Category: Change
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Acts 28:23-31
Then as now, people can see with their eyes and hear with their ears, but if their heart is not open to the Good News, it’s as if their eyes are closed and their ears are plugged. To be open to the Holy Spirit, your heart has to be open too.
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Acts 26:19-32
I believe that God wants us to learn, to explore new ideas, and use our minds. But what are we to do when the things we learn challenge our deeply held beliefs?
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Acts 25:13-22 (CEB)
How do you solve a problem like Paul? What do you do with a person who does not fit with the status quo or follow established community norms?
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Acts 24:10-27
Paul understood the implications for resurrection, both for this life and the next. Christ’s victory over death makes resurrection and eternal life possible for all. But, resurrection is both a present and future reality.
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Acts 21:27-40
Ever feel like there are too many voices shouting too many different things, too much commotion to discern the truth? Too many half-truths. Too much mis-information. Too many accusations. Too many false-claims. Too many lies. Too much exaggerated reporting. Too many voiced opinions. Too much shouting, and not nearly enough listening. Too much noise.
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Acts 18:24-28
The early Church seems to have been an incubator for discovering of who God is, how to be a disciple, and the remarkable ways God intends to work in the Church. Isn’t there still more to learn and understand about God? Aren’t we all works in progress?
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Acts 17:16-24
We can create virtual realities, alternative truths, and material idols to foster and support only what we see, want, and understand. We can be proud of our clever selves, and fashion God in reasonable and comfortable ways. We can even establish religious and educational systems to sift and define credible “official” beliefs. We can certainly…
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Acts 16:31-34
Is it time you paused for a sunrise? Is it time you paused to embrace the many facets of God’s presence in your life? Perhaps there is someone to whom you might speak the word of the Lord? Certainly, some extra joy in your day is a welcome proposition.
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Acts 15:12-29
It’s nearly impossible for us to imagine the enormous significance of the following three things to the Jews of Jesus’ day, and thus the early Jewish followers of Jesus: 1. Circumcision 2. “Clean” vs. “unclean” 3. Being Jewish – not Gentile.
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Acts 15:1-11
The Gospel of Jesus, offered to the whole world, challenges many traditional, ceremonial, and congregational restrictions. It is certainly easier for the “establishments” to open their doors and accept people and ideas that fit into or enhance their existing beliefs.
Summer of the Spirit 