The Bible by David Alley

When Paul was converted on the road to Damascus, the Lord said he must speak to "governors and kings." Paul is doing that repeatedly during his incarceration in Caesarea, now speaking with Herod and his wife Berenice. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 26 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Because Felix was wanting to pander to the Jews, or hoping for a Bribe, Paul was left in jail for two years in Caesarea. When a new governor comes to town, Festus, another trial happens. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 25 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Jesus was on trial before Governor Pilate, and Paul is tried before Governor Felix, but there is not resolution and it drags out leaving him incarcerated for two years. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 24 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

A plan is made to kill Paul. Forty men take a vow not to eat or drink until the deed is done, and wheels are set in motion. But the Lord rescues Paul because He has a plan for him to go to Rome. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 23 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Having been arrested and accused of causing a riot, Paul is on trial, and defends himself before the Sanhedrin. This is the same group that previously accused Jesus and prompted his crucifixion. They now desire Paul's execution too. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 22 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Paul has gifts for the poor in Jerusalem, but also knows trouble awaits him. Heading there to do good, evil is done to him in return. The Jews attempt to kill him in that moment but he is resecued by the Romans who after learning he is a Roman citizen keep him safe. This is the beginning of about 5 straight years in prison and a period when much scripture is written. Luke is not arrested, and uses...

Paul is on his way to Jerusalem where he knows trouble awaits him. Speaking all night in Troas enroute, Eutychas falls asleep and falls out a third-story window to his death. Paul's prayer for him marks the 8th and last resurrection in the Bible (not including the general resurrection). Join David Alley as he reads Acts 20 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

As Paul starts heading back to Jerusalem winding up the second missionary journey, he travels through Ephesus, and notices a great opportunity awaits him. The result is that the third missionary journey largely contains several years of work at Ephesus. Speaking at the Hall of Tyrannus he manages to shared the gospel with everyone in the province of Asia. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 19 and t...

Paul arrives in Corinth on his second missionary journey where he meets Aquilla and Priscilla who were kicked out of Rome by Emperor Claudius. They work together as tentmakers and a church starts, becoming on the most famous churches in the ancient world. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 18 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

In the second missionary journey, Paul preaches in Thessalonica and Berea where he was persecuted, and finally in Athens where he speaks to the leading Philosophers of the city. In Athens he discovers and altar to an unknown God, which was an ancient witness to the Lord as this video explains. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 17 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

After the Jerusalem Council had reached a decision about Gentiles, Paul sets off again, this time without Barnabus, taking Silas instead and they start visiting the places they went before sharing the news of the council. However due to illness Paul heads north into Galatia and all of history is changed. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 16 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

With so many Gentiles being saved, and so many Jewish Christians preceding them, it was inevitable there woudl be questions about how to be saved, and then how to live as Christians. The Jerusalem Council was a gathering of Apostles and Elders - a key moment that sorted out this question. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 15 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

After miraculously healing a lame man in Lystra things go wrong and he is stoned to what the Lystrians believed was death. Then he is either miraculously healed, or raised from the dead and able to leave town to continue his missionary work. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 14 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

It is the church at Antioch, the Gentile Church, that first sends out missionaries deliberately for the sake of converting Gentiles. The first missionaries were Paul and Barnabas. You may have a map of their travels in the back of your Bible. And first stop was the island of Cyprus. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 13 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

One of the most miraculous prison breaks in history is recorded in Acts 12 when Peter escapes while chained to guards in an inner cell. Later in the chapter, Herod who had tried to kill Peter is himself eaten by worms. Coincidence? Join David Alley as he reads Acts 12 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

It was in Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. This was because they were in fact not Jewish and the distinction was clearer, that they were followers of Christ. So in Antioch we have the first church to be non-Jewish. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 11 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Meet Cornelius the first Gentile Christian, from the city of Caesarea on the coast of modern day Israel. The Lord and the Holy Spirit pulled a number of miracles to make it possible for this first non-jew to become saved, and he continues to work miracles in saving many people today. This chapter is a huge turning point in the New Testament and indeed the entire Bible. Join David Alley as he reads...

In this chapter Saul is converted in miraculous circumstances, and the Lord saves the most prolific of the apostles, and also saves the church from his determined persecution. A genuine turning point not just for Saul, but for history itself. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 9 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

After Stephen dies as the first Christian martyr, persecution ramps up, and believers start leaving the city of Jerusalem for their safety. The result is the spread of hte gospel. Philip converts a eunuch on the road south and then starts preaching in Caesarea. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 8 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Jesus said if they persecuted the master, they will persecute the servants. It wasn't long before this began and Stephen, one of the seven deacons, is the first person to die for his faith as a Christian. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 7 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

In the Bible we have the 12 apostles and the 7 deacons. This chapter describes the choosing of the seven. But what exactly is a deacon, and what did they do? Why were they needed? Do we still have deacons today? Join David Alley as he reads Acts 6 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Great fear was on the early believers is how the book of Acts describes the feeling after Ananias and his wife Sapphira died after lying to the Lord. This is a chapter easily misunderstood. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 5 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Just a few chapters ago in the Bible back in the book of John it was Jesus on trial, but now it is the turn of the apostles. The Pharisees are a bit confused as the problem they had solved with Jesus and his miracles seems to be coming back bigger than before. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 4 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Peter and John heal a lame man in miraculous circumstances one day, while on their way to pray at the temple. The healing of that beggar, who initially just wanted money, prompts another sermon by Peter, this time in the temple courts. The apostles are preaching more and more, just as Jesus did. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 3 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Acts Chapter 2 is considered by many to be the birthday of the Church, even though faith in God traces itself back to Abraham and all the way back to Adam. On the day the H0ly Spirit fell, remarkable things happened in Jerusalem including people speaking in other languages, and most remarkable, that their hearts were changed to love one another. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 2 and then discuss...