“Dispersion,” scattering, is a bittersweet theme. On the one hand, the Creator authorized his animate creatures and humanity, their rulers, to “fill the earth”—very good. 

The Lord gives to his church “mercy servants,” whose deeds of compassion complement the gospel witness of his “Word servants.”

The seven servants were qualified to care for widows’ material needs because Christ’s church discerned that they were “full of the Spirit and wisdom.”  

The apostles’ response to the need of Greek-speaking widows in the Jerusalem church shows two truths that define how ministry must be done in Christ’s church.

Not only does the Lord love to lavish his grace to multitudes of people, to see them multiply to become a countless choir to sing his praise (as we saw in the first meditation on Acts 6:1-7); but he also delights in diversity—different kinds of people, speaking different languages and practicing different customs. 

As the gospel and God's great name was advancing to the Samaritans in Acts 8, Simon the Great was trying to advance his own name. 

The Jerusalem church’s appointment of seven servants to care for widows is a pivotal event in the spread of Christ’s gospel after the Holy Spirit’s descent at Pentecost.

Pierced hearts, paradoxical grace, and persuasive pressure are three things that were present at Pentecost and should be present wherever the Word is preached.

Peter's sermon on the day of pentecost finds its' source in scripture, its' center in Christ, and its' time in the present.

An analysis of the signs and wonders that accompanied the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

What it means to proclaim the whole counsel of God in light of the Apostle Paul's farewell speech to the Ephesian church in Acts 20.

The beginning of Acts reveals the care the Lord Jesus took in preparing the foundation of his church.

A brief overview of the centrality of prayer in Luke-Acts.

After Jesus ascends into heaven the disciples are to look ahead to the next promise of God in the Father's gift of the Holy Spirit.

The ascension scene painted by Luke illustrates Jesus' universal authority over the nations and his priestly access to the Father.

Jesus' promise of his kingdom extending to the ends of the earth was a direct response to the disciples incorrect assumptions about the kingdom of God.

Jesus explains to the disciples their mission and the work of the Spirit, which empowers them to fulfill their calling.

The Father’s promise to the redeemed includes the incredible gift of the Holy Spirit in His fullness.

When we read the Scriptures as Jesus taught his disciples to read the Scriptures, we cannot miss the centrality of the Kingdom of God and all that it entails.

Luke goes to great lengths to show the objective reality of Christ's resurrection to his readers.