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Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone (Stephen); and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named...
Begin your morning with a devotional dive into scripture. I hope that they have meaning for you on your daily journey. Unless otherwise noted, all passages are from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone (Stephen); and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named...
(Stephen said) “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are forever opposing the Holy Spirit, just as your...
The opposite of Ananias and Sapphira would have to be Babette Hersant, the heroine of the film "Babette's Feast." A refugee from Paris...
Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the...
Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows...
When (the temple police) had brought (Peter and the apostles), they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them,...
But a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property; with his wife’s knowledge, he kept back some of...
As the early church began, members of the body were connected in ways beyond what we see today. The shared everything always. The prayed...
This week in Acts we saw how change came to the new church as it grew. And as we move into Lent, change is our call. We are called to...
Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but...
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them, much annoyed...
While (the healed beggar) clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the portico called Solomon’s Portico, utterly...
(Peter said): Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom...
I dare you not to get this fun little song about the 12 disciples (apostles) not stuck in your head!
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a...
(Peter said), "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from...
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. When they had...
After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about...
When I was a kid, my grandmother introduced me to musical theatre and to opera. One of the singers that she loved was the tenor from...
(Jesus) was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John...