Tag: Acts

[:en]Barnabs and Saul were sent off to proclaim the word of God in Jerusalem at Salamis (vs. 1-3).  They traveled to Paphos with John as their helper and met Elymas, the sorcerer, who opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul, Serguis Paulus from faith.  He was made blind by Paul (vs. 4-12).  From Paphos,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 13[:]

[:en]King Herod put to death James, the brother of John.  He seized Peter and put him in prison.  But the angel of the Lord miraculously led him out from prison. Meanwhile, when King Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and delivered a public address to the people, the people considered him as a  voice from… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 12[:]

[:en]Believers who had been scattered by the persecution went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks about the good news.  A great number believed and turned to the Lord.  Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch.  Both of them taught a great number… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 11[:]

[:en]Cornelius was a centurion, a devout and Good-fearing  man.  One day, he saw an angel of God telling him to bring Peter, who was in Joppa. Meanwhile Peter had a vision from God not to call anything impure that God has made clean (v. 15).  The Spirit told him to go with the three men… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 10[:]

[:en]While on his journey to Damascus, Saul encountered Jesus and became blind.  The Lord instructed Ananias to heal Saul.  When Saul was able to see, he got up and was baptized and began to preach that Jesus is the Son of God.  Many disciples were afraid of him not believing that he really was a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 9[:]

[:en]As great persecution broke out against church at Jerusalem, Saul was there giving approval to Stephen’s death.  He also went from house to house and dragged off men and women and put them in prison. Philip preached in Samaria and performed miracles, casting out evil spirits and haling paralytic and cripples.  There is great joy… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 8[:]

[:en]Stephen delivered a message to the Sanhedrin about how Israel resisted the truth and rejected the deliverers God sent to them.   Upon hearing it, they were so furious.  They dragged Stephen out of the city and stoned him to death.  Stephen’s last prayer was:  “Lord, Jesus, receive my spirit” and “Lord do not hold this… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 7[:]

[:en]The 12 apostles chose 7 – Stephen, Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas from Antioch – and laid their hands on them, giving them the responsibility to look after the widows and in the daily distribution of food.  So the word of God spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly. Stephen,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 6[:]

[:en]Ananias and Sapphira sold a piece of property and lied to the Spirit, the church and to Peter.  Their dishonesty cost their lives.  The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people.  More and more men and women believed in the Lord.  Those who were sick and tormented by evil spirits were healed.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 5[:]

[:en]The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection of Christ.  So when Peter and John proved from the scripture that Jesus was alive and the beggar was healed through the power of the name of Jesus, they wanted to put a stop to their ministry.  They seized Peter and John and put them in jail. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 4[:]