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There are some times in the life of a Christian where it is necessary for Christ to heal our wounds. The story that Luke records in Acts 23:1-11 teaches us that, in Christ, there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

We are often tempted to think that evangelism must be an elaborate production, but what we learn from Acts 22 is that it is truly simplistic; it is simply talking about Jesus.

Paul’s priority was preserving unity among the body of believers. Acts 21:17-26 reminds us how important it is to clothe ourselves with humility for the sake of the body of Christ.

God’s design and desire for the church (those for whom Christ died) is their preservation. One of the weapons in His arsenal then is the Overseer. This farewell to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20 gives us a great look into what the Overseer should do and be.

“What will you do with your life?” It’s a question I have asked, and been asked, since early on in life. The call of the Christian is to lay it down in service of Christ. Acts 20: 17-38 shows us Paul, eager to make it to Jerusalem, stopping along the way to meet with elders of the church at Ephesus to say a few parting words. Those words are essentially Paul’s answer to that question.

Our story in Acts 19:11-20 starts out with some extraordinary miracles… those acts of God lead us to thinking about living extraordinary lives in response to God’s grace. This text is a call to greater intimacy with Jesus.

It seems very common that the 21st century church is marked by splits and sharp disagreements, but God’s desire for His church is that we would be strengthened and united… so how do we do that when we’ve been brought up to look out for ourselves? Acts 15:36-16:5 is the text for this message.

Acts 12:20-24 is probably one of those verses we are tempted to read through quickly; maybe even thinking that it has little bearing on us. But this text teaches us at least two things- that God is Sovereign, and that God is to be taken seriously.