Acts 10:1-23~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ I love it!  Almost every time we see an angel visit someone the visited person is panic stricken by the angel!  🙂  Verse 4 today – “Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is…

Acts 9:26-43~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ New Testament – Wow.  Something about Acts chapter 9 verse 31 really stood out to me as we read about the early church today: “The believers were walking in the fear of the Lord…

Acts 9:1-25~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Big readings today!  Saul is converted to Christianity by Jesus himself!  I think this is the most powerful conversion story in all of the Bible!  Below is the phenomenal painting “The Conversion (of Saul)…

Acts 8:14-40~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Wow.  Acts chapter 8 verses 18 & 19 should be a warning to each of us to not lose sight of where spiritual power truly comes from – “When Simon saw that the Holy…

Acts 7:51-8:13~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today is a sad day of readings as we read about the stoning of Stephen – the first Christian martyr.  Verses 59 & 60 are incredible and reminiscent of Jesus on the cross: “And…

Acts 7:30-50~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Stephen’s great sermon to the temple council continues today!  Great timing on his sermonizing in verses 46 through 50 related to the Temple Solomon built – “”David found favor with God and asked for…

Acts 7:1-29~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with ESV Bible ~ Today we read the beginning of Stephen’s amazing sermon to the Sanhedrin in the Temple.  You’ll recall from yesterday’s readings in Acts 6 verses 8 through 10 – “Stephen, a man full of God’s grace…

Acts 6:1-15~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ New Testament – Acts 6 verse 2 is of interest to me today – “”We apostles should spend our time preaching and teaching the word of God, not administering a food program.”  When I…

Acts 5:1-42~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in Acts 5 we continue to read about the early church. It’s important for us to note that Ananias and Sapphira’s sin was that they acted as if they were giving 100% of…

Acts 4:1-37~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ New Testament – In our Acts readings today, I found it very interesting that Peter and John found themselves before the same 70 member Sanhedrin that Jesus found himself before when he was sentenced…