Studies in Acts Barnabas and Paul on Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12) Verses 4-5: Notice again that it is the Holy Spirit who drives the actions in the book of The Acts […]

Studies in Acts The death of Herod Agrippa Acts (Acts 12:20-13:3) “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall,” says Proverbs 16:18. That shows us Herod’s end […]

Studies in Acts Peter’s miraculous Escape from Prison (Acts 12:1-19) Verses 1-5: This event happened at the same time as when Agabus foretold the great famine, and the church of […]

Studies in Acts Studies in Acts Peter Explains His Actions (Acts 11:1-18) Verses 1-18 Philip, the deacon, had already admitted a Gentile into the church, but Peter was the first […]

Cornelius Calls for Peter (Acts 10:23b-48) Peter at Cornelius’ House In view of the shocking nature of his assignment, Peter evidently thought it prudent to ask six brothers (Acts 11:12) […]

Christ Calls a Gentile (Acts 10:1-23) Cornelius Calls for Peter Stephen the deacon-evangelist had already discovered that the law and temple had been rendered obsolete through Jesus’ work, and that […]

Acts Studies, no.13                                                                                                                              The church grows in the coastal regions (Acts 9:32-43) As we saw in verse 31, the church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a period […]

Acts Studies, no.12                                                                                                                            The Conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-31) Saul, who had consented to Stephen’s death, became an active terrorist. He was deeply convinced that the Christians were wrong […]

Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles The Conversion of the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40) Until now the gospel had been proclaimed exclusively within the ancient borders of Israel, to […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles The Deceitfulness of the Heart (Acts 8:1b – […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles Stephen, the First Martyr (Acts 7-8:1) The High Priest gives Stephen the opportunity to explain […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Problems, Deacons, and Persecution (Acts 6:1-15) Verses 1-6: The fast-growing community of Christian believers encounters its first problem: the Greek widows are being […]

Acts 5:17-42 The Second Challenge from the Sanhedrin Verses 17-21a: Note that the most powerful priests (the High Priest and his associates) were the Sadducees, i.e., those who did not […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles Acts 4:32 to 5:16 Verses 32-37: The Sharing Community. These verses are a summary, much […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles Acts 4:1-31 Peter and John Challenged by the Sanhedrin (verses 1-22) Verses 1-4: The reaction […]

Jerusalem to Rome: A Journey Through Acts Bible Studies on the Acts of the Apostles Acts 3:1-26 The Miracle, verses 1-10 At this point the believers are still following the […]