Perfectly Imperfect Together

In Acts 28, Paul and the rest of the shipwrecked passengers find themselves washed ashore on the island called Malta. The Lord brought them all safely to shore just as He promised He would. The locals greeted the passengers with kindness and started a fire. Paul served others wherever he went and he collected wood for the fire to keep it going. A viper bit his hand and he simply shook it off and k...

In Acts 26 & 27, the Lord is working out a perfect plant to move Paul towards Rome to continue the spread of the Gospel Message and keep saving lives for eternity. Nothing matters more. Paul testified of the Lord's mighty, powerful, and miraculous work in his life, giving all glory and praise to Jesus. He brought encouragement, hope, and peace to a ship full of nearly 300 men as it is abou...

In Acts 24 & 25, Paul had been waiting in Caesarea for 5 days when a lawyer brought forth the false accusations against him in front of Felix, the governor. During his defense, Paul simply explained his faithfulness in worshiping Jesus. His hope was in the Lord God Almighty and he had a clear conscience. He was not hiding anything and had not done anything wrong or any of the things they are c...

(Galatians 5:16-26) We will blow it on occasion through life, we are not sinless. However, with the Holy Spirit on board, we will sin less and less because of His power at work within us. Who we worship becomes obvious in how we live our lives. We live in a sinful broken world and we need Jesus desperately. He is the only One who gives us the freedom we need to grow.

In Acts 22 & 23, Paul asked the Roman commander to allow him to speak to the mob that was pressing in all around him before being imprisoned. Paul shared his encounter with Jesus. He testified of Jesus' power and the transformation that has happened to him because of Jesus. Jesus is our Savior, He is our Redeemer, and Rescuer. Regardless of any opposition in his journey, Paul continued on....

In Acts 20 & 21, Paul had spent 3 years in Ephesus and sensed the Lord had a new season awaiting him back in Jerusalem. It would be a season of great difficulty, afflictions, and persecution, however, Paul was not concerned about that. His only concern was remaining in the will of the Lord under the guidance of the Lord. The safest and best place to be is in the will of God, no matter what. Be...

In Acts 18 & 19, Paul completed his 2nd missionary journey and began his 3rd. He preached continually testifying and giving witness to Jesus our living Messiah, our Redeemer. He preached and taught the Scriptures in the synagogues to both Jews and Gentiles and even though he faced opposition, the message of Truth continued to spread. The Lord encouraged Paul by telling him: "Don't be...

(Romans 12:1-18) Jesus is Passionate. He is I AM. If you say "I am struggling", Jesus is with you in your struggle because He is I AM. Jesus is with us in and through everything. Jesus literally created us to be a part of Him in every way possible. He is present and wants us to invite Him into every moment of every part of our lives and experience His presence wholly.

In Acts 16 & 17, Paul, Silas, and Timothy continued together on the 2nd missionary journey of Paul. The Holy Spirit closed some doors and opened others, leading them exactly where the Lord wanted them to be for people who were ready to hear the Gospel Message of Salvation. Paul wasn't alone in his travels or his ministry. Building community and friendships is especially important when we e...

In Acts 14 & 15, Paul and Barnabas continue on the mission Jesus assigned - spreading the Gospel message of Jesus to the ends of the earth. They experienced severe persecution along the way, but they stayed on mission no matter what as they followed the lead of the Holy Spirit and saved lives for eternity. We are not here to merely "hang out and collect things" until we die. We are h...

In Acts 13, we see Saul transition to Paul and "Barnabas and Paul" transition to "Paul and Barnabas" as the Lord works in Paul's life leading him, training him, and preparing him for the mission on his life the Lord had assigned to him. As we press on in prayer, seek the Lord, read His Word, and walk through the doors the Lord lead us to and through, He will lead us right w...

In Acts 12, Herod put Peter in prison with the intent to have him executed. While Peter was imprisoned, Christ followers prayed - the church prayed. Prayer is powerful. We need to pray. We need to unite and pray together. We need to pray passionately and intensely with all our guts. We need to pray and trust God for His will and His outcome that will surely come in His perfect time. The Lord answe...

