Acts 7:2 "...Brethren and fathers, listen..." God has filled Stephen with His Spirit and given him an opportunity to share the truth with the religious leaders. The message Stephen will share is not just the Good News, it is tailor-made for this audience. Everything he will share will be things these men should not only …
Month: January 2017
Bible Study Notes on Acts 6 – 20170126
Acts 6:1 "...against the Hebrews by the Hellenists..." Unrest among the new believers. The Hellenists were Jews from outside Israel who spoke Greek as their native language. Apparently there was some prejudice between those born in Israel and those without so that the Hellenist widows were being overlooked during the daily distributions. So far we've …
Bible Study Notes on Acts 5 – 20170124
Acts 5:3 "...lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself" End of the last chapter sets up this incident. Disciples are selling possessions and bringing the proceeds to the apostles for distribution as anyone has needs. They didn't do it for praise, but I'm sure there …
Bible Study Notes on Acts 4 – 20170123
Acts 4:1 "...priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them" Not surprising. Was only a matter of time for either the religious leaders to hear them speak as they were doing it in the temple or to hear of them as so many had been converted. 2 "...greatly disturbed...taught the people...preached …
Bible Study Notes on Acts 3 – 20170119
Acts 3:1 "...the ninth hour" As the day began around six o'clock in the morning, the ninth hour would be three o'clock in the afternoon, the time of the evening sacrifice. 10 "...they knew that it was he who sat begging..." The people recognized the man who was healed. He wasn't some unknown person. They …
Bible Study Notes on Acts 2 – 20170116
Acts 2:1 "Day of Pentecost..." Greek term for the fiftieth day of the feast of weeks. Ten days have passed since Jesus ascended. 2-4 "...rushing mighty wind...divided tongues, as of fire...began to speak with other tongues..." Physical manifestation of the arrival of the Holy Spirit, sound and light. Also the sign of different languages coming …
Bible Study Notes on Acts 1 – 20170115
Acts 1:1-3 These three verses are one sentence. Easy to get confused with the descriptive clauses, but the subject and verb is actually I made. Luke is saying he made a former account of the life of Jesus, the gospel of Luke, and now he is continuing the story of the work of Christ through …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 