Category: Acts
A weekly study through the book of Acts.
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August 16, 2026 – Controversy, Part 3— Acts #52Acts. 15:1-21 For the past two weeks, we have been discussing the controversy in Acts 15 that arose a mere 12-15 years after Jesus ascended to heaven. Suddenly they had a new problem. When Jesus came, some of the Jewish people recognized him as the Messiah their…
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August 16, 2026 – Controversy, Part 2— Acts #51Acts. 15:1-21 Last week we began to look at a controversy in the early years of the church. It had only been about 12 years since Jesus ascended to heaven, and there was already a heated debate over a critical issue in Acts 15. The disagreement is about…
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August 9, 2026 – Controversy, Part 1— Acts #50 Acts. 15:1-5 It seems we are living in a time of much controversy among the organized churches. The United Methodist Church has had a long-lasting controversy over the issue of sexual sins. The same issues currently face the Presbyterian Church USA. The Southern Baptist Convention and…
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August 2, 2026 – Commitment, Courage and Community— Acts #49Acts. 14:1-7 There are moments in life when we discover what we are really made of. Do you remember the name Arland D. Williams Jr.? Arland D. Williams Jr. was a passenger on Air Florida Flight 90 that crashed into a bridge on the Potomac River in…
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July 28, 2026 – How to Respond to a Miracle— Acts #48Acts. 14:1-7 Last week, we looked at Acts 14 and how God healed the man in Lystra who had never been able to walk. This week we will talk about how people reacted to this miracle. Acts 14:8-18. Now at Lystra there was a man…
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July 21, 2026 – Faith that can be Seen— Acts #48Acts. 14:1-7 In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas begin their first missionary journey. They leave the home church in Antioch, Syria, and sail to the island of Cyprus, then from there to what is now Turkey. On this journey, they are in central Asia Minor, then…
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July 14, 2026 – United or Divided?— Acts #47Acts. 14:1-7 Acts 14:1-7 Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So they remained…
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July 5, 2026 – Failure or Success— Acts #46Acts. 13:4-12 I have met some amazing cooks in my time, but almost all of them have stories of dishes that just didn’t turn out as they expected. Culinary failures. But some failures can become great successes. 100 years ago, there were no chocolate chip cookies. And the…
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June 30, 2026 – The Journey Begins— Acts #45Acts. 13:4-12 Acts 13:4-6 The two of them, [Saul and Barnabas], sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with…
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June 16, 2026 – Fasting to Seek God — Acts #44Acts. 13:1-3 This week we continue looking at Acts 13, at that particular worship service held in 45 AD in the city of Antioch. This was a momentous day in the New Testament, for it was on this day that the Spirit of God spoke to…
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