Serving the Word and Serving Tables Are Equally Valuable (Acts 6:2-4)

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The work of administering justice is just as important as the work of preaching the word.

The Holy Spirit Empowers Radical Generosity With Every Kind of Resource (Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-38)

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Two final points are important to note with regard to the use of resources in the early Christian community. First is...

Paul’s Concern for Others (Acts 20-28)

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Most of all, Paul’s leadership is marked by his concern for others. He accepts the burden of leadership not to make...

Paul’s Suffering (Acts 20-28)

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Paul needs every ounce of courage because of the heavy sufferings he knows his work will bring. “The Holy Spirit...

Tent Making and Christian Life (Acts 18:1-4)

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The passage most often connected to work in the book of Acts is Paul’s tent making in Acts 18:1-4. Although this...

The Community of the Spirit Confronts the Brokers of Power (Acts 16 and 19)

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In the latter half of Acts, Paul, his companions, and various Christian communities come into conflict with those who...

Vocation in the Context of Community (Acts 13:1-3)

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Acts 13:1-3 introduces us to a set of practices in the church at Antioch. This community is remarkable both for its...

Work and Christian Identity (Acts 8-12)

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The next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the...