Download Monday, March 19 Matthew 19:16-30 “He went sadly away because he had many possessions” The rich young man’s wealth prevented him from entering the kingdom of heaven. From this we learn that one should be careful of the “lure of wealth” (see Matthew 13:22). This passage does not suggest that wealth is… Read more about Palm Sunday
The Spirit’s Witness
Download Monday, March 12 Acts 19:1-7 “The Holy Spirit came on them” On this his third missionary journey, Paul arrived in Ephesus where he found some disciples who were followers of John the Baptist’s teaching. John had preached Jesus as the coming Messiah and called people to repent and be baptized. What these followers… Read more about The Spirit’s Witness
Aquila and Priscilla’s Witness
Download Monday, March 5 Acts 18:1-11 “He met a Jew named Aquila . . . with his wife Priscilla” Knowing what Paul was to face in Corinth, the Lord gave him new friends who shared both his love for Christ and his avocation of tent-making. Aquila and Priscilla were Jewish Christians who, after having… Read more about Aquila and Priscilla’s Witness
The Philosophers’ Witness
Download Monday, February 26 Acts 17:1-9 “They came to Thessalonica” Paul, Silas, Timothy, and Luke left Philippi and made their way to Thessalonica, the capital city of Macedonia. They began ministry in the synagogue and the opponents of the itinerant evangelists declared, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here… Read more about The Philosophers’ Witness
Lydia’s Witness
Download Monday, February 19 Acts 16:1-10 “There they met Timothy” Paul sets out on his second missionary journey, this time with Silas as a ministry companion. They moved north around the tip of the Mediterranean and then westward to the cities of Derbe and Lystra. We can imagine the mixture of feelings in Paul… Read more about Lydia’s Witness
The Gentiles’ Witness
Download Monday, February 12 Acts 15:1-5 “Unless you are circumcised, you cannot be saved” The controversy between Paul and the Christian Pharisees came down to this: while Paul insisted that faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior saves a person and that prior obedience to the Law is not required, the Christian… Read more about The Gentiles’ Witness
Paul’s Witness
Download Monday, February 5 Acts 13:1-12 “Dedicate to me Barnabas and Saul” The prophets and teachers of the Antioch church were led by the Holy Spirit to dedicate Paul and Barnabas for a work to which the Spirit had already called them. In other words, the two had an inner call which the church… Read more about Paul’s Witness
Barnabas’ Witness
Download Monday, January 29 Acts 11:1-18 “Peter explained everything to them” A revolutionary thing had happened in the life of the church: the Gentiles had received the word of God and the Holy Spirit had come upon them, just as it had upon the Jews, and the news about it spread through the church.… Read more about Barnabas’ Witness