Notice something remarkable: Peter and John weren’t doing a planned outreach when they encountered the lame man. They were simply going to pray. Healthy disciples produce fruit in their daily walks.
Notice something fascinating: Peter’s first recorded sermon wasn’t a polite homily – it was a bold proclamation that cut to the heart. He didn’t soften the message to make it more palatable. Instead, he proclaimed Christ with such conviction that 3,000 people were saved.
Have you ever wondered what made the early church so dynamic? What if I told you that the blueprint for church health isn’t found in the latest leadership book, but in the ancient pages of Acts?
You know that moment when you realize even your tears have given up? When the shower water mingles with what’s left of your weeping, and you can’t tell which is which anymore? Yeah, that kind of broken.
Let me tell you about the day my stone missed. Yeah, you heard that right. MISSED.
We all know the Sunday School version. Little David, big Goliath, perfect shot, giant falls. But here’s what they don’t teach you in Vacation Bible School – sometimes your stone…
Today we plan to fight for our faith! “Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy,” (Jn 10:10). That’s his manifesto. He is a thief. It’s who he is…it’s what he does!
Picture this: Three years of drought had turned the land to dust. Not a drop of rain in sight. The kind of drought that makes you forget what clouds look like. But Elijah? He heard rain. Not with his ears – there wasn’t a cloud in…
Twenty-four point eight miles.
It’s just a number, really. A short distance that most of us drive without a second thought. The kind of distance a jogger covers on a good morning, or a horse traverses in an easy hour. But sometimes the shortest distances hold…