We really don’t know how the early churches used names to identify and distinguish themselves, but we do know the first name given to the members. In Antioch, “the disciples…
This culminates the thrilling account of the acceptance of the gospel of Jesus Christ by a wholesale Gentile audience. The whole gospel is now for the whole world, and onward it will go.
Have you ever wanted to witness to someone about the gospel, or at least invite them to a church service, but suddenly felt reluctant? You lacked confidence and courage.
We are walking through an extraordinary door in the book of Acts that opens up the whole gospel to the whole world (10:1-11:18).
Like all of Holy Scripture, Acts it is highly theological, showing us principles and paradigms that pertain to salvation, the miracle by which sinful human beings are reconciled and made right with God.
Like his amazing conversion, the aftermath of Paul’s profession of faith is a picture that should resemble every true Christian. Indeed, such amazing grace and sincere faith in Jesus Christ makes all things new.
This text records the most amazing conversion story in the history of Christianity. We even derive a name from it, the Damascus Road Experience...
My how times have changed, in the world and in the church. Perhaps they’ve changed in the world because they changed in the church.
God has called us to be fruitful. We are to bear fruit in keeping with our faith and repentance. We are to share our faith with others and admonish them to repent, believe, be baptized, and follow Jesus.
The first hand to carry the torch of the gospel out of Judea and into Samaria was Philip, the second Deacon mentioned after the late Stephen. He would be aided in shining the light by Apostles Peter and John.
