The Acts of King Jesus
April 16, 2023
Huberson Tape introduces Acts 1:1–11 by showing that Luke and Acts form one continuous story, demonstrating that Jesus’ resurrection was confirmed by convincing proofs and that His work did not end at the cross but continues. He emphasizes that Christ, now ascended and glorified, pours out the Holy Spirit to empower His disciples as witnesses to the ends of the earth.
Wait and Pray
April 23, 2023
Christian Morasse highlights how the early believers responded to Jesus’ ascension with unified prayer, patient waiting, and confident trust in Scripture, as they sought God’s guidance to replace Judas among the Twelve. He emphasizes Peter’s leadership in interpreting the Psalms and the community’s dependence on the Lord who knows every heart, showing that God sovereignly restores what is broken and advances His mission through obedient, prayerful people.
The Church is Formed
April 30, 2023
Dave Brereton traces the work of the triune God through creation, incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection to show that Pentecost is the next great act of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in forming the church. In Acts 2:1–13, he explains that the Holy Spirit unites believers into one body, empowers them for witness, and continues today with undiminished power, calling the church to live in unity, holiness, and Spirit-filled obedience. He urges believers not to let secondary differences divide them, but to celebrate the Spirit’s unifying work and participate in God’s ongoing mission to the world.
Peter’s Sermon
May 7, 2023
Doug Virgint walks through Peter’s sermon at Pentecost In Acts 2, showing how the Holy Spirit empowered an ordinary man to boldly proclaim that Jesus is both Lord and Christ. He explains how Peter rooted his message in Old Testament prophecy, declared Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and ascension, and confronted his hearers with their guilt and God’s sovereign plan.
Believers All Together
May 21, 2023
Louis Bridgman traces the birth of the early church in Acts 2:42–47, showing how the Holy Spirit formed a devoted community marked by apostolic teaching, fellowship, shared meals, and prayer. He emphasizes that this vibrant togetherness, generosity, and public witness was not driven by human effort but by the living presence of the Holy Spirit. Finally, he calls the modern church to the same Spirit-dependent devotion, humble love, and Christlike unity, even amid imperfection.
Begging, Bold Words, and the Beautiful Gate
May 28, 2023
Brent Greiner calls the church to cultivate a high level of expectancy in God’s power, drawing from Acts 3 where Peter and John heal a lame man in the name of Jesus. He emphasizes that believers are instruments of Christ’s healing, offering not merely material help but the transforming power of Jesus that brings joy, restoration, and refreshing through repentance. Just as the miracle opened a door for bold witness, Brent urges the church to keep their eyes open to God’s work, speak about what they see, and faithfully testify so others may encounter Christ.
Living the Spirit-Filled Life
June 4, 2023
James Fuoco calls believers to live a Spirit-filled life by looking at Peter and John in Acts 4:1–31, showing how the Holy Spirit empowered them to stand firm under persecution, proclaim salvation in Jesus’ name with bold authority, and obey God despite threats. He highlights four marks of such a life: expecting opposition for righteousness, speaking with Christ-centered authority, remaining obedient under pressure, and pursuing unity and prayerful dependence within the church.
The New Community
June 11, 2023
Nick Azzuolo contrasts the joyful unity and radical generosity of the early church with the deceit of Ananias and Sapphira, showing both the beauty and the vulnerability of a Spirit-filled community. He explains that true Christian fellowship is marked by shared purpose, stewardship, sacrificial care for one another, and bold witness to the resurrection, while warning that hypocrisy and dishonesty threaten both unity and God’s glory.
Problems In Paradise
June 25, 2023
Joash John emphasizes that the church’s primary mission is evangelism, drawing from Acts 5:12–42 to show how the early believers remained faithful despite opposition. He identifies four keys to effective witness in the early church: purity in confronting sin, divine power at work through the apostles, perseverance through persecution, and persistence in obeying God rather than men.
