Rhoda is one of my heroes in Acts. The new Church was praying through the night for the release of the Apostle Peter who was on his way to be executed. I do not know how they were expecting God to move, but I can tell you they were not expecting Peter to show [...][...]
Archive for May, 2007
May 31st, 2007 - 1:48 am § in 28 Days in Acts
When God Changes the Rules (Acts 11)
The first part of Acts 11 is all about Peter having to explain how God completely changed the rules of the game. Peter had a great mentor in rules changing, Jesus. Jesus ate with sinners, touched the lepers, and even healed on the Sabbath. Now Peter, following the example of Jesus, and [...][...]
May 29th, 2007 - 8:20 pm § in Uncategorized
Surf’s Up! (Acts 10)
Acts 10 give us a great portrait of a modern day spiritual person. Cornelius was a gave to the poor & prayed (Acts 10:2). He was a good person. The majority of people in our community believe that they are going to heaven because they are a good person. Faith in Christ [...][...]
May 28th, 2007 - 8:50 am § in 28 Days in Acts
Blinded by the Light (Acts 9)
Happy Memorial Day to you all. I want to give you a chance to share with each other in this blog. Have you ever had a Damascus Road experience? A time when God turned on the biggest spotlight in heaven on you, and things radically changed in your life? I had this type [...][...]
May 27th, 2007 - 10:37 pm § in Uncategorized
Sentecostals (Acts 8)
I hope your day went great today, and you are enjoying the beautiful weather on this memorial day weekend. I spent this afternoon at a local pool with my three kids, and it was glorious. I got a chance to talk with several people at the pool. One family I talked with [...][...]
May 26th, 2007 - 2:19 pm § in 28 Days in Acts
The History Channel (Acts 7)
I love people who give long answers to short questions. “Honey, do we have honey in the pantry?” she asks. “Did you know that the honey bees have mysteriously declined in number this year causing many crops to be in jeopardy. It may be partially to blame on mites…..blah, bla[...]
May 25th, 2007 - 6:22 pm § in 28 Days in Acts
Committed to Committees (Acts 6)
In serving in a leadership role with the North Carolina Assemblies of God for the past five years, I have sat in my share of committee meetings. Some meetings are incredibly entertaining and encouraging; while other meetings are like any movie on the “Women’s Channel”; nothing bu[...]
May 24th, 2007 - 5:20 pm § in 28 Days in Acts
Never try to Bluff God.. (Acts 5)
The story of Ananias and Sapphira has bothered me through the years. If we rank the sins in the Bible, I certainly would not rank the lie of Ananias and Sapphira in the “top ten scandalous sins of all time”. (That sounds like a VH1 countdown list). And yet, they don’t get [...][...]
May 23rd, 2007 - 1:19 pm § in 28 Days in Acts
A Little More Conversation, and Lot Less Action (Acts 4)
Rarely am I at a lost for words. Too many words get me in trouble more than the lack thereof. There have been several occasions, however, when my words crumbled before the weight of the event. It is usually in times of great joy and great sorrow. Occasionally, it comes in conversation [...][...]
May 22nd, 2007 - 5:33 pm § in 28 Days in Acts
The Person Formerly known as “Mark” (Acts 3)
With a new found confidence born from the empowerment of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2, Peter and John let their faith lose. I love Luke’s editorial remarks about the crowd watching this narative unfold. “..they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging…., and they were f[...]
