| Title | Reference | Description | Publish Date |
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40 Days Of Infallible Proofs
| Acts 1:1-3 | The Apostles over and over speak of themselves as being eyewitnesses of the resurrection.
They did not base their preaching and teaching on the reports of others; they had
seen the resurrected Christ. | 2004-01-12 |
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Acts 1 (Lesson 1)
| Acts 1 |
Acts should be read as a sequel to the gospel according to Luke because Luke also wrote the book of Acts.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 10 (Lesson 11)
| Acts 10 |
Chapter 10 describes in detail the conversion of Cornelius, his family and his friends.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 11 (Lesson 12)
| Acts 11 |
Chapter 11 can be divided into two main sections: (1) Peter’s explanation to his fellow Jews concerning his association with Gentiles (11:1-18); and (2) The establishment of Antioch as the centre of world-evangelism (11:19-30).
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 12 (Lesson 13)
| Acts 12 |
Chapter 12 concludes the section on the Apostle Peter’s role in God’s plan of the establishment of the church and world evangelism.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 13 (Lesson 14)
| Acts 13 |
Chapter 13 records the beginning of the first missionary witnessing to the Gentile world. Luke’s record of Paul’s first missionary journey to Asia Minor provides valuable lessons and principles for Christians and churches today in mission work.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 14 (Lesson 15)
| Acts 14 |
We will learn how the apostles respond to persecutions and opposition they face in their missionary trip.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 15 (Lesson 16)
| Acts 15 |
An event which was held in Jerusalem was of utmost significance serving as a model for Christians today to learn how theological differences should be rightly settled. Men wanted to close the door of salvation which God had opened to them. There was grave danger to the work of the Church in its missionary outreach.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 16 (Lesson 17)
| Acts 16 |
Chapter 16 records some notable change and happenings in the evangelization efforts of the church. There was a geographical shift: they sailed across the Aegean Sea and ventured into Europe.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 17 (Lesson 18)
| Acts 17 |
This chapter records the continuation of Paul’s missionary trip in Macedonia. Paul’s next stop was Thessalonica, then Berea, and thence to Athens. In these cities, Paul dealt with God’s promise of a coming Messiah and the religion and philosophy of the Gentiles.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 18 (Lesson 19)
| Acts 18 |
Corinth was an important place. This passage records the beginning of the church in the city.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 19 (Lesson 20)
| Acts 19 |
This whole chapter is almost devoted to Paul’s important work in Ephesus, a city which was the metropolis of Asia. It was the centre of commerce and religion and well known for its idolatry and worship of the goddess of Artemis of which its temple was one of the wonders of the world.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 2 - Part 1 (Lesson 2)
| Acts 2 |
The events in Acts 2 mark the birth of the Church. In chapter 1 the disciples were told to wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem. In chapter 2, the Holy Spirit came upon them.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 2 - Part 2 (Lesson 3)
| Acts 2 |
The Church of Christ was born on the day of Pentecost with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Twelve Apostles and the one hundred twenty disciples.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 20 (Lesson 21)
| Acts 20 |
In this chapter, Luke detailed Paul’s itinerary from Ephesus to Miletus by way of Macedonia, Greece, then re-tracked via
Macedonia, Philippi, Troas, Assos, Mitylene and Samos.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 21 (Lesson 22)
| Acts 21 |
This chapter gives us a detailed itinerary of Paul’s travel from Miletus to Jerusalem via Coos, Rhodes, Patara, Tyre, Ptolemais and Caesarea. The last time Paul was in Jerusalem was about four years ago. And this was his last journey to the Holy City.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 22 (Lesson 23)
| Acts 22 |
In his speech, Paul related his life and experience in a way that glorified the Lord Jesus Christ and honoured the Christian movement. Paul stood out as one who remained calm in the face of unjust and false criticisms by those who were his fellow countrymen.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 23 (Lesson 24)
| Acts 23 |
The chapter is enlightening for several reasons. God’s providential care over His servants, who are in difficulties, is clearly illustrated in Paul’s life when he needed it. We see the religious leaders flouting the very laws that they should uphold and enforce in order to achieve their own interests.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 24-25 (Lesson 25)
| Acts 24-25 |
This lesson covers chapter 24 and part of chapter 25. Paul is brought for trial and defends himself.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 25-26 (Lesson 26)
| Acts 25-26 |
Two years had passed and they still harboured their hatred for Paul. Agrippa agreed to hear Paul. Unlike the other trials, this one is more of Paul’s testimony of his Christian faith rather than a defence of the charges brought against him.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 27-28 (Lesson 27)
| Acts 27-28 |
This study is occupied with the long, detailed and vivid account of the sea journey to Rome. In times of tribulations and troubles, Paul set the example of how we can rise above such situations.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 3 (Lesson 4)
| Acts 3 |
Chapter 3 divides naturally into two sections. The first section relates to the healing of the man who was a cripple at birth (3:1-11). The next section features Peter’s second sermon to the multitude who gathered at the temple (3:12-26).
