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The 27th chapter of Acts is the story of this long storm experience in Paul’s life. As we read Acts chapter 27 and on into chapter 28, it seems like the storm and adversity will never end. Though it seemed at times that they would not survive and that this storm would never end and that Paul would never reach his destination, through it all, Paul seems to have exhibited a faith that sustained him...

In this portion, Paul speaks on his own defense having been mobbed by the Jews, arrested in the Temple, accused of being a plague, acting as a ringleader, starting a riot and been persecuted by Ananias. – Here, in legal proceedings he is responding to Tertullus, the High Priest’s prosecution attorney. He sets out to his adjudicator his devotion to Judaism, before denying unprovable false-charges,...

In this portion Paul, his heart so moved, so burdened for his people, is so desirous of reaching them, so intent upon bringing about that great day when Israel would be a nation exercising faith in Jesus Christ, knowing and accepting their Messiah, that he seeks to carry out this purpose at whatever the cost. The end result, as the Holy Spirit had warned him, is that he winds up as a prisoner in t...

Today's text relates Paul’s testimony to the angry mob of Jews in Jerusalem who were in the process of beating him to death, until he was rescued by the Roman soldiers. It is the second of three times that the story of Paul’s conversion is told in Acts. Perhaps second only to the resurrection of Jesus, Paul’s conversion stands as an impressive testimony to the truth of the gospel. How else can...

In this portion,Paul is passing the baton to the elders at Ephesus. He’s on his way to Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit has told him that he is going to face hardship. And even though he has yet to write the letter to the Ephesians, this is the last time he will see them in person again. Here as he sprints towards Jerusalem, he wants to pass the ministry baton to the church’s leadership and make sure th...

In the first part of this passage when Paul gets to Ephesus he runs into twelve men whom he calls disciples. Which is great except for one thing. The problem surrounding these men was similar to that of Apollos when he first came to Ephesus. These men don’t really know Jesus because they haven’t been baptized by the Holy Spirit. But this brings up some questions, how could they be called disciples...

As we continue our study of Acts into the eighteenth chapter we see the Apostle Paul leaving Athens, the intellectual capital of the Roman world, and coming into Corinth, the center of sensuality. These two cities are symbols of the twin evils which, in every day and every generation, trap and enslave the hearts of people: intellectual pride and sensual lust. Series: The Acts Of Christ And The Apo...

In this portion, while waiting for his missionary companions to join him in Athens, the Apostle Paul was deeply concerned that the people of Athens were idolatrous and didn’t understand the true nature of God. To help the Athenians understand and draw closer to God, Paul taught the gospel of Jesus Christ in the synagogues and marketplaces. Philosophers then invited Paul to explain “this new doctri...

In Acts 17 the gospel begins to spread in Macedonia. Paul and Silas are undoubtedly still bruised and battered from the beating they received in Philippi, but they press on to the city of Thessalonica, the capital of Macedonia. Series: The Acts Of Christ And The Apostles Speaker: Jerry Williams Scripture: Acts 17:1-15 Notes: https://1drv.ms/b/s! AtZn-btopJYttAUJYvtInM3CjER1?e=Nj6FUh

In Acts 13–14 we studied Paul’s first missionary journey, which occurred in AD 46–48. Paul’s second missionary journey, which occurred in AD 50–52, is recorded in Acts 16–18. In Acts 15:36–41, after delivering the news from the Jerusalem council, Paul and Barnabas planned to embark upon a second missionary journey, in order to strengthen the churches they had planted earlier. Series: The Acts Of C...

What are the conditions that we need as people, family and church to reach our full potential? One of the most important conditions for growth of any unit is to have unity among people. Unity does not mean that we are all the same or we all do the same thing. Being united means despite the differences, we are able to work as one. Here, Paul speaks of the gifts that God has given to churches for mi...

In this portion, we reach this hinge moment in church history when a really big encounter happens. And what we see here is, it is coming to a head in the story of Acts. We see these Judaizers who are constantly following Paul and his companions around, trying to say, “No, something’s got to be added to the Gospel.” The Jews of that time, based upon their traditional religious lens, for them, their...

