Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Category: Acts
A weekly study through the book of Acts.
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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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August 19 – Arm Wrestling and Cornerstones — Acts #9Acts 4:1-12 So, ‘cornerstone’ you can see in the Bible, but ‘arm wrestling’? We are going to look at two common visual concepts that run as themes throughout the Bible. If you understand where these themes come from, it will make it more meaningful for you…
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August 12 – Peter’s Sermon to the Jews in the Temple — Acts #8Acts 3:11-28 Last week, we discussed the beggar at the gate and the miraculous healing he received. We reviewed the two things God wants from us: obedience and compassion. People saw this man leaping about and recognized him as the paralyzed beggar…
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August 5 – The Beggar at the Gate — Acts #7Acts 3:1-10 Acts 3:1-10 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called…
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July 29 – Pentecost! Then What Did They Do? — Acts #6Acts 2:42-47 At Pentecost, after the presence of God descended on the people and Peter preached a sermon, the people reacted and asked a question: What should we do? Peter tells them to “Repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Spirit.” 3000 people…
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July 15 – Pentecost! So What Shall We Do? — Acts #5Acts 2:37-41 Pentecost. The Holy Spirit comes in wind and fire. There is a miracle of understanding languages that is a reversal of God’s intervention at the Tower of Babel. Last week, we examined the response of those who asked the question, “What does…
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