Reading Acts together has stoked my passion in a unique way.  Through this digital devotion I’ve learned a lot about the Holy Spirit, early Christ followers, myself, and many of you.

Guest Post by Richard Manlove. Acts 21 is the culmination of the disciple’s fears and the Apostle Paul’s expectations. All through the previous chapters we have Paul receiving warning after warning about his coming arrest and mistreatment.

This post was contributed by guest blogger Richard Manlove. I believe we all hope when the end of our life has come that we will have time to say the things on our heart to those we love. Here, in Acts 20, Paul takes the time to speak his heart to his beloved Ephesian brethren. [...]

Today’s post is by guest blogger Richard Manlove. Acts 19:32 is a favorite of ministers. What isn’t apparent in the English translation of the Greek is that the word “assembly” is a translation of a Greek word that everywhere else in the New Testament (115 times) is rendered “church.” Implications aside, ministers joke that this [...]

Apollos was a spiritual giant in the early church.  He was a first century Christian apologist that spoke with great fervor.  The Greek word Luke chooses in Acts 18:25 is zeo—Apollos boiled hot for God.

An important step to getting better aquainted with God is understanding that He doesn’t need you.  Acts 17:25 (NASB) 25nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things.

The Holy Spirit never ceases to amaze me.  He is constantly at work in the world and He provides the guidance necessary to faithfully follow Christ.  I love what Luke says about the Spirit’s leadership in Acts 16:6-10.

The Word of God is so amazing and I cannot imagine being without it.  It provides guidance for me as I seek to follow Christ.  Because it is God’s Word and it is so powerful we sometimes take for granted that God used men to record it.

Jesus told His followers to pray and in Act 13 we see why. The power of God shows up when we pray. That is enough to motivate me to make prayer a consistent discipline in my life.

I love what Peter says in Acts 11:17, “Who was I to think that I could oppose God?”  I remember when I used to live my life as one who opposed God even though I believed in Christ.