Bible Study Lessons: Acts 1:1-11 What’s the Hurry? The beginning of the Christian church? It really begins with the resurrection, and when Jesus leaves for heaven. Jesus is now resurrected and has come back to visit, teach and even eat with His disciples. But, did you know that Jesus comes and visits us too? Let’s […]
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Persecuted Church – The Wrath of Saul
Bible Study Lessons: Acts 8:1-8 Can a persecuted church still grow? With all that’s happening today, this message from the Bible gives us hope. The wrath of Saul didn’t stop the gospel. In fact, Saul helped to spread the word about Jesus’ salvation to other parts of the world. What about today? Even though Christians […]
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Bible Study Lessons: Acts 7:54-60 This is the story of Stephen the Martyr.While delivering his speech to the Sanhedrin Stephen caused such an uproar that the crowd became a mob. In these verses from Acts, Stephen is stoned to death because of his belief in Christ. How does this relate to modern times? More so […]
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Bible Study Lessons: Acts 7:1-53 Stephen is a disciple not mentioned that often but is one who did not back away when his life was threatened. He faced basically the same charges as were brought against Jesus before the crucifixion. Although Stephen knew that his words could mean death, he bravely told the story of […]
See MoreStephen is Arrested by Freedmen
The religious leaders are up to their old tricks again. Just as in the story of Jesus, Stephen is arrested – this time by the Freedmen. In this reading from Acts we find a special kind of person, Stephen. He was an evangelist and miracle worker, preaching the gospel and filled with the Spirit of […]
See MoreTwelve Choose Stephen – 7 Chosen Men
Acts 6:1-7 deals with the choosing of seven men, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom They would take on some of the burdens so that the apostles could focus solely on prayer and preaching. In this Bible study lesson, we will examine how God provided a solution to the problem being experienced by the […]
See MoreChristian Persecution – Disciples Jailed Then Released
As part of today’s Bible study, we will review Acts 5:17-42 and learn how the disciples were persecuted for their faith. By studying this passage, we will gain insight into how we can remain steadfast in our own faith despite hardship and opposition. Having seen the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, the disciples (especially Peter […]
See MoreHealing Power of Peter and the Apostles | Persecution
My great friend and teacher, Brooks Walker once said: “If I had the power of healing I’d spend all my time at hospitals.” He was speaking of course about some ministries who claim to have healing power — for a fee. Thankfully, Peter and the apostles truly had the ability to heal as we will […]
See MoreAnanias, Sapphira and the Price of Telling Lies
The lesson today comes from Acts 5:1-11 and tells how the lies of Ananias and Sapphira brought extreme consequences — death! Have you ever stretched the truth? Okay, let’s at least give a straight answer for this question. Sure, we’ve all bragged about something in our lives at one time or another – it’s human […]
See MoreWhy Do Believers Share Possessions? Bible Lesson about Sharing
Is sharing with each other a lost art in modern times? In the Book of Acts (4:32-37), we’ll discover that sharing played a big part in spreading “The Way” for Christ followers. This brings us to the point of today’s Bible lesson about sharing what we have. Taking into account that these were new Christians, […]
See MorePrayer of Believers in Acts
The Bible study lesson today about the prayer of believers in Acts 4 teaches a guidebook to prayer with three points we can use. I’ll list these three prayer points below but we’ll read the Scripture passage first. First, the situation arises right after Peter and John were arrested for speaking about Christ to the […]
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