Pastor’s Blog

After Peter and John reported all that had happened to them with the church in Jerusalem, they called the believers together for prayer. First, they recognized God as sovereign (4:24/see Neh 9:6), meaning they understood only He could do this miraculous work. Second, they petitioned the Lord based on the inspired, unchangeable Word of God, … Read More

After the first miraculous healing by Holy-Spirit-baptized followers of Jesus, came another opportunity to reach the multitudes. The Holy Spirit empowered their actions with the healing of the crippled man. Here, the Spirit empowered the disciple’s words. Remember the last time Peter was questioned in this same courtyard of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (Read Matthew … Read More

Acts 3:19 reads, “Repent then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” Repent – meaning a change of mind, or a commitment to personal change. A turning to God allows us to experience times of refreshing from the presence of God. … Read More

Are You Gazing? As we continue to read through the book of Acts, you will see an “overflow” of the Holy Spirit filling God’s people in Acts 2. This story of the lame beggar being healed is just that. One particular phrase that stood out to me was in Acts 3:4 “Peter directed his gaze … Read More

When your church grows you grow!  God designed your life to grow as you join together with other believers to love Him and share Him.  Verse 46-47 says that as people made church part of their everyday relationship with God two things happened.  1) the church grew daily,  2) people’s needs for purpose, provision and … Read More

Peter is giving us instructions on how to teach and how to learn. The first example Peter gives us is to stand up and raise his voice. He did this to get everyone’s attention and then he focused on the Word; while making sure to eliminate distractions. Next, he focused on understanding and application of … Read More

Scripture captures the moment when God enables believers to be filled with the everyday promise of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Read Acts 1:4-5. Jesus told the believers in Jerusalem to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit. After days of praying together in unison, the Holy Spirit came down and enabled the … Read More

Before looking at what took place, take some time to study who was there. Look at the relationship of the disciples just weeks before this (Matthew 20:20-24; Luke 22:24). What about Jesus’ brothers (John 7:5)? And Consider Mary who was in the midst of the biggest emotional roller coaster in her life— experiencing the conviction, … Read More

Acts 1:8 says, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.” The purpose of receiving His power is not to keep to ourselves but, to be witnesses and to tell what we have seen, heard, and experienced in Jesus. When we receive power, the Holy Spirit gives us the power lay hands … Read More

The Power to Go On The book of Acts is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. Luke’s gospel detailed the life of Jesus, his death, his resurrection, and his ascension. Before Jesus ascended into heaven he told the church leaders that he will give them “power from on high” (Luke 24:49); that power is … Read More