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 ...
Text: Acts 3:17-26 Theme: Before God judges He always extends mercy. Key verses: “Listen, friends, I know you didn’t fully realize what you were doing when you rejected and betrayed Jesus” (v. 17a). “God was at work in all this..that His Liberating King would suffer. So now you need to rethink everything and trun to ...
Text: Acts 3:12-16 Theme: God sees and honors our faith and obedience. Key verses: “Why are you so amazed, my fellow Israelites? Why are you staring at my friend and me as though we did this miracle through our own power or made this fellow walk by our own holiness? We didn’t do this–God did!” ...
Text: Acts 3:1-11 Theme: When good habits and strong faith are present, miracles follow. Key verses: “One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, a customary time for daily prayer, Peter and John walked to the temple. Some people were carrying in a man who had been paralyzed since birth. Every day they brought him ...
Text: Acts 2:42-47 Theme: When my Holy Spirit is welcome and present, my people experience the best life has to offer. Key verses: “The community continually committed themselves to learning what the apostles taught them, gathering for fellowship, breaking bread, and praying. Everyone felt a sense of awe because the apostles were doing many signs ...
Text: Acts 2:22-41 Theme: Peter reasoned and pleaded, but God called to salvation. Key verses: “Men of Israel,listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs…” (v. 22). “Brothers, I tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried…But he was a prophet ...
