Persecution. Have you faced any? Do you think persecution still exists?
Acts, chapter four, shows Peter and John as they face the courts over the healing of the lame man in chapter three. Actually, it wasn’t the healing that got them in trouble with the court, it was the credit given to Jesus. The court did [...]
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31 Mar
Acts, Chapter 4.
24 Mar
Acts, Chapter 3.
“Peter and John went to pray.
They met a lame man on the way.
He asked for alms and held out his palms,
and this is what Peter did say.
Silver and gold have I none,
but such as I have, give I thee.
In the name of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth, rise up and walk.
He went walking and leaping and praising [...]
12 Mar
Acts, Chapter 2.
Verse 1
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” Acts 2:1
There’s several things that jump out at me about this verse: 1) The “Day of Pentecost”, 2) the words “fully come”, and 3) that they were all with “one accord”.
What was the “Day of Pentecost”? From [...]
6 Mar
Acts, Chapter 1
Wow! I didn’t realize that I was going to write four posts before even getting to the first Chapter! Thanks for sticking with me so far :0)
Now’s the part where I make observations, ask questions, and depend on all of you to help me with the answers. This past Sunday’s message by Bro. Mike spoke [...]
4 Mar
Acting in the Spirit.
My last post, Act as a Witness, addressed our mission as Christians using the biblical text of Acts 1:8. Because I was focusing on our mission, I almost left off part of the verse — the beginning that speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit:
“you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, [...]
3 Mar
Act as Witnesses.
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts. 1:8
Where is Jerusalem? Our hometown, our community
Where is Samaria? The “other side of the tracks”…people we don’t usually associate [...]
29 Feb
Acts, the Gospel Funnel.
Here we go with the definitions again …
funnel – A conical utensil with a small hole or narrow tube at the apex used to channel the flow of a substance into a container.
The book of Acts, as J. Vernon McGee points out, is like a funnel. Prior to Acts, we see the four gospels, [...]
27 Feb
Acts is a Verb.
The word, acts, is defined as:
To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of.
To perform on the stage
To behave like or pose as; impersonate
To behave as suitable for.
These definitions could assume a lot about the typical church goer. Definition #1 often describes those who “play” church. Unfortunately, many people make a point to go [...]
26 Feb
Act-ing.
Recently, I was led to begin an in-depth study of the book of Acts. I am challenged to question all that I know and have grown up knowing about the church and its’ purpose.
The questions I will ask are the “Who, What, When, Where, and How’s”? Who is the church? What is the church doing? When is [...]
7 Nov
Duct Tape Doesn’t Stick.
“ When you pass and come back to let me know that I am not on the list to get into heaven then I will have a problem with my life and do some things differently “
Such heartbreaking words. Heartbreaking because they were received by a sister in Christ, from her sister in the world. Such bitter, [...]
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