Acts 13:1-3 The Foundation for Church Missions
By Divine Providence the focus of the Church now shifts to Missionary activity. For this to begin, God uses the church in Antioch from which He will select the first missionary team.
Acts 12:1-25 James, Peter and Herod Agrippa
Hard times come to the Church in Jerusalem. James the Apostle is murdered by Herod Agrippa and Peter is arrested, facing the same fate. But God,… Peter is rescued by an Angel and Herod is deposed by God.
Acts 11:19-30 The Church: Persecution and Growth
Persecution forces the Church out of Jerusalem. Following this is a period of Church growth. We will examine this along with the key people.
Acts 11:1-26 Peter Returns to Jerusalem – Yikes!
Whatever Peter was expecting as he returned from raising a dead woman in Joppa and conducting a successful evangelistic campaign in Caesarea, it probably did not include the grilling he received. This might be the first potential “Church split.”
Acts 10:44-48 The Holy Spirit
Peter and his associates witness an amazing act of God. The Holy Spirit came upon uncircumcised Gentiles. This is unprecedented! Exactly. God is doing exactly what He told the disciples He would do. And they find it hard to believe. Let’s see why.
Acts 10:24-43 Peter Meets Cornelius
Peter the Jewish Apostle of the Messiah meets Cornelius the Roman Centurion! A strange (and potentially dangerous) meeting indeed. But God … His plan from ages past is being worked out through two most unlikely candidates.
Acts 10:1-23 Peter Growing and Maturing
All true disciples are constantly growing and maturing in our relationship to Jesus the Messiah, and to the written Word of God. In this passage it is Peter’s turn.
Acts 9:19-43 Paul & Peter in Transformation
Chapters eight and nine have been describing the spread of the Gospel outside of Jerusalem. We see the moral growth of Peter, the conversion Saul, and the beginning of transformation in Saul.
Acts 9:1-19 The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus
Known as Saul among the Hebrews, the persecutor of the Church gets his first real glimpse of the living Jesus. This starts the process he would later write about in Romans 12:2, “.. but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” It cost him everything from a worldly perspective.
Acts 8:26-40 Philip and the Ethiopian Official
Following the great success in Samaria, Philip is instructed by an angel to turn south and go toward the region of Gaza. He comes upon a high ranking Ethiopian official who is headed home from Jerusalem and reading the Prophet Isaiah. The Holy Spirit intercedes and things get very interesting from there.
