Tag: acts

Two Thoughts on Damascus Road Experiences

Two Thoughts on Damascus Road Experiences

I recently had a lengthy conversation with someone who’d been attending our church for a few weeks. She shared her struggle to believe, because of various experiences both inside and...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
24 May 2024
Should Church Elders Prioritise Mercy Ministry? Considering 1 Timothy

Should Church Elders Prioritise Mercy Ministry? Considering 1 Timothy

I few weeks back I posted a short article reconsidering the meaning of Acts 6:1-6. As the early church grew so too did the demands for mercy ministry, charity, and...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
18 Aug 2022
Where Did All the Deacons Go? Reconsidering Acts 6

Where Did All the Deacons Go? Reconsidering Acts 6

Most Bible readers will be familiar with the establishment of diaconal ministry in Acts 6:1-6. Of course, the church had helped the needy since Pentecost (Acts 2:45; 4:34-35), making mercy...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
21 Jul 2022
Two Important Principles for Church Polity from Acts 15

Two Important Principles for Church Polity from Acts 15

Earlier this year I preached on the Council at Jerusalem, found in Acts 15. For readers who aren’t familiar with it, most commentators consider it to be either Acts’ centrepiece...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
03 Jun 2022

Pastor, God Grows Churches

When I finished writing this post I had a toss up over what its title should be. So here is the alternative heading: Pastor, Neither Men Nor Methods Grow Churches. Theologically...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
02 Jul 2019

Church Growth: Must We be Passionate about Numerical Growth?

A few weeks back I posted on church attendance and the role numbers might play in evaluating ministry, both positively and negatively. I argued that unqualified numbers indicate little more...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
17 May 2018

Galatians: Did Paul Deny the Truth of the Gospel?

Acts 16 starts thus: Paul came to Derbe and Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there and the brothers spoke well of him. He was the son of a Jewish...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
18 May 2016

Why Acts? Luke's Purpose for Writing the Sequel

What are we to make of the book of Acts? There is no other book like it in the New Testament, bridging the Gospels and the Epistles. Most agree that...

Graham Heslop Graham Heslop
05 Nov 2014