Author Archives: L. Lyden

Take the Opportunity Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?  Acts 3:12 Have you ever missed out on an opportunity?  Maybe it was onContinue reading “Thursday, September 14, 2023”

Your Marching Orders Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Acts 3:6 You are probably familiar with the scripture passage we are looking at today.  It is the account of the ApostlesContinue reading “Tuesday, September 12, 2023”

Continue Daily So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,  Acts 2:46 This is quite a picture of how the New Testament Church started.  On the day of Pentecost, three thousand people were added to those thatContinue reading “Monday, September 11, 2023”

Agree? When you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there are also factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.  1 Corinthians 11:18 &19 I look forward to the day when we as believers in ChristContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

The gift But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is (her) man, and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:3 I like to give gifts.  Whether it is for birthdays, Christmas or some other special occasion, it is just one of theContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

What should we do? Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 In the world we live in today, we have an unlimited selection of activities,Continue reading “Friday, September 8, 2023”

How can we hear? We hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” Acts2:11 What a wonderful thing to consider.  On the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit filled the first New Testament believers, the first act of the Holy Spirit was to make sure that the people on theContinue reading “Thursday, September 7, 2023”

Minister from the overflow And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.  Acts 1:4  Have you ever been in a situation where you were asked a hard question?  Something beyond what we can know for sure in this world?  Or maybeContinue reading “Wednesday, September 6, 2023”

Continue in Prayer These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.  Acts 1:14 The prayer of agreement.  It is one of the most powerful ways to pray.  It is when two or more of God’s people get together and comeContinue reading “Tuesday, September 5, 2023”

The same way “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!” Acts 1:11  A lot of people argue about if Jesus will come back to the earthContinue reading “Monday, September 4, 2023”