Search results for: acts (38)

Serve At Work (Devotional)

Devotional

Paul shows what it looks like to shift from self-interest to serving others. 

Competition as Cooperation Sometimes Requires Self-Sacrifice

Article

So far, we have been describing cooperation and competition in God’s original design – what they would look like if...

Small Group Studies

Small Group Study

Get your small group talking about work.

The Tentmaker Priscilla (Acts 18:2)

Article

In Corinth Paul needed a means to support himself, and fortunately, he had a trade: he made leather tents for the Roman...

The Intellectual Damaris (Acts 17:17)

Article

As the apostle Paul continued his ministry in various Greek cities, he ended up one day in the unique city Athens, known...

The Businesswoman Lydia (Acts 16)

Article

Our first story is about a woman in the northwest Turkish town of Thyatira, known for its guilds of craftsmen,...

Confrontation Over the Disruption of Trade in Ephesus (Acts 19:21-41)

Bible Commentary

The following discussion falls a little out of order (skipping over Acts 19:17-20 for the moment) so that we can cover...

Confrontation Over the Liberation of a Slave Girl in Philippi (Acts 16:16-24)

Bible Commentary

The first of the two confrontations occurs in Philippi, where Paul and Silas encounter a girl with a spirit of...

A Just Community Is a Witness to the World (Acts 2:47; 6:7)

Bible Commentary

When resources are properly deployed in the life of the Christian community—as they are after the selection of the...

The Work of Community Leadership is a Work of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:3)

Bible Commentary

The workers best suited to heal the ethnic divide in the Acts 6 community are qualified because they are “known to be...

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

Bible Commentary

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)

Bible Commentary

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