Tag: Jesus

  • 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…

    open jail door "Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
  • 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…

    man with clinched fists in handcuffs "Acts 4:29 Speak your word with boldness
  • We are Beggars in the House of God

    Begging for Blessing You may have had a beggar at your door recently. My new neighbor asked me if he should expect any ‘trick or treaters’ invading our neighborhood. Probably not, I responded. We generally have sweets here for ourselves that I could give away to a beggar, I assured. But he thought it might…

    man sitting on ground by wall with another man reaching down to put something in the cup this beggar holds out