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Gospel and Good Works
Acts 10:1-8 10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who…
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Listen to the Spirit
Acts 8:26-40 English Standard Version (ESV) 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of…
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Trying to look Good?
As the church understood the message of the gospel, they started moving in extreme generosity because they know that their source of provision was God. But some men wanting to look good in man’s eyes did something else: Acts 5:1-11 New International Version (NIV) 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold…
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Response to Grace
Acts 3:17-23 17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send…
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Jesus+ Nothing = Everything also applies to Money