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Acts 5:12–32 ( Listen ) Many Signs and Wonders Done 12  Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. 13  None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. 14  And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, 15  so that they even carried o...

Acts 4:34–5:11 ( Listen ) 34  There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35  and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 36  Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37  sold a field...

Acts 4:32–37 ( Listen ) They Had Everything in Common 32  Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. 33  And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 34  There was not a need...

Luke 22:39–46 ( Listen ) Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives 39  And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40  And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41  And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42  saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup...

Genesis 18:1–8 ( Listen ) 18:1  And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks 1 of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2  He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3  and said, “O Lord, 2 if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by you...

Habakkuk 3 ( Listen ) Habakkuk’s Prayer 3:1  A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. 2    O LORD, I have heard the report of you,     and your work, O LORD, do I fear.   In the midst of the years revive it;     in the midst of the years make it known;     in wrath remember mercy. 3    God came from Teman,     and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah   His splendor covered the he...

Nehemiah 1–2 ( Listen ) Report from Jerusalem 1:1  The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2  that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3  And they said to me, “The remnant t...

The Talkback format is a 45-minute theological talk, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A with the speaker. It’s practical theology – which means the talks are rooted in faith and everyday life. Mike will help us explore what it means to be a Christian who seeks the good of the city, in an increasingly secularized and post-Christian culture.

Psalm 90 ( Listen ) Book Four From Everlasting to Everlasting A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 90:1    Lord, you have been our dwelling place 1     in all generations. 2    Before the mountains were brought forth,     or ever you had formed the earth and the world,     from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3    You return man to dust     and say, “Return, O children of man!” 2 4    For a...

Daniel 9:1–19 ( Listen ) Daniel’s Prayer for His People 9:1  In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2  in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely,...

1 Chronicles 29:9–20 ( Listen ) 9  Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly. David Prays in the Assembly 10  Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11  Yours, O LOR...

Psalm 51 ( Listen ) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1    Have mercy on me, 1 O God,     according to your steadfast love;   according to your abundant mercy     blot out my transgressions. 2    Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,     and cleanse me from my sin! 3    For I know my tra...

Psalm 139 ( Listen ) Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 139:1    O LORD, you have searched me and known me! 2    You know when I sit down and when I rise up;     you discern my thoughts from afar. 3    You search out my path and my lying down     and are acquainted with all my ways. 4    Even before a word is on my tongue,     behold, O LORD, you know it alto...

For our first Talkback, we welcome UAB Hospital chaplain, Suzanne Simmons, as she speaks on the topic – A Theology of Presence. Life is full of seasons of trials and challenge. So, how should we walk with people who are struggling? What if they aren’t Christians? What do we say when there isn’t anything to say? When do we avoid issues of suffering and when do we bring them up? What does a theology...

2 Kings 19:10–19 ( Listen ) 10  “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11  Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? 12  Have the gods of the nations delivered them,...

Acts 4:23–31 ( Listen ) The Believers Pray for Boldness 23  When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24  And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25  who through the mouth of our father David, your s...

Acts 4:1–11 ( Listen ) Peter and John Before the Council 4:1  And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2  greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3  And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4  But ma...

Acts 3:1–16 ( Listen ) The Lame Beggar Healed 3:1  Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 1 2  And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3  Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4  And Pet...

Acts 2:42–47 ( Listen ) The Fellowship of the Believers 42  And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43  And awe 1 came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44  And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45  And they were selling their possessions and belong...

Acts 2:22–41 ( Listen ) 22  “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23  this Jesus, 1 delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24  God raised him up, loosing the pangs of...

Acts 2:1–17 ( Listen ) The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2:1  When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2  And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested 1 on each one of them. 4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and b...

Acts 1:1–14 ( Listen ) The Promise of the Holy Spirit 1:1  In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2  until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking ab...

Acts 1:1–11 ( Listen ) The Promise of the Holy Spirit 1:1  In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2  until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking ab...

John 20:11–18 ( Listen ) Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene 11  But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12  And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13  They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they h...