Creativity is essential for success in every area of life, including the ministry. Today, we are going to look at a portrait of two churches who experienced God’s blessing because they were willing to "color outside the lines" when it came...

Today, we are going to explore the first miracle ever performed in the church that resulted in the healing of a lame man. Does God still heal people today? If so, why doesn’t He heal everyone who asks? We will discover the answer to those questions...

Opposition to the gospel of Jesus Christ is at times subtle, while at other times opposition is blatant as illustrated in today’s passage. Acts 7 records the death of the first Christian in history and provides a model for how Christians should...

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He made two promises to His followers. Today, we will discover the promise that is yet to be kept and the promise that has already been fulfilled....

God takes sin in the church seriously. In today’s passage from the book of Acts, we will examine the first instance of sin in the early church and discover the timeless truths for how God continues to deal with disobedient believers today....

Our study of Acts has led us to a milestone event in the history of the church – the salvation of the first Gentile. As we look at the miraculous story of a centurion named Cornelius, we will discover three truths about how God saves those who have...

Today, we are going to look at the first sermon ever preached in the church and the dramatic, supernatural results of that message that continue to reverberate today....

As our nation continues to be increasingly polarized, church splits – and even lawsuits – seem to be happening more frequently among believers. Today, we are going to examine the first disagreement in the history of the church and how the members...

Today, we begin our study of the book of Acts that records the supernatural birth and growth of the church of Jesus Christ....

Acts 12 not only represents a shifting of focus from the Apostle Peter to the Apostle Paul, but it relates one of the most powerful (and humorous) stories in the Bible about the power of prayer....

Today, we have come to another of many "firsts" in the book of Acts: the first instance of persecution because of the proclamation of the gospel. As we observe how Peter and John reacted to the threats of the religious leaders, we can...

The first – and only – person called an "evangelist" in the Bible was not a paid professional apostle or pastor, but a layperson named Philip. Today, we are going to discover how God used this ordinary Christian in an extraordinary way to...