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Acts: Chapter 2:1-3 (A Rushing Wind and Tongues of Fire)

(Act 2:1-3 ESV) When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. … Continue reading

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Acts: Chapter 2 (Pentecost)

(Act 2:1 ESV) When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. Why Pentecost? God chose the time, and so it can’t be a coincidence. What’s special about Pentecost? Well, two things. First, Pentecost is a … Continue reading

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Acts: Chapter 1:4 – 1:26 (Witnesses, Replacing Judas)

(Act 1:4-5 ESV)  4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;  5 for John baptized with water, but … Continue reading

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Acts: Chapter 1:1 – 1:3 (The Dawn of the Kingdom)

At last, we arrive at the text. (Act 1:1 ESV)  In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, Scholars differ as to whether Theophilus is a particular person, otherwise lost … Continue reading

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Acts: Introduction, Part 2

We continue to look at some of the overriding themes of Acts. Jesus (Act 1:1 ESV) In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach … Ponder the grammar for a … Continue reading

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Acts: Introduction, Part 1

We’re starting a new adult Bible class series at my church on Acts of the Apostles, called “God on a Mission.” The first suggestion was “The Church on a Mission,” but Acts is much more about what God does than … Continue reading

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