Illustrations from Acts
131 illustrations referencing Acts
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts - Contemporary Example
A contemporary example of this content The Day of Pentecost reveals God's plan for every believer: to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and receive power for ministry. Acts 2:4 records that 'all of them...
Believer's Baptism and Church Autonomy - Contemporary Example
A contemporary example of this content Baptist distinctives center on biblical authority and individual responsibility before God. The Ethiopian eunuch's question epitomizes Baptist conviction: 'What can stand in the way of my being baptized?...
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts - Story
A story related to this content The Day of Pentecost reveals God's plan for every believer: to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and receive power for ministry. Acts 2:4 records that 'all of them were f...
The One Anothers: Life in Christian Community - Story
A story related to this content The New Testament contains over 50 'one another' commands—love one another, serve one another, bear one another's burdens, forgive one another. These aren't suggestion...
The Azusa Street Love - Pentecostal (John 3:16)
When the Azusa Street Revival erupted in 1906 Los Angeles, reporters came to mock. What they found shocked them: Black and white worshippers together, men and women leading side by side, rich and poor...
The Nonviolent Resistance Challenge
In our modern world, Nonviolent Resistance presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time,...
When The Bible is Not a Sex Manual Meets Real Life
In our modern world, The Bible is Not a Sex Manual presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in the...
Modern Examples of Healing
In our modern world, Healing presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these...
A Contemporary Holy Spirit Story
In our modern world, Holy Spirit presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate t...
Lessons from Justice
Justice isn't just a political issue—it's a biblical mandate. Consider the story of Marcus, a lawyer who decided to use his skills to help immigrants navigate the legal system. Instead of focusing on ...
A Contemporary Sacrament Story
In our modern world, Sacrament presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate the...
Finding Enemy Love in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Enemy Love presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are...
Finding Economic Justice and the Kingdom in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Economic Justice and the Kingdom presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in ...
Real-World Leading Toward Peace
In our modern world, Leading Toward Peace presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, ...
The Dismantling Tyrannical Leadership Challenge
In our modern world, Dismantling Tyrannical Leadership presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in...
A Modern Story of Environmental Stewardship
Climate change presents one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, and progressive Christians are called to respond with both urgency and hope. Take the story of the Green Church movement, wher...
Lessons from A Better Political Imagination
In our modern world, A Better Political Imagination presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in th...
A Modern Story of Questioning Traditional Doctrines
In our modern world, Questioning Traditional Doctrines presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in...
Finding Music in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Music presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these w...
Modern Examples of Climate Change and Hope
In our modern world, Climate Change and Hope presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their tim...
Real-World Evil
In our modern world, Evil presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these wa...
When Dismantling Tyrannical Leadership Meets Real Life
In our modern world, Dismantling Tyrannical Leadership presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in...
Real-World Reconciliation and Forgiveness
In our modern world, Reconciliation and Forgiveness presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in th...
A Modern Story of We are Imago Dei
The concept of Imago Dei - that all people are created in the image of God - is foundational to progressive Christian understanding of human dignity. Take the story of Marcus, a transgender man who fo...