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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Acts 17: 15, 22 - - 18:1 Paul was taken as far as Athens by his escort, who then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. Then Paul stood up in the Areopagus and delivered this Address: "Men of Athens, I note that in every respect...

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Acts 16: 16 - 34 It was while we were on our way out to the place of prayer that we met a slave girl who had a clairvoyant spirit. She used to bring substantial profit to her masters by fortune telling. The girl began to follow Paul and the rest of us shouting, "These men...

Monday, May 6, 2024 Acts 16: 11 - 15 We put out to sea from Troas and set a course straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis; from there we went to Philippi, a leading city in the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city. Once, on the Sabbath, we...

Sunday, May 5, 2024 Acts 10: 25 - 26, 34 - 35, 44 - 48 As Peter entered, Cornelius went to meet him, dropped to his knees before him and bowed low. Peter said as he helped him to his feet, "Get up! I am only a man myself." Peter proceeded to address them in these words: "I begin to see how true...

Saturday, May 4, 2024 Acts 16: 1 - 10 Paul arrived first at Derbe; next he came to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, whose mother was Jewish and a believer, and whose father was a Greek. Since the brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him, Paul was anxious to have him...

Friday, May 3, 2024 First letter of Paul to the Corinthians 15: 1 - 8 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the Gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you unless you...

Thursday, May 2, 2024 Acts 15: 7 - 21 After much discussion, Peter took the floor and said to them: "Brothers, you know well enough that from the early days God selected me from your number to be the one from whose lips the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe. God, who...

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Acts 15: 1 - 6 Some men came down to Antioch from Judea and began to teach the brothers: "Unless you are circumcised according to Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved." This created dissension and much controversy between them and Paul and Barnabas. Finally it was decided...

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Acts 14: 19 - 28 Just at that point, some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived and won the people over. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, leaving him there for dead. His disciples quickly formed a circle about him, and before long he got up and went back...

Monday, April 29, 2024 Acts 14: 5 - 18 A move was made by Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to abuse and stone Paul and Barnabas. When Paul and Barnabas learned of this, they fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, where they continued to...

Sunday April 28, 2024 Acts 9: 26 - 31 When Saul arrived back in Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples there; but it turned out that they were all afraid of him. They even refused to believe that he was a disciple. Then Barnabas took him in charge and introduced him to the apostles. He...

Saturday, April 27, 2024 Acts 13: 44 - 52 The following Sabbath, almost the entire city gathered to hear the word of God. When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous and countered with violent abuse whatever Paul said, Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, nonetheless: "The word of...

Thursday, April 25, 2024 1 Peter 5: 5 - 14 Beloved, clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: "God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble." So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your worries upon...

Wednesday, 24, 2024 Acts 12: 24 - 13: 5 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem upon completing the relief mission, taking with them John Mark. There were in the church at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon known as Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up...

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Acts 11: 19 - 26 Those in the community who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, making the message known to none but Jews. However, some men of Cyprus and Cyrene among them who had come to...

Monday, April 22, 2024 Acts 11: 1 - 18 All through Judea the apostles and the brothers heard that Gentiles, too, had accepted the word of God. As a result, when Peter went up to Jerusalem some among the circumcised took issue with him, saying, "You entered the house of uncircumcised men and ate...

Sunday, April 21, 2024 Acts 4: 8 - 12 Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke up: "Leaders of the people! Elders! If we must answer today for a good deed done to a cripple and explain how he was restored to health, then you and all the people of Israel must realize that it was done in the name...

Saturday, April 20, 2024 Acts 9: 31 - 42 Meanwhile throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria the church was at peace. It was being built up and was making steady progress in the fear of the Lord; at the same time it enjoyed the increased consolation of the Holy Spirit. Once when Peter was...

Friday, May 18, 2024 Acts 9: 1 - 20 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus which would empower him to arrest and bring to Jerusalem anyone he might find, man or woman, living according...

Thursday, April 18, 2024 Acts 8: 26 - 40 An angel of the Lord then addressed himself to Philip: "Head south toward the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route." Philip began the journey. It happened that an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasure of...