The Early Church Through Acts — 28 Days

The book of Acts tells how the first community was born and grew after Jesus was taken up: the coming of the Spirit, the earliest testimonies, the journeys and the spread of the message from Jerusalem all the way to Rome. This 28-day plan reads the book day by day, chapter by chapter. Each day carries you forward through the story with a single chapter. Tap each day to jump straight into reading.

Day 1 — The ascension and the waiting

Day 2 — Pentecost: the Spirit comes

Day 3 — A healing at the temple

Day 4 — The boldness of the first community

Day 5 — Honesty and growth

Day 6 — Seven helpers are chosen

Day 7 — Stephen's testimony

Day 8 — The message spreads to Samaria

Day 9 — The turning of Saul

Day 10 — Cornelius: the door opens to the nations

Day 11 — The community at Antioch

Day 12 — Rescue from prison

Day 13 — The first mission journey begins

Day 14 — Lystra and the return

Day 15 — The council at Jerusalem

Day 16 — Doors open in Philippi

Day 17 — A speech in Athens

Day 18 — A long stay in Corinth

Day 19 — Powerful works in Ephesus

Day 20 — Words of farewell

Day 21 — Return to Jerusalem and arrest

Day 22 — A defense before the crowd

Day 23 — A secret plot

Day 24 — Trial before the governor

Day 25 — Appeal to Caesar

Day 26 — Testimony before a king

Day 27 — The storm and the shipwreck

Day 28 — Arrival in Rome and an open door