The book of Acts is, in many ways, a blueprint of how to “do church.” Prayer is an excellent example. Prayer is mentioned in one form or another 10 times in Matthew, 12 times in Mark, and 5 times in John. But Luke mentions it 19 times in his gospel and 32 times in Acts. God acts in response to His people’s prayers. We explore who prays, for what purpose, and with what result in the book of Acts.
For the past several episodes, we have been exploring the life of Elijah, the Tishbite, a prophet in the land of Israel. Elijah is...
The social condition of women in the first century had been radically altered from that of their ancient sisters. By the time of Jesus,...
Peter describes Christians as “a peculiar people” in 1 Peter 2:9. The apostle Paul also talks about Christians being peculiar. He does so in...
