Thursday December 17th, 2020 Memorize: Romans 10:10 « Yes, we believe in Jesus deep in our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we openly say that we believe in him, and so we are saved. » Read: Acts 7:54-60, Acts 11:25-26 Stephen, a faithful believer, was one of the men chosen to help give out food to poor widows in Jerusalem. In the same city there were jealous leaders who hated those...
Wednesday December 16th, 2020 Memorize: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 « So encourage each other and help each other grow stronger in faith, just as you are already doing. » Read: Acts 4:36, Acts 11:19-24 Barnabas, one of the Levites who served in the Temple, had become a believer. He was from Cyprus, a large island in the Mediterranean Sea. His real name was Joseph, but the disciples named him Barnabas...
Tuesday December 15th, 2020 Memorize: Galatians 3:26-27 « Because you were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. This shows that you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. » Read: Acts 8:36-40 As Philip and the Ethiopian traveled along the desert road in a chariot, Philip explained the whole message of Jesus to him, starting with God’s promise to send...
Monday December 14th, 2020 Memorize: John 14:6 « Jesus answered, “I am the way. And I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me”. » Read: Acts 8:26-35 One day, an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So Philip went there and saw someone riding along in a chariot (a horse-drawn cart). It was the treasurer of Ethiopia...
Sunday December 13th, 2020 Memorize: Matthew 18:19 « Jesus said to them “if two of you on earth agree on anything you pray for, my Father in heaven will do what you ask’’. » Read: Acts 10:44-48, 12:1-10 While Peter was speaking to those who had gathered in the home of Cornelius, the Holy Spirit came on them. Everyone believed the Word of God and was baptized. However, as the message of Jesus...
Saturday December 12th, 2020 Memorize: James 2:1 « My dear brothers and sisters, you are believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. So don’t treat some people better than others. » Read: Acts 10:23-35 The day before Peter’s vision, Cornelius, a Roman official, had also seen a vision. In his vision an angel appeared to him and told him to send men to find Peter. When the men arrived in Joppa...
Friday December 11th, 2020 Memorize: Colossians 2:8 « Be sure that no one leads you away with false ideas and words that mean nothing. Those ideas come from men. They are the worthless ideas of this world. They are not from Christ. » Read: Acts 10:9-20 One day, while the midday meal was being prepared in the home where Peter was staying, he went upstairs onto the flat roof of the house to pray...
Thursday December 10th, 2020 Memorize: Acts 1:8 « …You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and everywhere on earth.» Read: Acts 6:1-7 The believers were kind to the poor and needy. Every day they handed out food to widows who didn’t have enough to live on. Everything was going well until some widows complained that they were not getting food like the others were. So...
Wednesday December 09th, 2020 Memorize: Matthew 16:18 « Jesus said: “I will build my church, the power of destructions will not be able to defeat my church”. » Read: Acts 5:17-20, 33-42 The apostles met in the Temple area and did many miracles. As more and more people became believers, the high priest and others became very jealous. They arrested the apostles and put them in jail. But...
Tuesday December 08th, 2020 Memorize: Psalm 101:7 « God says to His people “I will never let a dishonest person live in my house. I will not let liars stay near me. » Read: Acts 5:1-4 Some new believers were so keen to help the poor that they decided to sell their houses and land and give the money to help the needy. Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold some property, but decided to keep...
