Book of Acts (Page 2)
Stephen’s Trial – Abraham to Joseph
Acts 7:1-20 Stephen is standing in front of the Sanhedrin, accused of blasphemy against the law of Moses, and against the Temple. The high council was not happy with Stephens preaching, so they hired scoundrels to present false testimony against Stephen. Stephen’s response is based on Israel’s history, highlighting an interesting pattern – the first time God sends a saviour to Israel, Israel rejects them. But the second time they accept: Joseph, Moses, and ultimately Jesus. God called Abraham to…
Wisdom and the Spirit of God
Acts 6:1-15 The church continued to grow, and disputes arose between the Jewish and Greek believers The apostles needed to focus on teaching rather than dealing with matters of this sort. They were dedicated to prayer and ministry of the Word. The apostles got the church involved in resolving this issue. 7 men from the Greek believers were chosen to manage the food distribution. The first non- apostolic ministry of the church was feeding the widows One of these men…
Disobedient Disciples and a Wise Pharisee
Acts 5:17-42 This is the second time Peter and John are arrested within a few weeks. They were put in prison to get them out of the way, but at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out. If God has a job for you to do, and you are walking in it, He can do anything to overcome obstacles that would prevent you from accomplishing your job. The witness of the apostles was…
Lying to the Holy Spirit
Acts 5:1-17 In the context of great power being on the apostles and great grace on the church, people were selling property and bringing the proceeds to the apostles. It was a wonderful time But the devil hates the church, and was working against it both through external persecution and internal discord. Ananias and Sophira sold their land, but secretly kept part of the proceeds, and brought it to the apostles as if it was the whole amount. Ananias dropped…
Prayer
Acts 4:23-37 When the disciples were released they sought fellowship, rather than isolation The disciples prayed from Psalm 2, acknowledging who God is, and that He is control of every situation. They prayed: 1. Look at the threats This was a very mature way to pray, having faith in God to resolve the matter I. The best way. 2. Boldness for witnessing. 1. Signs and wonders Opportunities to witness The place in which they were meeting was shaken,and everyone there…
We Cannot But Speak
Acts 4:1-22 The Sadducees were the Jewish political leaders, and didn’t want any changes to their world view or political structure. Instead of marvelling at the miracle and trying to find out more, they want to squash the Apostle’s witnessing Peter and John were put into prison overnight The next day, the entire ruling council gathered to investigate.Peter again uses this opportunity to witness for Jesus, accusing them of killing Jesus and declaring that God raised Him from the dead.…
The Second Sermon
Acts 3:11-26 The lame man, having been healed through faith in the name of Jesus Christ was free at last. Are we crippled in our life trough fear, remorse, sin, anger?We too can be freed through Jesus. The people in the crowd were staring at Peter and John in amazement at this miraculous healing. Peter explained that Jesus, whom they had crucified, had healed the lame mam The crowd knew about Jesus, but didn’t know Him personally. Peter took this…
Healing the Lame Man
Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John meet a lame man as they were on the way to the temple. The lame man sat at the temple every day begging. He asked Peter and John for some coins “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you” “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” The lame man had the faith to leap up. They went into the temple to the amazement…
The First Church
Acts 2:22-47 This four key pillars critical for all Churches. Each of them could be a whole study, buy we will just have a quick look at them today. Pillar 1: “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine” The Apostle’s Doctrine is the gospel of Jesus Christ, including that: Pillar 2: Fellowship, The word Fellowship here is a comprehensive word that means all of the following together at the same time: Pillar 3: The breaking of bread As well…
The First Sermon
Acts 2:22-29 The Gospel of Luke and Acts both start with the Holy Spirit coming to bring the Kingdom of God. Pentecost was a Jewish feast, signifying the people of Israel as God’s covenant people. Peter delivered the first sermon of the Church, a powerful message telling the people that they had a part in crucifying Jesus. The Holy Spirit supports the Gospel and opens people’s heats. The work of the Holy spirit is to convict people of their sin,…
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