Category: Acts of the Apostles

The Miracle of Pentecost

August 12, 2025 / Michael Haverkamp

On the morning of Pentecost, in 33 AD, there were maybe 500 followers of Jesus in the world. By the end of the great day, 3,000 people had been baptized. The Church grew sixfold in one day. It was the greatest day in the history of evangelization. How did it

The Ascension of Jesus and the Last Hour

July 14, 2025 / Michael Haverkamp

The Ascension of Jesus is the transitional point between Jesus’ earthly ministry and the Age of the Church. Luke both ends his gospel and begins Acts of the Apostles with this event. The Ascension is also the culmination of the Resurrection. Jesus did not defeat death for its own sake,

Acts of the Apostles (Introduction)

June 25, 2025 / Michael Haverkamp

On Sunday morning, May 24, in the year 33 A.D., 120 people were gathered together in the city of Jerusalem. Their leader had been killed seven weeks earlier, and they were in hiding. They were men and women, mostly humble workers, fishermen and the like, who lived outside the big