New Hope Baptist Church Podcast

Acts 9:32-43 NIV 32) As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. 33) There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34) “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35) All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord....

 Act 9:26-31 NIV 26) When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27) But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28) So Saul stayed wit...

 Act 9:19-25 NIV 19) and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20) At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21) All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to...

Act 9:10-16 NIV 10) In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord,” he answered. 11) The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.12) In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” 13) “Lord,” Ananias answered...

Act 9:1-9 NIV  1) Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2) and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3) As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around...

 Act 8:26-39 NIV 26) Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27) So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28) and on his way home was sitting in his...

 Acts 8:9-25 NIV 9) Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10) and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.” 11) They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12) But when th...

Acts 8:5-8 NIV 5) Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6) When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7) For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8) So there was great joy in that city.

 Acts 7:59 - 8:8 NIV 59) While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60) Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. 1) And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughou...

Acts 7:54-60 NIV 54) When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55) But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56) “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57) At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the...

Act 6:8-15 NIV 8) Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9) Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. 10) But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he...

Judges 16:4-6; 20-31 NIV 4) Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. 5) The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” 6) So Delilah said...

Colossians 4:2-6 NIV 2) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3) And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4) Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5) Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6) Let your conversation be always full o...

Mark 10: 17-31 17) As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18) “Why do you call me good? ”Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.19) You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shal...

Deuteronomy 6:1-2  NIV 1) These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 2) so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. 3) Hear, Israel, and...

Act 6:1-7 NIV 1) In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2) So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3) Brothers an...

Act 5:33-42 NIV 33) When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34) But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35) Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36) Some time ago The...

Act 5:12-32 NIV 12) The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13) No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14) Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. 15) As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and l...

Act 4:32-5:12 NIV 32) All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33) With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34) that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned...

Acts 4:23-31,33 NIV 23) On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24) When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25) You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your s...

Acts 4:1-22 NIV 1) The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. 2) They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3) They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4) But many who hea...

Acts 3:1-26 NIV 1) One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2) Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3) When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4) Peter looked straight at him, as did Joh...

Acts 2:42-47 NIV 42) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43) Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44) All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45) They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46) Every day they continued to meet togeth...

  Acts 2:1-13; 32-41 NIV 1) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2) Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4) All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues...

  Acts 1:1-17 NIV 1) In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2) until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about t...