Category: Acts for a 21st c. Church
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A Personal God – The Holy Spirit
Can you look in the mirror and see your soul? Neither can you look upon the Heavens or the earth and see the Holy Spirit. “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” – John 4:24 Acts 1 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many…
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The Gospel: Witnessed by the Romans
Acts 10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. Don’t miss this: Caesarea is the administrative capital and military outpost of the Roman…
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Stronger in the LORD
They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem. – Psalm 84:7 NLT What made weak followers of Jesus stronger after his resurrection and ascension? How is it that the faith of eleven remaining Disciples and a few former followers grew into a boldness in Christ that could not be…
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The Gospel: Preached by Stephen
Acts 6: Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number… The multitudes were now part of the way and living as disciples of the risen Christ Jesus. The twelve Apostles (with Mathias appointed to replace Judas) need the help of others. They appointed deacons – seven more men fully filled with the Holy…
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The Gospel: Preached by Peter
“Listen carefully, all of you… Acts 2: Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you…
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Fire of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2: When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. (It has been fifty days, nearly two months since the crucifixion and resurrection.) 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. The Apostles are in…
