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Nakato Ssebunya
The book of Acts: the Spirit, the early church, and the gospel crossing every border.
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A Gift That Arrives as Wind and Fire
They had settled into obeying. Stay in Jerusalem, wait. Waiting sounds passive until you remember the instruction came with a promise attached. The promise showed up as wind, then fire, then language.
Power That Comes With an Address
Acts opens with the disciples doing the one thing that guarantees nothing happens: looking up at the sky waiting for the catastrophe of the resurrection to repeat itself. Two angels have to break the
The Council That Almost Split the Church: Acts 15
Acts 15 is a business meeting, and Luke gives it more space than almost any single event in the book. The problem is concrete: some believers from Judea are teaching Gentile converts that "unless you
The Road South: One Reader in the Desert (Acts 8)
Acts 8 begins with a persecution and ends with a baptism in desert water. Philip is in Samaria in the middle of a citywide revival, crowds and healings and "much joy in that city"[[Acts 8:8 English -
Koinonia: The Fellowship That Cost Something (Acts 2:42)
We usually translate koinonia as "fellowship" and picture coffee after the service. Luke meant something with more weight on it. Acts 2:42 English - ESV lists four things the first believers devot