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Walls
Even after 3 years with Jesus... even after the teachings about loving your neighbor... after the Great Commission....the resurrection... Pentecost... after the denial and reinstatement... after watching…
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Each one reach one
There's an old chorus (from the late 80's I think... which probably doesn't count as old for some and REALLY old for others...) based on the idea that it comes down to "each one reach one." I remember…
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Acts 5
Ok, first and foremost... don't lie to God. That didn't end well! Second, the boldness of the disciples continues to fascinate and convict me. It makes me wonder how often I am settling into a complacency…
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4:13
I just LOVE Acts. 4:13. "The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures.…
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Continuity
One of the writer's (Luke) points in Acts is that the Holy Spirit, through the disciples, is continuing the work of God begun in Jesus while Jesus was alive. More specifically, the Holy Spirit is the…
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Wonders
Ok... so more in the vein of "never saw this before." As I read, I noticed that the theme of the "wonders" of God is repeated FOUR times in the chapter. When the Holy Spirit comes, what the people heard…
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Prayer and the Holy Spirit's initiative
One other note I got from my study Bible this morning is that prayer and the Holy Spirit are always paired in Acts. The two go together... when the disciples were dedicated to prayer that was when they…
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Preparation
I'm with Louis. I read this first thing this morning and don't think I had picked up on the "preparation" element. I think Jesus was preparing the disciples and the disciples were preparing (by replacing…
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