From the category archives:
Read Acts 8 At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. (Acts 8:1) Thoughts… Acts 8:1 couldn’t have been very much fun for these first century believers, but it [...]
Read Acts 7 But Stephen, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” (Acts [...]
Read Acts 6 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. (Acts 6:8) Thoughts… “But I’m just a layman!” Those words may not be spoken openly, but I think they represent an attitude that is fairly prevalent among average churchgoers. Behind those words [...]
Read Acts 5 “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine…” (Acts 5:28) Thoughts… If you didn’t take the time, go back and read Acts 5—you’ll enjoy it! This is Christianity at its best. This is church [...]
Read Acts 4 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) Thoughts… Peter and John didn’t have much—no money, no position, no education, no religious pedigree. [...]
Read Acts 3 Then Peter said, “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.” (Acts 3:6) Thoughts… The proper title of the book of Acts is “The Acts of the Apostles,” [...]
Read Acts 2 And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:47) Thoughts… I hope you don’t think I am being irreverent, but when churches don’t have the A2 Sauce—you know, the Acts 2 infilling of the Holy Spirit—they have to resort to smoke [...]
Ray Noah
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