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 4 (Lesson 5)
| Acts 4 |
Chapter 4 divides naturally into three major sections: (1) the arrest of Peter and John by the Sanhedrin (vv. 1-4); (2) the encounter of Peter and John with the Sanhedrin (vv.5-22); and (3) the response and resultant effects of the Christian community to the persecution (vv.23-36).
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 5 (Lesson 6)
| Acts 5 |
Since the enemy could not stop the work of God from outside the church, this present study indicates the enemy used a more subtle and dangerous method in destroying the church from within.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 6 (Lesson 7)
| Acts 6 |
In this chapter we begin to see problems creeping into the church that threatened to disunite and split the young church. But the danger was averted and the solution as given in the chapter is tremendously instructive and valuable.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 7 (Lesson 8)
| Acts 7 |
The study of his speech shows that he was not actually trying to defend himself but it is an apologetic discourse on the Christian faith, especially against Judaism.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 8 (Lesson 9)
| Acts 8 |
Chapter 8 records the movement of the mission work to Judaea and Samaria (cf. Acts 1:8). Persecutions may cause sufferings to the people of God, but they do good things – strengthen the faith of the believers and cause the believers to disperse and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to other regions.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Acts 9 (Lesson 10)
| Acts 9 |
Chapter 9 gives the account of Saul's conversion to Christianity. A Pharisee of Pharisees, who was a terrifying enemy of those who proclaimed that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God and the Messiah. His conversion was humanly speaking impossible. Yet God in His mercy sought Saul and he became Christianity’s greatest preacher, missionary and apologist.
| 2009-01-01 |
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Captured By God
| Acts 9:4-9 | Have you ever seen the glory of God? When you do it will change you. Those that
have in
the Bible have been afraid and their lives have been transformed. Saul sees
the glory of God. | 2004-01-12 |
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Christians On Fire
| Acts 11:1-30 | The Christians at Antioch were on fire for the Lord. What does it mean to be really
on fire for God? What causes a Christian to be on fire for God? | 2004-01-12 |
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Clay In The Potter's Hand
| Acts 9:20-30 | We are all clay in the potter's hand. See 2 Corinthians 4:6-7. When God saves a
person he has do some things with that person before he can use them. You are not
the same person when God first saved you. If not then you have not grown!
We are all clay in the potter's hand. See 2 Corinthians 4:6-7. When God saves a person he has do some things
with that person before he can use them. You are not the same person when God first saved you.
If not then you have not grown
| 2004-01-12 |
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Experiencing God
| Acts 17:16-34 | We are living in an age of experience. God is the "Unknown God" to many people today.
