In this session of our study of the book of Acts, we are going to look at one of the most important events in the life of the early church. To this point, the message of Jesus has been given by Jews to Jews. It also has primarily been limited to the province of Judea. You might remember… Continue reading Peter and the Centurion
Month: August 2026
The Road to Damascus
There are a lot of great stories of men and women having significant experiences on the road. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road was a manifesto of the beat generation. Easy Rider was an attempt to capture the spirit of the 60’s. Ken Kesey and his psychedelic bus trip with his band of Merry Pranksters was captured by Tom Wolfe in… Continue reading The Road to Damascus
Christian Persecution
It was not easy being a believer in the first few centuries of the church. Many men and women were put to death for their faith in Jesus. Thus far in the book of Acts we have already seen a bit of conflict between the Jewish authorities and the apostolic believers. Peter and John have spent a few… Continue reading Christian Persecution
Whatever Happened to the Church
Jesus once said he would build his church, and the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. In the Greek text, the word church is “ekklesia”. It simply means to call together an assembly or gathering. The tricky part in understanding what Jesus meant is that he didn’t speak Greek. “Ekklesia” is the translation out of the Aramaic,… Continue reading Whatever Happened to the Church