In this chapter we are going to see Paul and Barnabas ministering in three different cities -- Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The conditions were different in each city to which they came. In two of them they met very vicious and violent opposition. It is instructive to see how they handled this because it is very likely that, in the days to come, many of us will face the same kind of conditions -- v...

We begin the third act of our study of Acts. The Gospel has spread from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria. Now it begins to spread to the ends of the earth. Saul (Paul) begins his first missionary journey with Barnabas. This week we learn that God uses imperfect people to accomplish His plan for redemption. Series: The Acts Of Christ And The Apostles Speaker: Revanth T Scripture: Acts 13:13-52 Notes:...

At the beginning of Acts 12, we have James dead, Peter in prison, and the tyrant Herod basking in his popularity and power. At the end of the chapter, we have Peter free, Herod eaten by worms and dead, and the Word of God growing and multiplying. Luke is showing us that the gospel is unstoppable. If you oppose the gospel, you may temporarily win, but you will finally lose and lose big. If you stan...

The gospel had broken through the Jewish barriers that had held it in and was now reaching out to the Gentiles. The result of this first preaching was that many Gentile converts came to Christ. This news was a bit disconcerting to the disciples at Jerusalem. They did not know what to do about this movement of the Holy Spirit. Since they were themselves Jews, raised in the tradition that they were...

The conversion of Cornelius is a milestone in the church’s history. However, it doesn’t settle the troubling issues of the proper relationship of Jews to Gentiles within the body of believers. In fact, the church throughout Judea is soon buzzing with the tale that Peter met with and baptized Cornelius. In this portion, Peter addresses their concerns. Scripture: Acts 11:1-18 Speaker: Kishor Hegde N...

In this portion, we look at the two visions given to the two individuals, Peter and Cornelius living in different places and at different times. We see how God directs them to meet together. One could summarize this intervention by God in Acts 10 as the cause the local church has become a worldwide church. The principle subject of this chapter is not so much the conversion of Cornelius as the conv...

This portion has one of the most important event happen in the life of the early church which is recorded. The Biblical writer considers it so important that he refers to it no less than three times in the book of Acts – here, in chapter 22 and again in chapter 26. Saul, the man who had done more harm to the church than any­one else is met by the Savior of the church. He who "breathed in&quot...

In this portion, we see that God is revealed to us in His Word as a sovereign God who positions his people to be in the right places at the right times to accomplish His purposes! Not by chance, but by design! Not “divine appointments,” but “divine positioning.” Philip’s role in Samaria may be over, but he is about to play another important part in spreading of the gospel. Speaker: Job Sam Koshy S...

In this portion Stephen makes his defense. The defense of Stephen before the Sanhedrin is hardly a defense in the sense of an explanation or apology calculated to win an acquittal. Rather, it is a proclamation of the Christian message in terms of the popular Judaism of the day and an indictment of the Jewish leaders for their failure to recognize Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah or to appreciate...

In this portion we learn that there is a price that we must be willing to pay, to make our Lord's name known. And that price may even include death. This is what we are going to see here in the Book of Acts, which takes us to the account of Stephen, who became the very first martyr of the NT church. Speaker: Pradeep Daniel Scripture: Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60 Notes: Acts 6;8-15 Martyrdom of Stephen...

In this Portion, Luke turns away from the conflict between the Sanhedrin and the church leaders to introduce two groups within the Jerusalem church. They were the “Grecian” Jews (Greek, Hellenistai, or “Hellenists”) and “Hebraic” Jews. As the church in Jerusalem grew larger, more and more Hebraic and Grecian Jews came into the church, and some of the prejudices between the two groups carried over...

Acs 11:19-26

This passage teaches us that God’s Word is unstoppable against all opposition to it. The apostles had been warned previously by the Jewish leaders not to teach in the name of Jesus. Nevertheless, they continued to proclaim the gospel of Christ in the temple, and were doing mighty works (verse 16). Speaker: George Thomas Scripture: Acts 5:17-47 Notes: https://1drv.ms/b/s! AtZn-btopJYtrwiQkS34QjpPjv...