Acts Bible Study: Day 21 Today’s passage: Acts 12:18–24 Focus verse: Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. (Acts 12:23) After God answers the church’s prayer and Peter receives a divine jailbreak, the next morning there’s quite […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 20 Today’s passage: Acts 12:1–17 Focus verse: “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” (Acts 12:15) After Saul decides to stop fighting Jesus and follow him, the church enjoys a time of peace, one with little […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 19 Today’s passage: Acts 11:19–30 Focus verse: The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:26) After Stephen’s martyrdom, Jesus’s followers travel to tell others about him—just as he told them to do. But, aside from Peter, they’ve only shared his good news with other Jews. That’s about to change. […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 18 Today’s passage: Acts 11:1–18 Focus verse: “Who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” (Acts 11:17) God has just shown Peter that Jesus is for everyone, both Jew and Gentile. First, God revealed this to him supernaturally through a vision. Then God revealed it to him tangibly […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 17 Today’s passage: Acts 10 Focus verse: “God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.” (Acts 10:28) Cornelius, who is both a Roman centurion (which makes him a Gentile) and a God-fearing man, helps people in need and prays each day. One afternoon he has a vision. […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 16 Today’s passage: Acts 9:32–43 Focus verse: Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. (Acts 9:40) Now we return to the story of Peter. We’re about to see two more examples of the power of God at work […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 13 Today’s passage: Acts 8:4–25 Focus verse: You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. (Acts 8:21) Remember how Jesus’s followers scatter after the Jews kill Stephen? Philip goes to Samaria. In Jesus’s name, he does amazing supernatural things. He heals people who […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 9 Today’s passage: Acts 5:12–42 Focus verse: The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. (Acts 5:41) In Acts 3:1–4:4 we learn how, when Peter miraculously heals the lame man, the opportunity opens for him to tell others about Jesus. We often […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 8 Today’s passage: Acts 4:32 to Acts 5:11 Focus verse: Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?” (Acts 5:9) In Acts 2:42–47, we read about a biblical model for church. Remember that this is a description of what happened and not a command for […]
Acts Bible Study: Day 7 Today’s passage: Acts 4:23–31 Focus verse: After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Acts 4:31) If they didn’t already know it, Peter and John now realize that following Jesus can have […]