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One of the most well known conversions in all of Church history, Saul of Tarsus who became Paul the Apostle

The Ethiopian Eunuch stands in stark contrast to Simon the sorcerer.

Simon proves himself by trying to purchase the gift of God with money

Phillip outshines Simon who seems to be a christian but proves to be a false convert.

The wind of persecution increased the flame of the Church

The privilege of being persecuted battered and Scattered sown like seed

Beloved do not think it strange concerning the fiery trials which is to try you as though some strange thing had happened to you.

Be very careful sin is extremely subtle & will deceive you if you are not careful

Do we run the risk of partially fulfilling but not completely obeying the great commission

The mission was to start in Jerusalem then progressively move to the province of Judea then to Samaria ultimately to the ends of the earth

Stephen a short yet full & fulfilled life reminding us that The Lord Jesus is worth laying our lives down for

Moses did it in Exodus 18, The Apostles did it in Acts 6 & we should be doing it today.....Responding to church growth.

1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

Walking in Purity & holiness, being an example of the believer. Let's be who we are.

This book will teach us important Lessons to learn, Principles to apply & warnings to heed.

The message of Christ is in need of clarification in our day & age. It needs to be clear in our hearts & minds & also in the understanding of those in our communities. Who is this Jesus?

The scriptures declare to us that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners... and this indeed is a comforting thing to know because truly we needed GOD to intervene for us to give us a future and a hope...but GOD doesnt stop there because along with this the LORD provides a challenge for us to draw closer to HIM and experience real relationship...

SO, SINCE Christ suffered in the flesh for us, for you, arm yourselves with the same thought and purpose [patiently to suffer rather than fail to please God]. For whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases God],     2So that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living by [his]...

As we observe the activities of Peter & John we see a stark contrast to their previous behaviour.....Are we experiencing the same sort of radical changes in our lives?

Peter and John stand up and represent for the kingdom of God in spite of vigorous threats from the Sanhedrin.

Peter does not hesitate to share the same, difficult to hear, yet necessary message - The Gospel.

The apostles doctrine, Fellowship, Breaking of bread & Prayer

Jesus the biological descendant of David......yet David called Him Lord. Jesus of Nazareth Unprecedented Saviour of the world......yet so much more

The disciples spoke in languages they had never learnt demonstrating the multiracial, multinational, multilingual cosmopolitan outreach nature of the Church.

The Power of The Spirit is that which we need for the Church to be united & the work of the kingdom to be fulfilled.