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December 7, 2021

Acts 6 – Stephen

In Acts 6:8 we read that Stephen – one of the seven men chosen to serve widows on behalf of the church in Jerusalem – was having a powerful spiritual...
November 30, 2021

Acts 6

In Acts 6 we read that as the young church in Jerusalem was growing, they had a problem – nothing earth-shaking about that.  The problem was a complaint that non-Palestinian,...
November 16, 2021

Acts 6:1 – Making Disciples

Acts 6:1 begins: “Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number…”  This is the first use of the term disciples in Acts.  The word translated disciple is the same Greek root used in...
November 9, 2021

Acts 5

Contrary to our human wisdom, the fallout from the tragic account of Ananias and Sapphira at the beginning of Acts Chapter 5 was that the church actually grew deeper and...
November 2, 2021

Acts 5

One of the things that attracted me to the Bible as a source of truth, even as an unbeliever, was how the Word of God did not hide the faults...
October 26, 2021

Acts 4:24-31

There are many powerful prayers in the Bible.  One of my favorites is near the end of Acts 4.  After Peter and John were released from their imprisonment and intimidation...
October 19, 2021

Acts 4:13-26

The scene in Acts 4: Peter and John healed a lame man at the temple in Jerusalem.  They proclaimed the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to the large crowd...
October 12, 2021

Acts 4:1-12

In the opening verses of Acts 4, we read that Peter and John were arrested by the Jewish religious leaders before a large crowd soon after healing a lame man...
October 5, 2021

Acts 3

The catalyzing event for all of Chapters 3 and 4 of Acts occurred while Peter and John were going to the temple in Jerusalem for the mid-afternoon time of prayer. ...
September 28, 2021

Acts 2:41-47

Acts 2:41 tells us that 3000 persons were added to the believers in Jerusalem following Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost!  Verse 42 adds:      And they were...