Tag: Acts

[:en]Stephens Speech to the Sanhedrin (vs. 1-53) Stephen relate the history of Israel as follows:  From Abraham – Jesus – Jacob – Joseph – Moses – Joshua – David – Solomon,  He seized the opportunity to summarize his teachings about Jesus and revealed to them that they circumcised their baby boys but failed to obey… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 7[:]

[:en]The Choosing of the Seven (vs. 1-7) As the member of believers increased, the widows of the Grecian Jews were overlooked in the daily distribution of food as against the Hebraic Jews.  So the 12 gathered and told the brothers to choose 7 men from among them to be responsible while they would focus their… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 6 [:]

[:en]Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin (vs. 1-22) The Sadducees were members of a small but powerful Jewish religious sect that did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.  Since Peter and John were teaching something that contradicted their belief and many had believed, they seized Peter and John and put them in jail. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 4[:]

[:en]Peter Heals the Crippled Beggar (vs. 1-10) Peter and John went to the temple in the afternoon to pray.  At the entrance to the temple was the Beautiful Gate where a beggar was there begging.  The lame man asked money from Peter but Peter gave him something much better – the ability to walk.  He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 3[:]

[:en]The Holy Spirit Comes at the Time of Pentecost (vs. 1-13) Jesus was crucified at Passover and He ascended to heaven 40 days after His Resurrection.  The Holy Spirit came 50 days after the Resurrection, 10 days after the ascension.   Many Jews from all nations gathered in Jerusalem and celebrated the Passover, Festival of Harvest… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 2[:]

[:en]Jesus Taken Up to Heaven (vs. 1-12) Before Jesus was taken to heaven, He spent 40 days teaching His disciples and they became convinced of the Resurrection of Christ, learned about the kingdom of God and knew about the Holy Spirit as their source of power.  For they will be His witness in Jerusalem and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 1[:]

[:en]Paul finally reached an island called Malta.  The islanders were hospitable.  They built a fire and welcomed them.  When Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper came out and bit him.  When the people saw that nothing had happened to him, they said he was a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 28[:zh]Thoughts fro[:]

[:en]When  Paul boarded a ship to Italy, a hurricane called “Northeater” swept down from the island.  Paul urged the people on board the ship to eat and assured them that not one of them will be lost.[:]

[:en]Porcius Festus succeeded Felix and convened the court.  Paul was presented and he appealed to Caesar.  King Agrippa and Bernia arrived at Caesarea and were able to hear Paul speak.  Paul made his defense by telling his testimony of conversion and citing that he was accused because of his belief in the resurrection of Christ. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 25-26[:]

[:en]Ananias the high priest together with Tertulles, a lawyer and some of the elders went to Caesarea to bring their charges against Paul before Governor Felix.  They accused him of being a trouble maker.  But Paul defended himself and said that the reason why they brought charges against him was concerning the resurrection of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 24[:]