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Acts 14:8-18 When Paul heals a lame man, the Lystrans decide he and Barnabas are gods. What a great opportunity for them to get a following if they were just making all of this up. But that isn't what they did. They did everything they could to get the Lystrans to realize there were just men, but there is a true God in heaven who wants to save them through Jesus. Read the written devo that go...

Acts 14:8-18 Luke is going out of his way to show that Paul is not going rogue. He is as much of an apostle as Peter. Edwin and Andrew discuss this from Paul's sermon in Acts 14. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join...

Acts 14:1-3 Barnabas and Paul were getting persecuted. The opponents were poisoning the minds of the audiences (and disciples) against them. What did they do? Did they pack up and run away? No. They decided that was the perfect time to stick around. Wow! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us a...

Acts 13:40-52 Jesus was not merely the Savior of the Jews. He came to be a light to the Gentiles. And that is awesome because Andrew and Edwin are Gentiles. Salvation is for all. Praise the Lord! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook commu...

Acts 13:26-39 While most of the New Testament and most of us today view the message of salvation as the crucifixion and atoning death of Jesus, Luke has a different perspective. Sure, he knows about the death and its atoning nature. But his main focus is on the resurrection. It is the resurrection that proves the death was anything more than just another man dying. Read the written devo that goes...

Acts 13: 20-26 Paul makes a subtle argument in his preaching. He explains how God gave Saul to be king, but then removed him and replaced him with David. This sets the stage for God removing the Law and replacing with the gospel, removing Moses and replacing him with Jesus. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions...

Edwin and Andrew get just a tad rhetorical. We notice Luke's method of proving to us that Paul is just as much an apostle as Peter. This is good news for the Gentiles, it means he wasn't going rogue when he brought the gospel to us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@...

Acts 13:1-12 Saul and Barnabas start their first missionary journey. Saul becomes Paul. He strikes a man blind. And he converts a proconsul. It's a power-packed day for Paul. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join th...

In this corner, royal egomaniac Herod. Trying to take on Jesus Christ and His church by executing apostles and accepting worship as if he is God. In the other corner, the Word of God. Find out who wins! Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Faceboo...

Many people have thrown these Jerusalem Christians under the bus for praying without faith. Is that fair? Is it accurate? Edwin and Andrew talk about prayer and faith. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversati...

John's brother was executed. Andrew's brother was delivered. Now they have to figure out how to rejoice and weep together. Empathy is tough. Let's talk about that for a little bit today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook...

It certainly doesn't seem fair that God let James get executed, but delivered Peter. Edwin and Andrew talk about life, fairness, and whether or not God's blessings have to be the same for all of His children. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning from the text or any questions you have. Send us an email at TextTalk@Chr...

When James died, it must have been faith shaking. But it clues us into the true promise of the Lord. The blessing of Jesus Christ is not long life; it is eternal life. Read the written devotion that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you've been reading, what you've been learning, or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join t...

Acts 11:21-30 Antioch was successful with the gospel because of the hand of the Lord. If we want success, guess what we will need to be with us. Then we discuss some crossover elements between the famine Judea suffered and the distress we are in today with the present pandemic. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Join the Text Talk Facebook community and join...

Acts 11:19-20 It's getting a little technical in here. Edwin and Andrew discuss the rhetorical device Luke uses to set off an entire group of stories in this book. Then we discover what that group of stories is all about. It's about you and your salvation. Read the written devo that goes along with this post by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or what questions you have b...

Acts 11:18 God didn't grant the Gentiles salvation or forgiveness or life. He granted them the repentance that leads to life. That's odd. Don't you think? Edwin thinks so and that leads into a great conversation about salvation for both Cornelius and us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning from the text or what...

Acts 11:4-18 Edwin and Andrew hit head on the controversy surrounding Cornelius's conversion. Was he saved before he was baptized? Was he still lost when the Spirit fell upon him and his household? Peter actually tells the story in chronological order and clears up the whole question. The big point is don't put the Holy Spirit in a box! Read the written devo that goes along with this pos...

Acts 11: 1-3 Peter had just been involved in one of the most significant conversions in the short history of the church. The gospel had been opened up to the Gentiles. But when he gets back to Jerusalem, all the circumcision party can think to say is, "You ate with the uncircumcised." What is that about? In today's episode, we learn not to make mountains out of molehills and always...

Acts 10:44-48 Cornelius was a good man. He feared God. He cared for people. He was devout religiously. He had met an apostle. He had even spoken in tongues by the power of the Holy Spirit. But he was still commanded to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Edwin and Andrew discuss this and what it means about baptism for us today. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this ep...

Acts 10:34-43 It took Peter a long time to learn it, but he was finally convinced as he stood in the home of Cornelius that God shows NO partiality. Everyone can be saved. Anyone can be saved. Of course, that doesn't mean everyone will. Edwin and Andrew discuss this universal offer of salvation. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know what you are le...

Acts 10:24-33 The angel of God could have told Cornelius all he needed to know about Jesus, the gospel, becoming a Christian, being baptized in the name of Jesus. Yet, the only instruction he gave was for Cornelius to send for Peter. Edwin and Andrew talk about why and what that means for us and the gospel today. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. We'd love...

Acts 10:9-20 Peter had a choice. Hang on to his preconceptions about foods and Gentiles or listen to Jesus. He made the right choice. Let's follow his example. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Email us any questions you have about the text or let us know what you are learning as you read along with us. Send your email to TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org Cl...

Acts 10:1-8 Cornelius was a devoutly religious man, but he still needed a Savior. He feared God and he loved his fellow man, but he still needed the gospel. Edwin and Andrew talk about this good man's need for the gospel and ours. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this post. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org to let us know what you are learning from the text o...

Acts 9:36-43 A sister who makes garments for widows dies. The disciples are having none of that. They ask Peter to raise her from the dead. He does. What's up with that? Find out why Luke tells this story. Then find out how this story really impresses Edwin. Let's talk about Tabitha a sister who served. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with this episode. Let us know wh...

Acts 9:32-35 Luke doesn't tell us about Aeneas simply to let us know about a cool miracle. He is preparing the way for Peter's trip to the Gentiles. He wants us to know that Peter hasn't gone rogue. He is still a faithful apostle. God is still with him. Let's talk about how important going to the Gentiles is to Luke. Click here to read the written devo that goes along with toda...