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Category: Acts
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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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July 1 – Asking the Right Question About Pentecost — Acts #4Acts 2:1-13 Acts 2:1-13 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, filling the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of…
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Acts #3 — The Decision to Replace JudasActs 1:15-26 Last week, we completed our 70-week study of Jesus’ ministry. We will continue the Bible’s story with the Book of Acts, Luke’s second volume. We have already covered the ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts chapters 1 and 2. …
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Acts #1 — The AscensionMark 16:15-19, Luke 24:50-53, Acts1:1-11, Hebrews (many passages)(Cross-posted in the 70 weeks with Jesus section.) Luke 24:50-51 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped…
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Acts #2 — Shavuot (Pentecost)Acts 2:1-13(Cross-posted in the 70 weeks with Jesus section.) We have reached week 70 in our study. We began in January, looking at John the Baptist as the forerunner to Jesus. The 70-week study of Jesus’ ministry started on February 16th, with Jesus’ baptism. We have followed Jesus week by week…
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