Category: Acts for a 21st c. Church

Acts Apostolos - Acts of the Apostles - the chronicles of Christ's Apostles - a history of Christ's Church including early leaders like Stephen, Philip the Evangelist, Paul, Barnabas and many others
Acts of the Apostles + a History of Christ’s Church

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Acts of the Apostles:
+ The first century Church SHARED Christ while suffering severe persecution.
+ Luke records a historic account of the Church which gives 21c Christians a context to SHARE the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others.

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+ SHARE the Gospel history witnessed in the CURRENT chronological SERIES from ACTS of the APOSTLES.

  • 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…

    sick laid at Peter's feet in Jerusalem to be healed by falling in his shadow
  • 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…

    Then Ananias, hearing these words, (C)fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things. Acts 5:5 painting of Ananias dead at the feet of Peter and John
  • 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…

    1350 illustration of Gamaliel seated with students