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Category: Acts
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March 19, 2026 – The Other Gift the Gentiles Receive — Acts #34Acts 10:9-43 Last week, we continued our discussion of the story of the centurion Cornelius and Peter, their two visions, and how God chose this moment to finally get Peter to understand the lesson he had been trying to teach His people for over…
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March 7, 2026 – God Seals the Deal — Acts #33Acts 10:34-43 For several weeks, we have been looking at the story of Cornelius, the centurion, and Peter in Acts 10. It is a huge moment in God’s plan to redeem the world. First, we looked back at Jesus’ first attempt to teach this to…
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March 1, 2026 – Double Visions — Acts #32Acts 10:9-43 Last week, we started looking at the story in Acts 10 of a centurion. And we came to understand that this centurion is the second half of a duo of centurions that God uses to teach a very important lesson. So we looked at the…
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February 26, 2026 – Double Vision – Two Centurions — Acts #31Acts 10:1-8 Double vision is an odd thing. I only experienced it once after a car accident when my jeep rolled several times and ended up upside down on the road. I had a bit of a concussion and was hanging upside down by…
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February 23, 2026 – Don’t waste the healing — Acts #30Acts 9:26–30 Today, we discuss the purpose of healing in God’s story. Now, it may seem obvious that the purpose of healing is to remove disease, restore physical function, and relieve discomfort. But the scriptures are clear that God has an even higher purpose when…
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February 10, 2026 – Persecution and Peace — Acts #29Acts 9:26–30 So let’s review where we are in Acts 9: Saul was persecuting the followers of Jesus until he encountered Jesus himself on the road to Damascus. Then he spends 3 years in Arabia to hear the word from God and to practice sharing Jesus…
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February 3, 2026 – But Barnabus…— Acts #28Acts 9:26–30 We last left Saul in Acts 9, traveling to Arabia to spend some time with God in the wilderness. His teachers had misled him in interpreting scripture into believing that Jesus was a fraud, and he needed to receive the truth directly from God. So…
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January 11, 2026 – The Place of Speaking— Acts #27Acts 9:1–30 We discussed last week how Saul went into the Jewish synagogue to convince them that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. But he didn’t get the response he wanted. Rather than being convinced, they became confused. And they started to get agitated. …
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December 3, 2025 – What Saul Does Next— Acts #26Acts 9:1–30 Saul had his experience with Jesus on the road to Damascus. He continued into Damascus, where, after 3 days, God sent Ananias so that Saul could regain his vision and be filled with the Holy Spirit. So what does Saul do next? Acts 9:19-22…
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December 17, 2025 – Unlikely Choices and Impossible Tasks— Acts #25Acts 9:10-19 Before we continue in Acts, I want to talk about the timeline. (You will not find universal agreement on the actual dates, but it is the division of time I want you to see here.) The Gospels begin with the story of…
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