In Acts 11, after Cornelius and his family and friends accepted the Gospel message and surrendered their hearts and lives to Jesus, Peter had to defend them to the other Messianic Jews in the nation. Word preceded Peter and reached Jerusalem before he returned and he was greeted with opposition and offense. Peter gave witness to all that had happened and as they listed to the vision and direction...

(Romans 8:12-39) The love Jesus has for each of us is the love that sent Him to the cross for us. The love Jesus has for us is the perfect holy love that kept Him on the cross for us as He endured our judgment in our places. Jesus gave us a whole Book that reveals who He is, how much He loves us, what He's like, and how greatly He thinks of us. It's up to us to open His Book and become des...

In Acts 10, Cornelius, a Gentil centurion from Caesarea, sees an angel sent by God in a vision giving him directions to send for Peter. In Joppa, Peter also had a vision from the Lord, however he didn't understand it fully yet. When Peter was called on by Cornelius' messengers, Peter followed the direction of the Holy Spirit immediately and went with them. Confident in what he had heard fr...

In Acts 9, Saul was traveling on the road to Damascus on mission to find followers of Jesu and bring them back to Jerusalem in chains as prisoners. However, the Lord met him on that road and changed his life from the inside out forever from that day forth. Saul experienced Jesus personally and powerfully. The scales from his eyes were removed and he could now see the truth - the truth of Jesus and...

In Acts 8, the Lord led Phillip to leave a revival breaking out in Samaria and to head out to the desert. Phillip ran excitedly to where the Lord led him and the Lord led him to an Ethiopian man in a chariot. The man was reading from the prophet Isaiah about our Messiah, the Suffering Servant. He didn't understand what he was reading and Phillip was able to explain the Gospel message of Salvat...

In Acts 7, as the high priest and the Sanhedrin are questioning Stephen, a man living radically on fire for Jesus and faithful to His great glory, Stephen spoke by the power of the Spirit within him. His faith literally glowed like an angel's because of his radical faith and witness of Jesus. He lived wholeheartedly for Jesus and in witness to Him, glorifying Jesus - even until his last exhale...

In Acts 6, as the number of Christ followers continued to grow, the people recognized practical needs needed to be better met. The disciples came together and prayed for the Lord's direction and appointed 7 men for the task of ensuring the needs of the people were met. Stephen was listed among the 7 and was described as being full of God's grace and power, a man full of faith and the Holy...

(2 Timothy 4:1-8; 4:12-13; Titus 2:11-14) We are walking testimonies of the Lord's great glory. We are walking witnesses of the saving grace and redemption of Jesus. How we live our lives matters and there's no better or safer place to be than in the will of God. His Word will lead us straight to His will. He will lead us to His goodness and His victory, one breath at a time.

In Acts 5, after Barnabas had sold some land and given all the proceeds to the congregation to help meet the needs of the people, Ananias and his wife wanted to do the same. They sold a piece of property claiming that they too were giving it all to the church. They were pridefully trying to "look" generous, when truthfully they had kept some of the proceeds for themselves. The Lord did n...

In Acts 4, the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled to question Peter and John. Peter didn't answer them in his own strength or wisdom. He responded by the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit within him. The religious leaders quickly realized Peter's boldness was a result of Peter being present with Jesus and they were left speechless. When we choose to repent and surrender our hearts and...

In Acts 3, Peter and John were going to the Temple to pray. Pray and pursue, meditate on God's Word, and pray and pursue Jesus, that is what we are to do every single day. As Peter and John were going to pray together, they came across a man who had been lame by birth. He was healed by the power and authority of Jesus. The lame man is us. We are stuck outside the Beautiful Gate, separated from...

In Acts 2, the Promise from God Himself that His Spirit would come from the heavens for us and within us became a very real reality. Jesus did just as He promised and His Spirit was sent for us. He is our Counselor. He is our guide. He keeps us on the path toward Jesus and gives us the Authority of Jesus to properly and effectively witness for Him, no matter what. It's all about Jesus and glor...

(1 John 3:1-19) Jesus is the absolute greatest thing we can share with the world around us. We are called to love Jesus with all our guts and give His love away to the world around us. Genuine love is revealed in our actions as we live out the Word of God in our daily lives. It's sacrificial and goes out of our way for others. Love is action.