Category Archives: Acts

He Knows the Heart. He Cleanses the Heart.

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Pete

I recently had the chance to help a sister in our church with the latter parts of a move she was making from a home that she had lived in for years. In this case, “latter parts” means “dump run.” … Continue reading →

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A Door of Faith

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Pete

Gospel momentum was increasing. Paul’s Damascus Road encounter was a game changer. No longer could Christ proclaimers be written off as just uneducated, blue-collar men. Take the Holy Spirit power that was so powerfully upon those “mere fishermen” of Galilee … Continue reading →

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The Acts of the Holy Spirit (A 2009 Rerun)

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Pete

While my heart is full this morning after a very, very busy week and a truly God blessed Sunday, my head feels kind of empty. So, I went back into the archives and read some thoughts I captured back in … Continue reading →

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A Great Recipe

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Pete

Okay, I’m not really into spiritual recipes. You know, take so much of this, add so much of that, sprinkle with a pinch of this other thing, let bake for so long, and, voila, you’ll have a winning outcome every … Continue reading →

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The Turning

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Pete

The word is used only once in the New Testament. And this morning it jumped off the page as I read it in Acts. A term I recall hearing more frequently 30 or 40 years ago, when I was a … Continue reading →

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They Went Back

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Pete

They caught up with Paul at Lystra. They were able to do there what they had wanted to do when he was at Iconium. At Lystra they had Paul stoned. The unbelieving Jews and Gentiles from Iconium incited those in … Continue reading →

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This Life

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Pete

The church was on a roll! The gospel was being preached, and the gospel was being practiced. Those who believed were of “one heart and soul,” demonstrated as everyone of them held loose to their material possessions and were readily … Continue reading →

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Next Time

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Pete

Started in on my reading plan for 2018–always like to be a few days ahead . . . creates a bit of buffer and reduces the risk of getting behind. Feels good to crack open a new Bible, ready myself … Continue reading →

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My People

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Pete

If I had lived back then, and known then what I know now, I probably would have distanced myself from them. If they were the only church in town back then, I’d probably have either started my own church with … Continue reading →

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Looking in All the Wrong Places

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Pete

Paul was nothing if not bold. It was one thing to proclaim the kingdom in a synagogue. Another to take it to the streets and engage people in discussion in the marketplace. But to stand in front of a crowd … Continue reading →

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