There is a God whom we can know. He is not one among many. He is the one and only. | 2004-01-12 |
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Explore The Evidence
| Acts 1:3 | Easter time is a good time to explore the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. Did it actually happen about 2,000 years ago? If Jesus has not risen from
then the Christian faith is nothing but a fraud. | 2004-01-12 |
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Faking The Fire
| Acts 8:9-24 | Simon was popular in the whole city. The majority is not always right. The people
wanted "magic tricks" and Simon gave them what they wanted to see. Are you looking
for the sensational? Faith does not need signs and wonders. | 2007-05-02 |
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Fighting God
| Acts 12:5-25 | The Word of God grew and multiplied. You can't stop God's work. There was those
who were trying to stop God's purpose. Nothing or no one can stop the purpose of
God. Herod was a great King and he couldn't stop it. | 2004-01-12 |
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Five Ways You Can Encourage Others
| Acts 4:36 | Barnabas took the opportunity to encourage them. He saw the grace of God and reported,
“These are brothers and sisters and we need to get with them.” He was not a divider
or a wall builder; he was a bridge builder. He encouraged others by building partnerships | 2004-01-12 |
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God's Instrument
| Acts 9:10-19 | Saul had received a light from heaven that stopped him in his tracks. He was persecuting
Jesus and his Church. It is the the Lord of the Church who stops Saul. God had an instrument at Damascus. His name was Ananias.
God can use anybody!
| 2004-01-12 |
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Grace For Every Race
| Acts 10:1-48 | It is hard for us to comprehend the great gulf between the Jews and the Gentiles
of this day. You are not excluded from God's grace on the basis of your race. The
Gospel of Grace is for every race. | 2004-01-12 |
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Healing For The Hurting
| Acts 9:31-42 | We are either coming into a storm or waiting to go into one. We are Christ's body
and we provide healing in this world through God's Word. Peter is able to go about
preaching with more freedom now that Saul is no longer persecuting the Church. | 2004-01-12 |
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Here Comes Paul
| Acts 13:1-13 | Saul had been Paul, the great persecutor of the early church. Stephen had become
the first martyr of the church. Saul had witnessed Stephen's words and death. Saul
fought God's conviction. Saul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus and his life is
changed. He is now known as Paul. | 2004-01-12 |
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How To Unleash Your Vision Potential
| Acts 26:12-19 | What is your vision? Have you sought it? Do you buy into your vision? Do you put
everything into it? Then you have got it! Saul had a vision. Notice the journey
of his vision. | 2004-01-12 |
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Jailhouse Joy
| Acts 16:16-34 | There was persecution in the early church, yet it serves only to cause the church
to grow. They were doing what God called them to do and so the church was blessed
out of burdens. | 2004-01-12 |
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Just A Prayer Meeting
| Acts 4:23-33 | When the enemy attacks we ought to drop to our knees. Prayer allows us to go boldly
into the presence of God. It was just a prayer meeting but it moves the one who
moves the world. Prayer is the key to the church and your life being on fire. | 2004-01-12 |
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Led By The Spirit
| Acts 17:16-34 | God will carry you through the difficult times if you allow yourself to be led by
the Holy Spirit. | 2004-01-12 |
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Making An Impact For God
| Acts 17:1-15 | Thessalonica was a capital city of the area. Paul goes here and stays less than a month. (vs 2). What he left behind was one of the strongest New Testament churches.
We can see this from Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians. The greatest desire
for our lives should be to make an impact for God. | 2004-01-12 |
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Motivation For Mission
| Acts 1:1-11 | Pentecost was a missionary event. The Holy Spirit is still the key to growth. It
is the Holy Spirit who gets people into mission. Those who received the Holy Spirit
became a missionary people. Jesus' ministry continues today. | 2004-01-12 |
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People Need The Lord
| Acts 8:26-40 | God does not use angels to witness to people. He wants to use you. This is a lost
world and people need the Lord. Philip goes into the desert to preach. We have the
ingredients for salvation. | 2004-01-12 |
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Persistence Amid Pressure
| Acts 14:19-28 | We need to learn to live above our trials and difficulties. Paul is
an example of giving God glory despite what is going on around you. You can press
on despite of pressing problems. | 2004-01-12 |
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Preaching Christ
| Acts 13:14-52 | If you do what you know then you will know what to do. Don't sit around doing nothing.
