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.
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.