Unintimidated
The healing of the crippled man really disturbed the establishment. The only thing they could do was try to intimidate the apostles. But it didn’t work…
The healing of the crippled man really disturbed the establishment. The only thing they could do was try to intimidate the apostles. But it didn’t work…
A man who has been begging for 40 years – a lifetime of not being able to walk. But then something happens to that man, because two men slowed down enough to notice him…
God sent the Holy Spirit and did remarkable things amongst the early church. On the day of Pentecost there was a new routine for them…
Something amazing has just happened and people are asking, “What does this mean?” Then Peter begins speaking to the crowd about it…
Our different dialects and accents can make us feel like we belong, but they can also make us feel like we’re judged and misunderstood. It was no different for the early church, yet they were able to be heard and understood.
Judas commits suicide and now there are only 11 disciples; the disciples need to replace him. How will the new twelfth disciple be chosen?
At a time when everything seems to be on a knife edge and we’re not sure what will happen next, the book of Acts is really helpful. The church was birthed into the unknown. They didn’t know what happen next, but they learned to respond to the moving of the Spirit because they were really aware that they weren’t in control of things.
Mary and the disciples go to Jesus’ tomb knowing that people don’t rise from the dead, but Jesus did and proved to them that He was alive.
This changes everything.
When we think about the cross on Good Friday, it’s not just some religious activity that we engage with; it’s because we know that we’re set in motion by the power of the cross, we’re energised by it, we’re upheld by it, we’re guaranteed a future by it, we’re secured for the future because of it.
Good Friday is not the whole story, but it’s worth slowing down because it’s such a vital part of the the story.
Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey; on the sides are the people cheering him and the Jewish leaders trying to stop him; behind are the disciples following him. Where do you feel you are in this picture?
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