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The King is Dead
Herod was struck down because he did not give glory to God for the things that happened. He allowed himself to receive the praise for what was happening. He also seemed to put on a show with what he was…
Created over 4 years ago
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Troubled Prayed
It is OK to pray when troubles come. We often hear about how we should be in prayer constantly, or that we should pray more often. This is true but it seems that prayer is given a little boost in these…
Created over 4 years ago
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Acts 12
Harod is a man who wants to be like. He was liked by the Jews for what he was doing the the Christians and was willing to do more harm so that he would become more liked. He is clearly not afraid to kill…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 12:1 (ASV), Acts 12:2 (ASV), Acts 12:3 (ASV), Acts 12:4 (ASV), Acts 12:5 (ASV), Acts 12:6 (ASV), Acts 12:7 (ASV), Acts 12:8 (ASV), Acts 12:9 (ASV), Acts 12:10 (ASV), Acts 12:11 (ASV), Acts 12:12 (ASV), Acts 12:13 (ASV), Acts 12:14 (ASV), Acts 12:15 (ASV), Acts 12:16 (ASV), Acts 12:17 (ASV), Acts 12:18 (ASV), Acts 12:19 (ASV), Acts 12:20 (ASV), Acts 12:21 (ASV), Acts 12:22 (ASV), Acts 12:23 (ASV), Acts 12:24 (ASV), Acts 12:25 (ASV)
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Church Care
The church is taken care of by Barnabas (a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith) and Paul (a pretty good guy too). They gave serious teaching for a year and worked with the people in the area.…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 11:22 (ASV), Acts 11:23 (ASV), Acts 11:24 (ASV), Acts 11:25 (ASV), Acts 11:26 (ASV), Acts 11:27 (ASV), Acts 11:28 (ASV), Acts 11:29 (ASV), Acts 11:30 (ASV)
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Convincing Proof
These verses seem to be the final needed point for Peter to accept that there is no distinction between one person and another in the eyes of God. Vs. 17 also seems to show that Peter may have still had…
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Peter's Reception
After Peter has this great connection with Cornelius, realizing that there is no unclean person, he now returns to the regular crowd he is with and gets a lot of criticism for it. It seems that God may…
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Cornelius's expectations
Cornelius was expecting God to work in this situation as shown in the fact that he was waiting for them to return with Peter. He doesn't question whether or not there is a guy named Peter or if he will…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 10:24 (ASV), Acts 10:25 (ASV), Acts 10:26 (ASV), Acts 10:27 (ASV)
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Preparing Peter
God may have chosen Peter for this specific task because of his background and bias of thing being unclean. Peter was obviously well used by God in the beginning time of the church. Peter was prepped…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 10:9 (ASV), Acts 10:10 (ASV), Acts 10:11 (ASV), Acts 10:12 (ASV), Acts 10:13 (ASV), Acts 10:14 (ASV), Acts 10:15 (ASV), Acts 10:16 (ASV), Acts 10:17 (ASV), Acts 10:18 (ASV), Acts 10:19 (ASV), Acts 10:20 (ASV), Acts 10:21 (ASV), Acts 10:22 (ASV), Acts 10:23 (ASV), Acts 10:24 (ASV), Acts 10:25 (ASV), Acts 10:26 (ASV), Acts 10:27 (ASV), Acts 10:28 (ASV), Acts 10:29 (ASV), Acts 10:30 (ASV), Acts 10:31 (ASV), Acts 10:32 (ASV), Acts 10:33 (ASV)
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Preparing Cornelius
God seemed to choose Cornelius because of he was a devotion, his and his family's fear of God, his generosity, and his desire to communicate with God. Even with all this going for the man, or perhaps…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 10:1 (ASV), Acts 10:2 (ASV), Acts 10:3 (ASV), Acts 10:4 (ASV), Acts 10:5 (ASV), Acts 10:6 (ASV), Acts 10:7 (ASV), Acts 10:8 (ASV)
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God's Power
God's power is demonstrated through miracles of healing and through raising Tabitha from the dead. Perhaps these acts of power help prepare Peter for what is to come in chapter 10 by giving him confidence…
Created over 4 years ago
Acts 9:32 (ASV), Acts 9:33 (ASV), Acts 9:34 (ASV), Acts 9:35 (ASV), Acts 9:36 (ASV), Acts 9:37 (ASV), Acts 9:38 (ASV), Acts 9:39 (ASV), Acts 9:40 (ASV), Acts 9:41 (ASV), Acts 9:42 (ASV), Acts 9:43 (ASV)