The Family Widens
July 2, 2023
Huberson Tape explains that as the early church in Acts 6:1-15 grew, cultural tensions between Hellenistic and Hebrew Jews surfaced in the neglect of certain widows, revealing how diversity can expose underlying prejudice. Focusing on Stephen, Huberson highlights how God used a faithful servant from a marginalized group to advance the mission beyond Jerusalem, reminding the church that resolving conflict with equity and grace leads to maturity and expansion.
Stephen Tells the Story
July 9, 2023
Dave Brereton highlights the life and martyrdom of Stephen in Acts 7:1–8:3, presenting him as a model of humble service, deep scriptural knowledge, Spirit-filled boldness, and Christlike forgiveness. He shows how Stephen’s sweeping retelling of Israel’s history confronts misplaced confidence in land and temple, exposes a pattern of rejecting God’s messengers, and ultimately points to Jesus as the Righteous One.
A Magician Named Simon
July 16, 2023
Stephen McHarg contrasts Simon the sorcerer with genuine saving faith, showing how Simon’s belief and baptism masked a proud heart that desired power rather than repentance. Walking through Acts 8 in its broader context, he urges listeners to examine their own hearts, reject the lure of power and spectacle, and trust in Christ alone as the true source of salvation and transformation.
The Finance Minister
July 23, 2023
Christian Morasse traces Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26–40, highlighting the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit in directing evangelism, opening hearts to understand Scripture, and producing joyful obedience. He emphasizes the Spirit’s preeminence, the necessity of scriptural understanding, and the call for believers to be ready and responsive when God prompts them to share the gospel.
Saul Encounters Jesus
July 30, 2023
Dave Brereton traces the dramatic conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus, highlighting the sovereign grace of Christ who confronts, transforms, and commissions even His fiercest opponent. He emphasizes the role of Ananias in faithful obedience despite fear, showing how God uses ordinary believers in extraordinary redemption.
A Tale of Brother and Sister
August 6, 2023
Dave Brereton expounds Acts 9:32–43 by tracing Peter’s healing of Aeneas and the raising of Tabitha, showing how God works powerfully through ordinary believers in both public miracles and quiet acts of service. He calls the church to faithful participation in God’s ongoing work, whether in visible moments or unseen obedience.
God Shows No Favoritism
August 13, 2023
Glenn Smith walks through the story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10:1-48, showing how God shattered long-standing ethnic and religious barriers and revealing that the gospel truly is for everyone. He highlights the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Gentiles, confirming that God shows no favoritism, and calling the church to reject partiality and participate fully in God’s inclusive saving work.
Controversy and Vindication
August 20, 2023
Glenn Smith traces four vignettes in Acts 11 to show how the center of gravity of the early church shifts from Jerusalem to Antioch, bringing geographic, cultural, and numerical expansion as the gospel reaches Greek-speaking pagans. He calls the church to take its context seriously, remain open to the Spirit’s surprising work, and personally learn to recognize and join the hand and grace of God at work.
The True King Rules
August 27, 2023
Andrew Dawson walks through Acts 12:1–25 as a dramatic clash between Herod and the true King, showing that even in persecution, imprisonment, and death, Jesus remains sovereign. Through James’s martyrdom, Peter’s miraculous rescue, and Herod’s sudden downfall, Andrew emphasizes that believers can trust Christ’s authority and goodness in every circumstance, grounding their confidence in Jesus’ suffering and resurrection.
First Missionary Journey Commences
September 3, 2023
Doug Virgint traces the church at Antioch in Acts 13:1-13 as a Spirit-led, worshiping community that hears God’s voice and responds in obedience by sending Paul and Barnabas into mission. He underscores that God advances His gospel through surrendered people and Spirit-empowered courage in the face of resistance.
First Missionary Journey Continues
September 10, 2023
John Marcogliese traces the first missionary journey in Acts 13:14-52, highlighting both a transition in leadership from Barnabas to Paul and a transition in audience from Jews alone to Jews and Gentiles, showing that the gospel is for anyone and everyone with no one excluded. He calls believers not to be discouraged by division or hardship, but to trust that the Holy Spirit is at work and that in Christ, no one is turned away.