In Acts 8:26-40, God took Philip from a growing church to a deserted place to talk about Jesus with one African man who came from the ends of the earth. Then God guided Philip to a Scripture text about Jesus. These are the two elements we need in order to evangelize: people and a message about Jesus. To whom is he guiding you today?
God's presence in the early church produced awesome acts of community giving and healing but also an awesome judgment against hypocrisy and deception.
Since James is the likely the oldest writing of the New Testament, it appears from James 4:1-17 that church conflicts have been around almost...
The church in Thessalonica not only followed worthy examples but also became one itself.