The power behind a church on fire for God has always been the gospel. Nothing else changes people for eternity. Nothing else has the dynamics to charge up one generation after another.
In Acts 6-10, the gospel was spreading outside Jerusalem's border and the young church "were increasing in number . . . and the word of God continued to increase." That doesn't just mean more people filled the seats of the synagogue. It also means more of God's Word filled more deeply more of God's people.
But times of blessing can also be times of challenge. As we study these exciting chapters filled with new births, we'll learn how God works in the crucible of opposition, actively growing and strengthening His church.
As our study of Acts continues, we'll discover from Bible teacher James MacDonald how God strongly supports those who stand for the gospel--then and now.
