The Daily Plunge!

Idol Mercantile Riot (Acts 19:21-41). The idol makers riot when they know that faith in Christ will decrease their profits. What are the idols being made by human hands and ingenuity today? Does your Christian faith put a crimp in the idol worship business in your life? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Demon Recognized Faith (Acts 19:11-20). Do demons know your faith? If you have an empty and hollow faith, the demonic will give you a thrashing. Do we hold the name of Christ in high honor? Do we confess all the superstitious investments we make in this life? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Necessity of the Spirit (Acts 19:1-10) Did you receive the Holy Spirit? Just knowing about Jesus is not enough. The promise of the New Covenant is receiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). The Baptism from Christ gives the blessings of God. Have you received the Spirit in faith? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Tentmaker Theological Tutor (Acts 18:12-28). Paul encourages and equips a tentmaker and his wife as ministers. Not only do they raise up new leaders, but they school a scholar. Not they actually, the Holy Spirit. How can the Spirit equip you to speak vigorously of the truth of Christ? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Shaking Out Clothes (Acts 18:1-11). Who are the people God is introducing you to who might share your same interests? When people fiercely oppose the Gospel, shake out your clothes and move on. The LORD says don’t be silent, I am with you. Who does God want you to reach? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Ignorant Human Talking (Acts 17:16-34). How do you reason with people who don’t know sneer at the Gospel? Teach the truth from the Word of God. God’s Word brings us to a relational faith founded on what God is doing in our time, in our world. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Searching Ultimate Words (Acts 17:1-15). Don’t take my word for it. Don’t take any human being’s transitory, whimsical word for Truth. Test the teaching by relying upon God’s foundational and ultimate Word. Are you eager to search the Scripture for ultimate words? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Jailer Gets Freed (Acts 16:25-40). Even though they are beaten, and imprisoned Paul and Silas rejoice in all circumstances. God shakes the prison and frees the jailer from sin. What jails are you in where you need the LORD to shake the foundations? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Corrupting A Perverse Ethos (Acts 16:16-24). On their way to worship Paul tires of being taunted by a demon possessed slave girl. Delivering her from corruption cause her owners to cry foul. How do we cry foul when the Gospel challenges the corrupt ethos of our society? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Not Who You Expected (Acts 16:6-15) After hitting dead ends, Paul is open to when the LORD calls him in a new direction. But his ministry success happens with an unlikely person. Like Lydia, are you ready to take a risk to be on the adventure of faith? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Brother Mark Bails (Acts 15:36-16:5). When we have hurt feelings with another believer, it can be hard to move forward. All of us have our own unique personality through which we experience and communicate the Gospel. We need different approaches for the Gospel. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Correct Message Matters (Acts 15:22-35). The integrity of the message of the Gospel and messengers of the Gospel matters. When teaching gets off track from the essential Gospel of Jesus Christ, it leads the Church astray. The correct teaching of the Gospel always matters. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Idol Worship Admonition (Acts 15:12-21). While we are saved by Christ alone, we are called to live new lives. Following Jesus is simple but not easy. What are the idol worship practices in our day that we take for granted that we should leave behind? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Not Jesus Plus (Acts 15:1-11). Learned scholars try to add other cultural requirements for salvation. God made the choice to include all people regardless of culture. Who are the party of legalists today who tack on unnecessary obstacles. We are saved through Christ alone! #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Why Do Atheists Care? (Acts 14:19-28). Why does it matter to our opponents if we believe in God and His Kingdom? When we are attacked, we can focus on the opposition, or we can focus on the Kingdom work that strengthens and encourages people in the LORD. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Lame Lystra Incarnation (Acts 14:1-18). The crowd credits Paul & Barnabas for miracles. We are not God. The Church does not save. Do we give God the glory for the blessings in our church, in our work, in our lives? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Gladly Gathering Gentiles (Acts 13:44-52). We are sent to be a light for people far from God. We are those people who were once far from God. Are you glad the Word of God comes to you, or do you take it for granted? Do you honor the Word of God? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Didn’t See Decay (Acts 13:26-43). The rulers and Pilate put Jesus on the cross and buried him in the tomb. But God raised him up. He didn’t see decay. God raised Jesus up. The good news we have is all because God raised him from the dead. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Promised Savior Lens (Acts 13:13-25). Paul speaks about how the whole of the scriptures point toward the fulfillment in Christ. Every scripture you read can be interpreted through the lens of Christ Jesus. Are you making Jesus center in your reading of scripture? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Naming The Deceit (Acts 13:1-12). The bible is clear. This world is not neutral. Saul & Barnabas encounter evil trying to influence the center of power. Are we intimidated from calling evil that twists the blessings of God into perversions the evil it is? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Voice Of Not God (Acts 12:18-25). In the corrupt systems in which people operate consequences work out.  Leaders may claim God status, but the Word of God spreads and flourishes. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Springing From Prison (Acts 12:1-17). Herod persecutes the people called out (the church) to boost his poll numbers and power. But God springs Peter from prison – again! What prison of sin can God spring you from? Are you out of your mind enough to believe God’s miracles? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Off The Script (Acts 11:19-30). Those scattered were spreading the Gospel, some even spread it among barbarians. Through Barnabas full of the Holy Spirit and faith great numbers of people came to faith in Christ. What can God do through you if remain true to the LORD? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

The Cultural Pivot (Acts 11:1-18). The Gospel of Christ is for people of every tongue, tribe and race because it is not tied to any one culture. While the Gospel can only be communicated within the context of culture, the Gospel always transcends culture. #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheApostles

Judge Over Death (Acts 10:34-48). God claims those who fear him above other gods and who make an effort to be in a new relationship with him. For Christ crucified is the power of God that overcomes the power of death and the devil. Do you revere the one made judge over the living and the dead? #dailydevotion #Lutherandevotional #DailyPlunge #DailyLectionary #DailyScripture #BookofActs #ActsoftheAp...