For the last two days, we looked at the genre and purpose of Acts. Now, we’re ready to dive in to the text itself! Previously, on… In any long-running TV drama – particularly one with a complicated plot – each episode will begin with a brief reminder of what has happened previously. It will show… Continue reading Acts 1:1-11

Yesterday, we saw in Acts 1:1-11 how the disciples were commissioned to continue Jesus’ work, being his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth – announcing the reign of God in his world. But they weren’t going to do this by their own power. (After all, they were just “men of Galilee”… Continue reading Acts 1:12-26