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Growing Pains 1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of …
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Plan of Man or God? If this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. Acts 5:38b-39a Do you remember Rabbit Telecom? The chances are that you probably don’t! I vaguely remember it from around the mid 1990s. It …
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Jesus – Prince and Saviour God exalted Jesus to his own right hand as Prince and Saviour that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. Acts 5:31 Do you ever find yourself wondering why you’re doing something? Sometimes when I’m at work my boss asks me to do something which seems to …
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Mission Leading to Growth Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. Acts 5:14 When I first joined Twitter in May 2007, I knew almost no-one else who used the micro-blogging service, and didn’t really understand what the point was. At that point, I was member …
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They heard the message and believed But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. Acts 4:4 I used to teach in a large boys’ school right in the middle of the City of London. Whilst there, I took on the running of the Christian Unions, which …
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The Courage of the Apostles 1The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.2They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3They seized Peter and John, and because …
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The acts of the Church They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 As a child, I was heavily influenced by the books I read. I was brought up on a diet of Swallows and Amazons and Famous Five, so all I …
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The gift of the Holy Spirit Peter replied, “Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 When I was about to leave my secondary school, an old teacher spoke to all …
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The Promise of Righteousness 1One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2Now a man crippled 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. 3When he saw …
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Jesus will return “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11 The Bible promises in numerous places that Jesus will return to …
