There’s a story in the book of Acts where Peter and John encounter a lame beggar who spent his days at the Temple gate begging for charity. Day after day people walked by and saw his pitiful condition. Maybe they gave him a few coins. Maybe they didn’t. But either way, his…
The Holy Spirit had come, the church was growing, and the disciples were busy spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Jerusalem. On their way to the temple one afternoon, Peter and John came across a crippled man who had been lame from birth. Day after day he was placed…
God is a God of relationships. He sent Jesus so we could be reconciled to Him and be in a relationship with Him. Our vertical relationship with our Savior is our primary relationship, but the horizontal relationships we have with our brothers and sisters in Christ are also important. After…
Peter, transformed by the Holy Spirit, boldly proclaimed the gospel, and those who heard him were cut to the heart and moved to respond. Suddenly, they saw their sin for what it was and realized what Jesus had accomplished with His death and resurrection. God had opened their eyes, and…
It’s hard to imagine the level of emotions Jesus’ friends experienced in the weeks after their last Passover together. They went from being heartbroken when He was murdered to hopeful when He rose again. For forty days they celebrated their risen Lord and waited for Him to overthrow the Roman…