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Category: Acts
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November 6, 2025 – Temples, Monuments, and Churches— Acts #19Acts 6:12 – 7:1 We continue with the story of Stephen. He was chosen to be one of seven to oversee the distribution of resources in the growing church. He was obedient to this and more. The Holy Spirit began to do miracles through him. Then…
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October 29, 2025 – Good News and Bad News— Acts #18Acts 6:8–15 Acts 6:8-15 And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians,…
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October 23, 2025 – Time to Serve— Acts #17Acts 6:1–7 Acts 6:1-7 Now in these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said,…
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October 13, 2025 – This Is How I Fight My Battles — Acts #16Acts 5:33-42 Today, we will conclude our story in Acts 5. Remember that the apostles are all placed in prison overnight for disobeying a specific order from the highest court in Israel. But God decided that they didn’t need to stay…
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October 7, 2025 – The Central Message of Acts — Acts #15Acts 5:17-33 As we continue our study in the Book of Acts, I want to use this story in chapter 5 to highlight the central purpose of the book. What is the primary lesson we should learn from the book of Acts? Acts 5:17-33 …
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September 21, 2025 – It’s Just Another Miracle— Acts #14Acts 5:12-16 As we continue our study of Acts, we last saw the early church get its first threat from the Temple leaders. They were told to stop talking about Jesus or there would be consequences. But this didn’t slow down most of them. They went…
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September 16, 2025 – A Tale of Two Thieves (or 3)— Acts #13Acts 5:1-31 I was only a boy back at the oasis at Kadesh, barely old enough to carry water. We were at the border of the long-awaited promised land. Moses had sent 12 men to spy out the land before we entered. I…
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September 9, 2025 – A Biblical View of Ownership — Acts #12Acts 4:32-37 Most of the teachings I do are verse-by-verse explanations of scripture, giving you the context for the passage, history, language, and culture. But today’s is topical. Something is going on in the community of these early believers that many people find unusual,…
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September 2, 2025 – The Followers of Jesus Respond to the Threat — Acts #11Acts 4:23-31 We have been discussing this one story about Peter, John, and the lame man for the past month. The story unfolds over 24 hours, but spans almost two chapters of Acts. It began one afternoon at 3 pm when…
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September 2, 2025 – The Priests’ Response — Acts #10Acts 4:13-22 Recap: John and Peter were on their way to the 3 pm Temple service, and healed a man who had been paralyzed from birth and begged at the gate. He followed them into the Temple, and there was an uproar over his healing. Peter…
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