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Category: Acts
A weekly study through the book of Acts.
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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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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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