YOU are my witnesses

The story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10 has definitely stimulated some cultivation in me. Cornelius is a Gentile who loves and obeys God. It’s because of his prayers and gifts to the poor that an angel visits him and says to send men to Joppa to bring back Peter....

Cornelius

In Acts 10 there is this man of value named Cornelius who is known by God for his prayers and his generosity for the poor.  Acts 10:1-9, “At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.  He and all his...

The man who brought great joy to a city

In Acts 8 Stephen was stoned and his death brought about a movement of great persecution. Everyone but the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. The apostles stayed in Jerusalem. Those who were scattered preached the word wherever they went. “Philip...

A person of value with wrong values

Saul first appears in Acts 8 having approved the first killing of a follower of Jesus named Stephen. Stephen was falsely accused and brought before the Sanhedrin where he gave a very bold and courageous sum up of the old testament that revealed Jesus. He then looks up...

7 Men of Value

In Acts 6 the number of the disciples was increasing and some complaints arose about some widows being overlooked for the daily distribution of food. When you increase in numbers you will increase in the need for valuable people.   The apostles gathered all the...

Being a person of Value

In Acts 5 the apostles were arrested for teaching about Jesus.  That night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. “Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.” That next day they were...