Acts 14 Paul and Barnabas at Iconium 1Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.[d] 3So they remained for a long… Continue Reading
Acts 13 Barnabas and Saul Sent Off 1Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[a] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me… Continue Reading
Acts 12 James Killed and Peter Imprisoned 1About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2He killed James the brother of John with the sword, 3and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened… Continue Reading
Acts 11 Peter Reports to the Church 1Now the apostles and the brothers[o] who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, 3 “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4But Peter began and… Continue Reading
If you read Luke 4:14-30, it may seem like an uneventful story at first. Jesus Christ went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, read some passages from Isaiah, was challenged by those who heard, responded to the challenge, and then went on to His next place. Pretty common story in the Gospels, right? Here is what stood out… Continue Reading
Acts 10 Peter and Cornelius 1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3 About the ninth hour of the day[l] he saw clearly… Continue Reading
Adventure Nights has finished its third night. It has been a good week so far, with lots of kids engaging in lots of activity with lots of enthusiasm. Most important, though, is the fact that the message of the Gospel is being proclaimed every night to young receptive hearts. Let’s keep praying. It is God… Continue Reading
Acts 9 The Conversion of Saul 1But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3… Continue Reading
Acts 8 Saul Ravages the Church 1And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3But Saul was ravaging… Continue Reading
Stephen’s Speech 1And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, 3and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the… Continue Reading