Category: Acts for a 21st c. Church
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An Apostolic Model: Ministering to a Growing Church
How did Twelve Apostles minister to multitudes of disciples of a growing Church? Who would lead change after hearing their murmurings, (And THAT, knowing that some came to Christ from one TRADITION, while others came to the Lord from diverse ethnic standards of community, family and worship of God.) How can WE help relieve so…
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A Church Seized by Signs and Wonders
Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. ACTS of signs and wonders by the Apostles 5:11 NIV ACTS of Signs and Wonders What has just happened? At this point in Luke’s account of the ACTS of the church we encounter an unexpected sign and wonder which struck great fear…
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That’s Not Fair! Possessions and Community
The Saga of Ananias and Saphira From a background of my own evangelical christian American thinking I had always squirmed with a certain sense of unfairness that Ananias and Saphira died instantly at Peter’s feet when the Apostle confronted them about a sale of THEIR OWN possessions. Wasn’t the profit from THEIR MONEY from a…
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Acts 5 Not so fast to justice – Gamaliel – גַּמְלִיאֵל
Who is this man Gamaliel? An angel brought the Apostles out of their prison cell, unbeknownst to the ruling council of Jerusalem who are about to try them for speaking the Name of Jesus AGAIN. When they discover that the Apostles somehow once again preach to the people in the Temple, they order the captain…
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Arrested AND Released
So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out.. Acts of the Apostles 5:18-19a – CSB ACTS of Arrests witnessed by the Apostles Politically motivated religious leaders of Jerusalem now begin to develop a…
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Speaking the Word of God with Boldness
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness Acts of the Apostles 4:29 NIV The Believers Pray for Boldness DO YOU? How do YOU ACT Confidently in Christ Jesus? παρρησία – parrēsia Now as they observed the confidence G3954 of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as…