What are the results when you do preach Christ? | 2004-01-12 |
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Riding Out The Storm
| Acts 27:9-44 | Sometimes the sun is shining and things are going well but sometimes
we find ourselves in the midst of a terrible storm and things are tough. Paul saw opportunity in every difficulty. Even when in jail or a severe storm, he can rejoice
and find opportunity to tell others about Jesus Christ. | 2004-01-12 |
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Saved By Grace
| Acts 15:1-35 | Can you be saved without coming through some ceremonial ritual? The early Church was in no small danger of becoming polluted. | 2004-01-12 |
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Scared Straight
| Acts 16:22-34 | This is perhaps the greatest question that has ever been asked - "Sirs, what must
I do to be saved?" The Bible provides the answer.
That is why it is important to
know the Word
of God. | 2004-01-12 |
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Set Free To Soar
| Acts 5:17-32 | The New Testament was soaring. It was growing at a phenomenal rate. Miracles are
taking place. Satan had tried to stop the Church on the inside. (Acts 5:1-11) Satan
now tries to stop the Church on the outside. The religious leaders try to slow things
down by putting the leaders in prison. | 2004-01-12 |
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Standing Alone
| Acts 6:8-7:60 | Stephen is a deacon who is filled with the Holy Spirit and is forced to stand alone.
He is the first Christian martyr. | 2004-01-12 |
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Standing Firm In A Pagan World
| Acts 17:17-24 | The pagan world is growing. Many people see religion as basically equal and teaching
the same thing. Those who do not accept a religion are seen as intolerant. We are
to raise the standard and look for others to follow. | 2004-01-12 |
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Straddling the Fence
| Acts 5:33-42 | The approach of Gamaliel was calm and logical. It may seem good advice. Yet his
logic is lethal. His advice is really awful. He is a fence straddler. He sits on
the fence. We are not to wait and see, we are to see and wait. | 2004-01-12 |
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The Battle For Marriage
| Acts 1:1-11 | God invented marriage as a covenant between a man and a woman for life. This is
the bedrock of a stable society. This bedrock is developing some big cracks as many
countries re-define marriage to suit the radical gay agenda. | 2004-01-12 |
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The Challenges Of Growth
| Acts 2:42-47 and 6:1-7 |
Vision is seeing the masterpiece while you're still mixing the paints. A learning, loving, worshipping and witnessing church.
Have you undergone changes in your church and life? It can be dramatic and hard to accept. At the start of a new church year it is important to review things.
Growth and blessing for the early church brought three significant challenges.
| 2008-09-09 |
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The Fire Spreads
| Acts 8:1-8 | It seemed that Stephen's ministry ended in failure. On the contrary it is the catalyst
to spread the fire of the church. The Devil thought he was putting water on the
fire of the early church but instead he was spreading the embers throughout the
known world. It was the blood of the martyrs that became the seed of the early church. | 2004-01-12 |
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The Hand Of Heaven
| Acts 19:1-12 | We shouldn't under-estimate how God will use you or whom God will use. God invites
us to be available. | 2004-01-12 |
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The Liberated Woman
| Acts 16:11-15 | It is not enough to become a career woman. You need to become a Christian woman. | 2004-01-12 |
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The Living God
| Acts 14:1-18 | There is basically only two types of people - those who are saved and those who are lost. There are many
people who have religion but there is only one true and living God. | 2004-01-12 |
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Too Soon To Quit
| Acts 18:1-17 | Paul was fatigued and frustrated by the lack of response. Your high points can be quickly followed by low points. Paul wants
to speak only to the Gentiles. God appears to Paul to encourage him (vs 9). God
tells Paul that it is too soon to quit. | 2004-01-12 |
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Turning Problems into Possibilities
| Acts 6:1-7 | Some people are pessimistic about all the problems they face. We all have problems
in life. It really has more to do with how we deal with the problems that we experience.
The Church is the body of Jesus Christ and will experience growing pains. The Church
needs to apply principles to turn problems into possibilities. | 2004-01-12 |
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Unleashing Your Perserverance Potential
| Acts 27 | Character is not determined when things are going well in your life. Character is
determined when the storm hits and the bottom has fallen out. | 2004-01-12 |
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When God Shows Up
| Acts 9:1-3 | The Holy Spirit moves to call Saul who will be an apostle to the Gentiles. Saul
hunted down Christians and was an enemy of the Gospel. He is out to destroy the
church - when God shows up! | 2004-01-12 |