Day 5: Striving Together for the GospelReading: Philippians 1:27; Ephesians 4:11-16; Acts 15:33-35Devotional:After the controversy was resolved, the church in Antioch did not celebrate its unity and t...  Read More

Day 4: Holding Fast to HopeReading: Hebrews 10:23; Romans 5:1-5; Acts 15:28-29Devotional:The council at Jerusalem grounded their decision not only in careful reasoning but in the leading of the Holy S...  Read More

Day 3: Strengthening One Another in the FaithReading: Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 15:30-32; Romans 15:1-2Devotional:When the letter from Jerusalem arrived in Antioch, the people rejoiced. But the story did...  Read More

Day 2: Vigilance Against the EnemyReading: 1 Peter 5:8-9; Ephesians 6:10-13; Acts 15:24Devotional:In Acts 15, the Jerusalem council acknowledged that false teachers had gone out and troubled the belie...  Read More

Day 1: Stand Firm in the TruthReading: 1 Timothy 3:14-16; Acts 15:22-29; 1 Corinthians 16:13Devotional:A building is only as reliable as its foundation. When the foundation shifts, everything built up...  Read More

Day 5: Getting and Staying In Tune With God*Reading: Romans 12:1-2Devotional: An orchestra produces beauty only when every musician tunes to the same standard and follows the same conductor. When each...  Read More

Day 4: Adjusting Your Life to God's DirectionReading: 2 Kings 5:1-14Devotional: Naaman was a powerful man with a desperate need and a very specific idea of how his healing should happen. When God's di...  Read More

Day 3: The Danger of Hindering God's WorkReading: Acts 15:12-19Devotional: James drew a sobering conclusion from what God was doing and what Scripture had said. His word was simple: do not put unneces...  Read More

Day 2: Letting Scripture Set the StandardReading: Psalm 119:105-112Devotional: James did not rely on feelings or preferences when he addressed the Jerusalem council. He turned to the Word of God, quot...  Read More

Day 1: Recognizing What God Is Already DoingReading: John 5:17-20Devotional: It is easy to spend years planning what we will do for God while missing what He is already doing around us. Jesus made cle...  Read More

Day 5: Jesus Plus NothingReading: Acts 15:5-11Devotional:The greatest threat the early church faced was not that people would forget Jesus entirely. It was that they would decide Jesus was not enough....  Read More

Day 4: Grace That Cannot Be EarnedReading: Titus 3:4-7Devotional:Peter's conclusion in Acts 15 was direct: neither the Jewish believers nor the Gentile converts were saved by keeping the law. Both wer...  Read More