God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed. Acts 5:16 (NIV) “Here he comes!” The whisper is heard. “Perhaps even his shadow will pass over us!” The sick and suffering try to place themselves where the man of God... Continue Reading →
The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. Acts 5:12 (NIV) Believers gather in the name of the Lord. They come together to worship Him. But the ones who had walked this earth with the Saviour Jesus Christ are looked... Continue Reading →
Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Acts 5:3 Ananias and his wife stepped over the line. They thought that they could keep something secret... Continue Reading →
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 (NIV) The very first Christians who gathered in the name of Jesus Christ were different than we are today. Many of them had seen first-hand the... Continue Reading →
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: " 'Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? Acts 4:25 (NIV) God uses His servant to speak with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Long years ago He speaks of people raging along... Continue Reading →
When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. Acts 4:24 (NIV) Peter and John return to the earliest Christians to report all that has happened to them and what was said. ... Continue Reading →
For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." Acts 4:20 (NIV) People are upset about hearing too much of Christ. They don´t want to hear more about Jesus. They want to stop His followers from speaking of Him. They tell Peter and John to cut it out. But Peter tells... Continue Reading →
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13 How many unschooled, ordinary men and women have been strengthened, enlightened and enabled to do mighty works for the Lord? Is... 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 →
He is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone. ' Acts 4:11 (NIV) Peter makes sure that the inquirers know Jesus is the One sent from above. He also shows their part in rejecting what God sent to them. This intricate Piece, Person, Christ is what men did not want... Continue Reading →
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