Last week during a solemn and much-needed prayer walk, the Lord convicted me about being lazy and slack in writing out my quiet times. While I continue to be consistent with having my daily devotions, I know that I must also be disciplined to journal what God shows me and my response to Him. I’ve ...
Hi everyone, Please forgive me for not journaling over the past couple months. No excuse really. I’ve been enjoying simply reading and meditating on passages in Acts and other places these past several weeks. I realize though that I need to return the discipline of journaling what God shows me during my times in His ...
Text: Acts 7:1-53 Theme: Stephen kept it real even under the gravest pressure. Key verses: “High Priest: ‘What do you have to say for yourself? Are these acusations accurate?’ Stephen: ‘Brothers, fathers, please listen to me. Our glorious God revealed Himself…\'” (v. 1-2). “You stubborn, stiff-necked people! Sure, you are physically Jews, but you are ...
Text: Acts 6:8 Theme: Stephen continually overflowed with God’s grace and power. Key verse: “Stephen continually overflowed with extraordinary grace and power, and he was able to perform a number of miraculous signs and wonders in public view” (v. 8). What God said to me: Why Dwayne do you think Stephen stood out from everyone ...
Text: Acts 6:7 Theme: Only God can cause even preachers and priests to obey the truth. Key verse: “The message of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples continued to increase significantly there in Jerusalem. Even priests in large numbers became obedient to the faith” (v. 7). What God said to me: Dwayne, ...
Text: Acts 6:1-7 Theme: A needed element of growth in the church is careful navigation by the leaders. Key verses: “Things were going so well, and the number of disciples was growing. But a problem arose. The Greek-speaking believers became frustrated with the Hebrew-speaking believers. The Greeks complained…” (v. 1) “The twelve convened the entire ...
Text: Acts 5:17-42 Theme: What God starts man cannot stop. Key verses: “Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. ‘We gave you strick orders not to teach in this name.’ he said. ‘Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to ...
Text: Acts 5:12-16 Theme: God-anointed people have tremendous influence on others. Key verses: “The church would gather as a unified group…” (v. 12b). “The church’s popularity was so great that when Peter walked down the street, people would carry out their sick relatives hoping his shadow would fall on some of them as he passed. ...
Text: Acts 5:1-11 Theme: It’s not healthy to lie to God. Key verses: “Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, he brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. Then ...