Text: Acts 7:1-53 Theme: Stephen kept it real even under the gravest pressure. Key verses: “High Priest: ‘What do you have to say for yourself? Are these acusations accurate?’ Stephen: ‘Brothers, fathers, please listen to me. Our glorious God revealed Himself…\'” (v. 1-2). “You stubborn, stiff-necked people! Sure, you are physically Jews, but you are ...
Text: Acts 6:8 Theme: Stephen continually overflowed with God’s grace and power. Key verse: “Stephen continually overflowed with extraordinary grace and power, and he was able to perform a number of miraculous signs and wonders in public view” (v. 8). What God said to me: Why Dwayne do you think Stephen stood out from everyone ...
Text: Acts 6:7 Theme: Only God can cause even preachers and priests to obey the truth. Key verse: “The message of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples continued to increase significantly there in Jerusalem. Even priests in large numbers became obedient to the faith” (v. 7). What God said to me: Dwayne, ...
Text: Acts 6:1-7 Theme: A needed element of growth in the church is careful navigation by the leaders. Key verses: “Things were going so well, and the number of disciples was growing. But a problem arose. The Greek-speaking believers became frustrated with the Hebrew-speaking believers. The Greeks complained…” (v. 1) “The twelve convened the entire ...
Text: Acts 5:17-42 Theme: What God starts man cannot stop. Key verses: “Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. ‘We gave you strick orders not to teach in this name.’ he said. ‘Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to ...
Text: Acts 5:12-16 Theme: God-anointed people have tremendous influence on others. Key verses: “The church would gather as a unified group…” (v. 12b). “The church’s popularity was so great that when Peter walked down the street, people would carry out their sick relatives hoping his shadow would fall on some of them as he passed. ...
Text: Acts 5:1-11 Theme: It’s not healthy to lie to God. Key verses: “Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, he brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. Then ...
Text: Acts 4:32-37 Theme: God gives grace to those who give and so they can give. Key verses: “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. With great power the apostles continued to testify…and much grace was ...
Text: Acts 4:23-31 Theme: God honors bold faith from his people. Key verses: “On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this they raised their voices together in prayer to God” (v. 23-24). “‘Why do ...
Text: Acts 4:1-22 Theme: Peter & John stayed strong despite threats and opposition. Key verses: “So they arrested Peter, John, and the man who was healed and kept them in jail overnight…Peter and John already had convinced about 5000 more people to believe their message about Jesus” (v. 3-4). “The next morning, the Jewish leaders…called ...
