Tag Archives: Acts

Saul Sees the Light (Acts 9:1-20)

The Damascus Road is iconic. If we ask what happens in the book of Acts, Pentecost and Paul’s conversion on the Damascus Road are the two big events. And the Damascus Road has become a term for a dramatic change of mind, of convictions. So, we think, “Great, sometimes people change.” But we don’t expectContinue reading “Saul Sees the Light (Acts 9:1-20)”

The Good News About Jesus (Acts 8:26-40)

When parents name their children, the choice often means something. Perhaps it’s a popular name, a family name, or the name of a treasured friend. Pip, today we hear the story about your name. You are named Pip after the main character in Great Expectations and we’ll read that together when you’re bigger. It’s aContinue reading “The Good News About Jesus (Acts 8:26-40)”

What Money Can’t Buy (Acts 8:9-25)

I wonder if you ever think about why people don’t believe in Jesus and what it would take to convince them. Do we need a well-reasoned argument? Do we need an amazing testimony? Do we need good evidence that will convince people to believe? Sometimes we think, “People would believe if only, we had something.Continue reading “What Money Can’t Buy (Acts 8:9-25)”

Persecution Leads to Joy (Acts 8:1-8)

Imagine with me for a minute: how does this story finish? (You’ve probably heard it before): “Muuum! I was playing with that toy and Billy took it!” Does the story end with: “But I forgave him and it’s all okay”? What about this story? “There are more people who ticked “No religion” in the 2016 Census thanContinue reading “Persecution Leads to Joy (Acts 8:1-8)”