Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Category: Acts
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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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December 10, 2025 – Shalom, and the War You Didn’t Realize You Were Fighting— Acts #24Acts 9:1-9 Words in Hebrew have very rich meanings. Last time, we discussed the Hebrew word ‘shema’. Shema means listen, but more than listen, it means listen and obey. Obedience is not optional. If you did not obey, then you…
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November 25, 2025 – Responses to the Gospel — “Thanks” & “No Thanks” — Acts #22Acts 8:9-24 One problem when you are going through a book of the Bible in a class or a sermon series is that you come to a time in the calendar when you want to cover a particular topic, like…
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November 18, 2025 – The Turning Point in Acts— Acts #21Acts 8:1-8 Today, we come to a significant turning point in the book of Acts. Acts 8:1-3 And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except…
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November 13, 2025 – Stephen, Stoning, and Getting What You Deserve— Acts # 20Acts 7:54 – 8;1 Acts 7:54-60 Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing…
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