Tag Archives: Acts

It is sometimes said that if we really have faith, then troubles of life won’t trouble us. That if we believe hard enough, then God will deliver us, God will give us whatever we ask help for, whether it is trouble with our health, trouble with our family or our businesses. That what we reallyContinue reading “When to Die, When to Try (Acts 25:1-27)”

Sometimes we expect change: At the end of the year, students get their university offers. Workers move to other jobs. People move or retire. But not all changes are expected: The call back to see the doctor about those tests, today! The policeman’s knock at the door. The devastating letter from the accountant or theContinue reading “Knowledge Without Faith (Acts 24:22-27)”

How do we bear witness to Jesus when our beliefs are unacceptable to the people around us? Here in Acts 22 & 23, Paul finds himself in a similar position to us. He lives in a world where you can worship anyone or anything you want, as long as you don’t insist that people onlyContinue reading “Courage to Bear Witness (Acts 22:22-23:11)”

One of the biggest challenges facing the Christian faith today is this: people misunderstand it. Sure, in some places, people haven’t heard of Jesus; that’s a big issue. But often, even where people know about Christianity, they don’t know what it really is. So people think that Christianity is a list of rules that stopContinue reading “Misunderstanding & Defence (Acts 21:27-22:22)”

The end of Paul’s Third Missionary Journey may seem irrelevant to us. ‘What do these voyages and prophecies and vows have to do with us?’ But the question behind them is one we often have to answer: ‘How do you make difficult decisions, especially when the future is uncertain?’ What is ahead for you? CanContinue reading “When the Hard Way is the Best Way (Acts 21:1-26)”