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.

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.

Once again we see God simultaneously moving in two different people to change them both.  Cornelius and Peter were both prepared by God.  Cornelius was prepared to receive Christ while Peter was prepared to deliver Christ.

In Acts 9 Luke tells us that Ananias is a key player in Saul’s conversion.   Can you imagine the courage required for Ananias to go visit this guy who was breathing out murderous threats against anyone who claimed to follow Christ.  There is no doubt that he was nervous about the visit.

For those of you who didn’t catch this last week we are reading and discussing Acts this month.  This morning as I read chapter 8 I prayed that I would live like Philip.  He was so in tune with the Holy Spirit that he was receiving step by step guidance. 

There is so much incredible stuff happening in Acts chapter five that I have never caught verse 12-14.   The believers were gathering but no one else dared to join them even though they were highly regarded.

I see a collision in Acts 2 that produced a passionate sermon where 3000 people became followers of Christ.  Think about the time you made your decision for Christ and experienced the joy of the Lord.  Now multiply that by 3000 and you can begin to imagine what happened on this special day in the [...]

Last night I taught our memebership class and 27 people joined the Harrah Church community. That ‘s encouraging!

How do you keep yourself full of joy.  Well according to a guy who is locked up in prison the key is unity. Philippians 2:2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.

The first time I heard this term it resonated with my thinking and I have made it a part of my vocabulary.  To me the Christian Ghetto represents a comfortable faith environment.  I think this is a major problem among churches in the West.  Too many Christ followers become part of a local church or [...]