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You’ve probably heard the old saying, “The apple does not fall far from the tree.” In the case of Herod Agrippa, the apple didn’t fall [...]
November 30, 2014
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Cornelius has the distinction of being the first fully Gentile Christian recorded in Scripture. Before Cornelius’ conversion, Jews and even [...]
November 30, 2014
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Dorcas appears only briefly in the Bible. She lived in the small village of Joppa, one of the few port cities of Israel, on the Mediterranean [...]
November 29, 2014
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I. Events Preceding Ananias’ Visit to Saul/Paul (Acts 9:10-16) God appeared in a vision to a believer in Damascus named Ananias. – [...]
November 29, 2014
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Saul/Paul (c.5 – c.67), was an apostle (though not one of the 12 Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century Gentile [...]
November 25, 2014
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Sometimes it just happens. Someone begins asking questions about God, or the church, or the gospel… and before we know it, he or she has [...]
November 25, 2014
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Just before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He gave His followers a Great Commission… reminding His disciples that His salvation was to cross over [...]
November 25, 2014
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Before the gospel came to Samaria, Simon was a minor phenomenon with a major ego… not unlike attention-seekers of our day and culture. But, [...]
November 22, 2014
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Stephen, traditionally regarded as the first martyr of Christianity, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, a deacon in the early [...]
November 21, 2014
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At a time when the church was comprised almost entirely of Jewish believers, its growing numbers brought tension between 2 groups: the [...]
November 21, 2014