Author: Ian Peacock

We have reached chapter 8 in the whirlwind story of Acts and, accelerated by the death of the first Christian martyr, Stephen, the message of Jesus as the risen Lord of all has started to break new ground.

Often life can be like that can’t it? Unexpected and painful situations can often be our greatest means of growth.…

Here are the songs I’ve picked to reflect some of the themes of this week’s scripture from Acts chapter 6 and some of the ways this scripture speaks in to our current context. I hope you find them helpful.

As we begin a new week, I hope these songs that we didn’t get to use in our service will remind you that following Jesus is far from ‘safe’. It may not be easy but it is so incredibly good.

In Acts 3 we meet a new character; a man had been isolated all of his life but became part of the community he’d always longed for.

Today’s playlist reflects the short passage at the end of chapter of Acts chapter 2 which, after the incredible events of Pentecost, summarise the response of the first Christian community in Jerusalem.

This week’s song choices reflect some of the themes found in the second part of Acts chapter 2 (the passage we looked at as a church this week).