters to the Thessalonians,…

It’s Supposed to be Hard

ACTS 14:19–22 – But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel…