Acts
14 articles that work with Acts, in order through the book. Each one lists the passages it cites.
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October 18, 2025
What the Bible Says About Speaking in Tongues
What tongues are, the three ways the gift shows up in Scripture, why no one is required to speak in tongues, and the guardrails Paul gives the church.
Passages: 1:51:82:42:4–112:62:112:16–184:3110:4619:6
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October 11, 2025
Filled with the Spirit: Indwelling, Fruit, Gifts, and Power for Ministry
How the Spirit worked in the Old Testament and the New, why every believer has him from salvation, and why we still ask for fresh filling for ministry.
Passages: 1:51:8Chapter 22:42:16–182:38–394:84:316:38:14–179:15–1710:44–4611:2413:919:1–6
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June 20, 2026
Basic Alien Training: Four Habits That Keep You Faithful
1 Peter 4:7-11 gives four habits for Christians living as exiles: clear-headed prayer, earnest love, open homes, and gifts put to work.
Passages: 1:7
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November 4, 2024 · Turn the Key
Outreach Isn't a Program. It's the Point.
Small churches often plan to start outreach once everything else runs well. The Great Commission says a small church starts from outreach, not toward it.
Passages: 1:8
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Giving Account · Chapter 10 companion
Your First Monday: How to Start a Brotherhood of Account
A practical launch plan for a small men's group built on giving account, including how to invite, what to do on the first night, and formats for a 30-minute call and between-meeting check-ins.
Passages: 2:42–47
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April 8, 2026
Walking With God Between the Prayers
Praying without ceasing, made practical: fixed hours, arrow prayers, an evening examen, and a simple rule of life, from the early church to John Mark Comer.
Passages: 3:1
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October 10, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Who Are Your Three? Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy
Every disciple needs someone ahead, someone alongside, and someone behind. A simple way to find the empty slot in your spiritual life and start filling it.
Passages: Chapter 44:369:26–27Chapter 1111:2416:1–3
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September 17, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
The Best Return on Investment Is a Person
Everything we build depreciates. People compound. Why investing in one person is the fullest mark of maturity, and why feeling unqualified is no reason to wait.
Passages: Chapter 44:13
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September 25, 2025 · Living the Lord's Prayer
From Glory to Groceries: What "Daily Bread" Really Means
What's the daily bread meaning in the Lord's Prayer? It's a prayer about groceries, dependence, and your neighbor's empty table.
Passages: 4:34
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June 8, 2026
Add-On Faith vs. All-In Faith
Some people want life with a side of Jesus. 1 Peter 2:13-17 shows what all-in faith looks like in the most public parts of life: citizenship, honor, and freedom.
Passages: 5:29
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November 12, 2024 · Second Fiddle
Three Tests to Know If You're Called to Bi-Vocational Ministry
Is bi-vocational ministry a calling or just a good idea? Three plain tests (desire, affirmation, capacity) to discern it before you say yes.
Passages: 16:9–10
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March 3, 2025 · Second Fiddle
What Paul the Tentmaker Teaches Pastors Today
Tentmaker ministry isn't a compromise. What Paul's work in Corinth teaches pastors about access, credibility, and the freedom of not preaching for a paycheck.
Passages: 18:1–4
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January 22, 2025 · Second Fiddle
Why Bi-Vocational Ministry Is the Future of the Church
Bi-vocational ministry isn't a consolation prize for churches that can't afford a real pastor. It's how the gospel has always reached new places, and it's the future.
Passages: 18:3–4
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July 11, 2025 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Why Join a Small Group? Because Circles Beat Rows
Why join a small group when you already go to church on Sunday? Because rows can form an audience, but only circles form a family.
Passages: 20:35