Paul knew all about storms at sea and even got shipwrecked. Here on land we all experience the storms of life and the shipwrecks too. Seeing how Paul responds, we can follow him by facing the facts, facing our fears and above all, praying.

What does it mean to have hope in the resurrection?

Do you know Jesus is alive? As we read about Paul's trial, the main dispute is around Paul's claim that Jesus is not dead, but alive! The others in the story have differing responses to that news, what's your response? And does it make a difference to your life?

In Acts 22, just after his arrest in Jerusalem, Paul defends himself and his actions to the Jewish crowd. He has much to say but in essence it boils down to this: I do what I do because of who is uncharge of my life. I wonder who is in charge of your life?

This long chapter starts with a diary-like recounting of the ordinary everyday of travelling on mission. It can sometimes feel in life like God is only present in the big, life-defining moments, but God is also in the detail. How has God worked in your week?

This passage is a snapshot of what God was doing in a time and an age 2000-ish years ago and 2250 miles away from B&A. It's a time and context very different to ours, but people are still people, God is still God and the good news of Jesus is still good news, so what can we learn from them?

Sometimes even good news get's lost in translation because it doesn't seem relevant to the hearer or they can't understand the message. The new movement of 'Little Christs' that we read about in Acts had a message that is Good News everyone can understand if they hear and listen.

What kind of vow makes Paul cut all his hair off? Paul set himself aside, dedicating himself to God. Often we forget to set ourselves aside each day; when someone becomes a Christian, they make a vow of sorts – to be set aside to Jesus. Do we need to reconsecrate ourselves?

All through the Bible when Paul is mentioned we see him doing 3 things: announcing the Good News of Jesus, showing people a new way to live, and building new communities of faith. These actions look a lot like Jesus, but Paul is not trying to mimic Jesus, he's allowing Jesus to compel him.

As Paul waits in Athens for the rest of his team to join him, his spirit is provoked by the way the city works. Paul sees the Athenians searching for God in all sorts of places without success and does the only thing he can to improve the situation: he brings Jesus.

There are many filters through which we can view the world, in Acts 17 Paul is very clear on his worldview and has the evidence to back it up. Where does your worldview come from? How do you inform your worldview everyday?

The character of Barnabas in the book of Acts is one we can learn from! About halfway through the book, we stop hearing about him as much, but here are three lessons we can learn from Barnabas: sell your field, find an enemy, and give a second chance.

Jesus being for everyone, Jew and Gentile was a real challenge for the early Church, in Acts 15 they react by asking themselves: what of our old tradition really is important and relevant for the Church going forward? In our lives, what things might we need to let go of or take hold of?

In this part of Acts there are three types of news: Fake, Bad and Good. The fake news is you need to be circumcised to be saved. The bad news is you need to be saved. The good news is that Jesus saves.

All through Acts we see the results of the fire of the Holy Spirit as the Church spread the message of Jesus. At the end of Acts 14, we see the fire of the Holy Spirit catching in a way that will spread across Asia Minor into Europe...

We all come to Jesus is a different manner, just as the disciples did, carrying our own hopes, fears and baggage. We hear from the Apostle Peter, years after Jesus' resurrection...

The world needs free people. Jesus has come to set us free. What has he come to free us for? What is a sign that we’re not living in freedom? And what can we do about it?

We are playing our part in the great, unfinished story of the book of Acts. As we play our part in God's rescue plan in 2018, we can learn from the story so far. This week we learn what happens when God births a new phase of his rescue plan? What are the signs we can look for and how do we join in?

Acts Season 1 is over, bring on Season 2! In chapter 13 of Acts we experience a change in the focus of the story. It moves from Peter and the mission to spread the message of Jesus to the Jews, and builds on God’s invitation to all people in Paul’s mission to the gentiles, but the drama isn’t over…

The message of the Gospel, that Jesus died for your sin, is for everybody – it’s a message we cannot stop, even though some try. A great place to start partnering with the Gospel is to pray for the salvation of all and as we pray, Jesus asks us the question, “are you with me?”