Summary: Cornelius and Peter both get special communication from God, one via an angel and the other through a trance, to bring them together. Cornelius and his household are so ready to accept the Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 9
Summary: Saul of Tarsus is stopped in his tracks by bright light and the voice of the Lord Jesus. Saul is led away blind, but God sends Ananias to pray for him and tell him to call on the name of the Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 8
Summary: Saul's murderous rampage continues, Simon the sorcerer makes a huge mistake, and Philip gets instructions from an angel. Read from the World English Bible. Some dangerous spiritual Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 6
Summary: It was important to those in the early Church to take care of the basic needs of widows. They chose men full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom to oversee it. Stephen was one of these men. He also Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 5
Summary: In the first scene, Ananias and Sapphira try to lie to the Holy Spirit. Great fear came on those in the church when they saw the consequences. Later Peter and the apostles are arrested Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 4
Summary: Peter and John are taken into custody by the religious authorities for teaching about Jesus and the resurrection from the dead. Peter takes the opportunity to preach the gospel, including Continue Reading
Acts Chapter 3 Recap, More Discussion on Prayer, and Introducing the Book: If You Would Only Ask
Summary: We discussed Acts Chapter 3 during out time of Christian fellowship this week, so I summarize that, as well as comment on the translation of "alms". Our discussion included a lot about Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 3
Summary: The crowd is in awe when Peter and John heal the man who has been lame from birth. The man immediately begins leaping about on strong legs while praising God. As everyone gathers to stare, Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 2
Summary: The promised Holy Spirit arrives with a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind and they see tongues like fire on each other's heads. They speak in a bunch of different languages, which makes Continue Reading
Reading Acts Chapter 1
Summary: Luke begins his account to Theophilus about what the Apostles did after Jesus ascended back to heaven for an unrevealed amount of time. We hear about two mean in white explaining that Jesus Continue Reading