TODAY’S SCRIPTURE As more and more Gentiles came to faith in Jesus Christ, a theological crisis rocked the Church. Some believed that,...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Paul was a world traveler, using the Roman road system and shipping lanes to go around the world sharing the Good News...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Jesus can set you free!” We hear this a lot in churches as preachers and Sunday School teachers proclaim the Gospel...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE The new believers in the area around Jerusalem were being persecuted for their faith. As they ran for their lives they...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE The Good News of Jesus’ resurrection and promise of forgiveness spread from the first believers who were Jews, to the...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Many scholars concur that, after Jesus, the most important figure in Christianity is the Apostle Paul. In our scripture...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Within a few short years, the Gospel had spread around the world. Jerusalem was a center of commerce and religion, so...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE One of the first deacons, Stephen, became the first martyr for the cause of Christ. As you read his account in our...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE The Bible records that the early Church was also beset with problems of capacity and overwork. This is reasonable,...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE The Bible records an event where the church was rocked in its early days by a scandal involving money and deception....

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Peter and John were on their way to the Temple to pray as they usually did. But God broke into their schedule with an...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE During the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Lord empowered the followers of Jesus to preach and announce the...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Congratulations! Yesterday you completed Book 1 of the Psalms which consists of chapters 1-41. Today we begin a new...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE One of the markers anthropologists use to gauge civilization is how a society treats those who are weak and needy. So,...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE The title of our scripture reading for today could be, “God Always Comes Through.” Sometimes we must wait on the Lord....

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Our scripture reading for today reminds us of destructive and constructive ways to use speech. David, the writer of...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Even followers of the Lord sometimes find themselves in opposition to Him. Some have accepted Jesus as savior and Lord,...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE It is easy to “fret” over cruel and vile people who live lives in opposition to the Lord, but who still seem to...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE Our scripture reading for today is a reminder that we cannot prosper with unconfessed sin in our life. The wicked in...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE If you follow the Lord, those who fight against you must also fight against God. Jesus is the greatest “secret weapon”...