Grace in the Community

The final part of three on why mission and therefore church planting matters from Acts 1. So the mission of God to glorify himself by bringi...

I'm going to post three short posts about why mission and church planting matters from Acts 1. Part 1: The Unchanging mission of God(1-8...

It's one of my favourite moments in the whole of the bible, v13-14 record the arrival of an angelically rescued Peter at the house where...

I can't help but wonder how the Apostles felt throughout the events on Acts 8-12.  The initial growth of the gospel in Jerusalem had bee...

"19  Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Anti...

"Now the apostles and  the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.   2  So when P...

I gave up geography when I was 16, all the sharpening of coloured pencils necessary was just too much for me.  But geography often matters w...

"31  So  the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And  walking in the fear of the Lor...

"31  So  the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And  walking in the fear of the Lor...

Ananias is a reluctant evangelist (10-19). And you can't blame him for being a bit reluctant to go see Saul can you, Saul has harmed th...

The bible is one epic story of a battle. But it's not a battle between just a goodie and a baddie it's the battle between God and Sa...

The Ethiopian Eunuch as Philip runs alongside his chariot is reading Isaiah 53, his question is the question to ask of this text: who is the...

"26  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Go south to the road – the desert road – that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’  27  S...