Acts 8:9-25: Simon Magus; magic; true power of God with Philip; gospel in Samaria; Samaritans receive the Spirit; transitional period; Simon’s offer to buy the giving of Spirit; Peter’s curse […]
Acts 7:51-8:8 Lesson 19
Acts 7:51-8:8: Stephen indictments; stiff-necked people; uncircumcised in heart; Jesus at the right hand of God; Stephen stoned; sin not held against them; Saul approved; the persector; Philip in Samaria.
Acts 7:35-50 Lesson 18
Acts 7:35-50: Moses as a redeemer, leader and Law-giver, prophet; prophet like me; Jesus like Moses; Israel’s idol worship; God turned them over; Moloch; Rephan; tabernacle; temple; Most High does […]
Acts 7:8-34 Lesson 17
Acts 7:8-34: covenant of circumcision; Joseph story; Israelites in Egypt; Moses; accused and rejected; holy ground.
Acts 6:8-7:7 Lesson 16
Acts 6:8-7:7: The Arrest of Stephen; synagogue; their opposition; false accusations; his face like an angel; his speech begins: Abraham: no inheritance, his future inheritance.
Acts 6:1-7 Lesson 15
Acts 6:1-7: appointment of the seven; Hellenists; Twelve Apostles; disciples; deacons; leadership and priorities.
Acts 5:21b-42 Lesson 14
Acts 5:21b-42: rearrest, deliberations and release of apostles; blood upon us; obeying God rather than man; hanging him on a tree; God exalted Jesus; council’s reaction; Pharisees; Gamaliel.
Acts 5:1-21a Lesson 13
Acts 5:1-21a: deceiving the Spirit; Satan filled the heart; lieing to the Spirit; testing the Spirit; shadow of Peter heals; the apostle’s arrest; angelic jailbreak; following divine orders to teach.
Acts 4:23-37 Lesson 12
Acts 4:23-37: Community life: prayer for boldness; Gentiles rage; kings and rulers against the Lord’s Anointed; fulfilled in Jesus; All in God’s plan; God’s response to their prayer; all things […]
Acts 4:1-22 Lesson 11
Acts 4:1-22: Arrest of Peter and John; Sadducees; the examination; filling of the Holy Spirit; Peter’s answer; the stone-son analogy; salvation in no one else; the council’s decision; God’s will […]