Daily Bread
Aug 11, 2026 (Tue)
SAUL’S BOLD WITNESS
Acts 9:20-31
1. Saul went into the synagogue and preached that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. The man who had raised havoc among Christians in Jerusalem, and who had come to Damascus to destroy the church, h(...)
ReadAug 10, 2026 (Mon)
SAUL’S CONVERSION
Acts 9:1-19
1. Saul went to Damascus to arrest the Christians there. His zeal to destroy Christianity was fierce. Suddenly a bright light appeared and he fell to the ground. Jesus humbly spoke to Saul asking him(...)
ReadAug 9, 2026 (Sun)
PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH
Acts 8:26-40
1. Philip obeyed an angel of the Lord and left a fruitful ministry in Samaria to go south towards Gaza. He did not know why, but he did not question God'sleading. In time, he would learn that it was G(...)
ReadAug 8, 2026 (Sat)
THE CHURCH PERSECUTED AND SCATTERED
Acts 8:1-25
1. Stephen'sdeath marked the beginning of a great persecution of the church by anti-Christians. The most ardent persecutor was Saul, a young Pharisee who had participated in Stephen'sstoning. Saul wen(...)
ReadAug 7, 2026 (Fri)
STEPHEN’S MARTYRDOM
Acts 7:39-60
1. The idolatry that eventually led God'speople into Babylonian captivity started in the desert when they made the golden calf (Ex 32). They did not obey Moses, who had received God'sliving words. In(...)
ReadAug 6, 2026 (Thu)
GOD CALLED MOSES
Acts 7:17-38
1. God used cruel oppression to give the slave people a longing to leave Egypt. Then God prepared a shepherd to lead them out. Because of his parents' faith, the infant Moses survived the genocide, an(...)
ReadAug 5, 2026 (Wed)
GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES
Acts 7:1-16
1. When Stephen spoke, he gave his accusers the gospel--in the context of history. He started with father Abraham. In Genesis, Abraham'sfaith is characterized by obedience to God'sword and belief in G(...)
ReadAug 4, 2026 (Tue)
DEVOTED TO PRAYER AND THE WORD
Acts 6:1-15
1. The Grecian Jews had been born and raised in other parts of the Roman Empire. The natives of Jerusalem were Hebraic Jews. The common life, in which they shared material things and cared for the nee(...)
ReadAug 3, 2026 (Mon)
GO, STAND, AND TELL THE WORDS OF LIFE
Acts 5:17-42
1. When the number of believers increased, the high priests became insanely jealous and had the apostles arrested. Beware–pride, self-righteousness, and jealousy are used by the devil to destroy the c(...)
ReadAug 2, 2026 (Sun)
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 5:1-16
1. Ananias and his wife Sapphira saw the great respect that Barnabas had received from his donation. They wanted the same glory, but kept back some money after selling a field and pretending it was th(...)
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