God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him- Acts 7:52 The story is always the same. Men resist looking to God. Stubbornly people refuse to turn their hearts and their lives to... Continue Reading →
That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and held a celebration in honor of what their hands had made. Acts 7:41 (NIV) With perfect clarity of hindsight we see how mankind has always been and how we are today. We cannot expect... Continue Reading →
"This is that Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.' Acts 7:37 Moses heralds the coming of Jesus. He speaks of a great Prophet. This One is sent to us by God. He points to Christ. New Testament and Old blend together in harmony... Continue Reading →
'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. Acts 7:32 (NIV) He hears the voice of God. It pierces the desert around the enflamed bush. Moses´ curiosity drew him to approach this burning shrine. Now as the awareness... Continue Reading →
'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' Acts 7:3 (NIV) Instead of showing his own innocence Stephen retells the story of men who stubbornly refuse to listen to God and put Him before their traditions, their comforts and their own thinking. He starts with... Continue Reading →
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 (NIV) Churches spring up and flourish. Each are founded upon the doctrines they teach. Most will acknowledge that the source, the authority behind their teaching is the Bible. ... Continue Reading →
But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer. Acts 3:18 In Peter´s speech to the people can we read important facets of our faith? God promises and God fulfills His promises. Scripture foretells and then those words come to play out in... Continue Reading →
Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?" Acts 2:12 (NIV) The Holy Spirit comes over them and they begin proclaiming the wonders of God. People from everywhere hear them but understand the words in their own language. But this is coming from simple men from simple backgrounds. How could it... Continue Reading →
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. Acts 1:9 (NIV) His work in the flesh is finished. He has gone to the grave for us and came back. Now Jesus is suddenly is lifted up. He is taken up into... Continue Reading →
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. Acts 1:7 (NIV) Jesus has paid for our chosen distance and separation from God. He has risen from the grip of death. Now He gives His last vital instructions and... Continue Reading →
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