A helpful guide...

A guide to reading my ramblings:

Most discussion will be by section, as separated and titled in the Holman Christian Standard Bible, the translation I am currently using. If I refer to a section or a passage and don’t specify which verses, consult your nearest HCSB translation.

I am not using any commentaries, nor do I intend for this to be a detailed discussion of every single verse in the book of Acts. I’m not that smart and I am trying to get through the entire book in a month. If you have any details or additional references to add or contribute, I would love to hear from you.

I believe God is going to reveal many things that I need to know and understand and apply to my life. I also recognize that I have been challenged greatly seeing how God has challenged others, so my prayer is that God would use these words to grow you as well. I am not trying to impress anyone with how well I can write or interpret scriptures, because I am inadequate on both accounts, I’m only attempting to put into words what God is speaking to my heart. I pray He’ll speak to you as well.

Let's get started...

My name is Ryan Hill and I have just joined the ranks of the unemployed, at least for the month of January. And, like thousands of other Americans without a job, I decided I would go occupy something. But, rather than wasting my time camping in public parks trying to protest what I am against, I have decided to occupy something to show what I am for. So, for the month of January, I am going to occupy God’s word, and specifically I am going to spend the month in the book of Acts. Jesus’ church spread like wildfire in the first century, and the direction and function of the church was described and mapped out for us in the book of Acts. I want Jesus’ church, not man’s church or religion’s church, to spread like wildfire in the 21^st century, so I’m going to see how it was done then to see what needs to be done now. My plan is to journey through the book of Acts, verse by verse, studying and praying through one chapter each day. I will then update this blog with the truths revealed and the challenges received each day as I go on this journey. I do not pretend to think this will be an exhaustive commentary with deep spiritual and theological truth for all to read, but rather an account of how God is challenging and changing me through the reading of His word.

28 chapters in 31 days.

Infinite amount of truth, very finite mind.

Lord may my ears hear and my eyes see whatever it is you have for me!