Acts
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Misinterpretations
Acts 21:4 “We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.” Was Paul contradicting the spirit when he went to Jerusalem? This was the question I asked when I first read this passage. I was confused as to why the people urged
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The Calling
Acts 20:22-24 “And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly [and emphatically] affirms to me in city after city that imprisonment and suffering await me. But I do not consider my life as something of value or dear to
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Evidence
Acts 19:18-19 “Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of all; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.” If you have
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The Power of the Spirit
Acts 19:1-7 “While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did
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A Needed Word From the Lord
Acts 18:9-11 “One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the
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Threats
Acts 14:19 “Then some Jews came over from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.” The other day I was followed by an angry driver. It all started when he stopped in the middle of the street and I went around
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The Approval of Man
Acts 12:2-3 “He had James, the brother of John, put to death with a sword. When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also.” Standing up for the Lord is not always easy. I remember standing up for the Lord back in high school and being ridiculed.
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Tabitha’s Call
Acts 9:38-39 “Please come at once!” Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room.” When I get a call from my dad I can never predict what he is calling about. All I know is that the call is coming from my dad’s cell phone. When I answer,
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The Catalyst
Acts 9:22 “Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.” I loved it when I finally got the answer in math class. It usually wasn’t my own understanding but a classmate, teacher, or maybe my dad that brought the “Ahaaa ” moment.
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He Heard
Acts 8:30 “Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.” On an episode of Friends, Joey was tired of being left out of conversations with the group so he purchased an encyclopedia book, specifically the volume which covered everything under “V”.
Let It Go 