Reading: Acts 8:1-4 And Saul approved of their killing him.The Church Persecuted and ScatteredOn that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles wer...  Read More

Reading: Psalm 130 A song of ascents.1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;2     Lord, hear my voice.Let your ears be attentive    to my cry for mercy. 3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,    Lord,...  Read More

Reading: Acts 7:51-6051 “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! 52 Was there ever a prophet your an...  Read More

Reading: John 15:18-21 The World Hates the Disciples18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not...  Read More

Reading: Luke 14:25-33The Cost of Being a Disciple25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and childr...  Read More

Reading: 1 Samuel 17:45-4745 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Isra...  Read More