Acts
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The Proof Is in the Pie
Acts 6:15 “All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.” My wife has a chocolate pie recipe from her mother that has been handed down. She remembers it being the best chocolate pie she ever had when her mother…
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The Quarterback of Life
Acts 5:34, 38-39 “But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that men be put outside for a little while.” “For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you…
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An Audience of One
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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Will You Answer the 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 the call is coming from my dad’s cell phone. When I answer, I…
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The Catalyst of Clarity
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. I don’t think it was my understanding, but a classmate, the teacher, or maybe my dad, who brought the “Ahaaa”…
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Ready for the Moment
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?” 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 that covered everything under “V.”…
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Wherever You’re Scattered
Acts 8:4 “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” I can remember times when something bad happened, and I just wanted to forget about it, not speak of it or have a conversation about it. Times when the past is better left behind, in other words. No matter how hard I…
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Finding the Litter Box
Acts 7:51 “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!” When I was a kid, we had some little kittens. We raised them inside with love and all the comforts of home: enough food, a clean litter box, and plenty of…
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Breaking Up the Familiar
Acts 3:2 “Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.” It was a common walk for Peter and John. Every day at 3 p.m., they would head to the temple courts…
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The Promise With No Walls
Acts 2:38-39 “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” The Bible says…
Let It Go 