Transcript Distinguished Producer Lifespring Family Berean Brother Paul of Seattle. Podcast Introduction Today is Gospel Saturday and Acts 7-8. I’m calling today’s episode “The Message Spreads.” Comments on Acts 7-8 Acts 7 Remember that I told you a few episodes back that we should be bold and strong, and that we should follow the leading of…
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Transcript Distinguished Producer Lifespring Family Berean, Brother Paul of Seattle. Podcast Introduction Today is Gospels Saturday. We’ll read Acts 5-6. I’ve got an On This Date In Church History, and I’m calling today’s episode “The Choice.” Comments on Acts 5 In chapter five, after the apostles had been locked up for preaching about Jesus, and after…
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Transcript Distinguished Producer Lifespring Family Berean Brother Paul of Seattle Associate Producer Timothy LaFontaine Podcast Introduction Today is Gospel Saturday, and our reading will be Acts 3-4. And of course I’ll have an “On This Date In Church History” segment for you, too. Plus we have two prayer requests. I’m calling today’s episode “The Right…
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Transcript Podcast Introduction Today is gospel Saturday, and we’ll begin the last book of the books of the gospels. We’ll read Acts 1-2. I’ll have some comments after the reading. And of course I’ll have an “On This Date In Church History” segment for you, too. I’m calling today’s episode “Dynamite.” Comments on Acts 1-2 The…
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Thoughts The book of Acts is about the dawning days of the Christian church. How it began. It’s about the empowerment of the seemingly defeated followers of Jesus after His crucifixion and resurrection. Jesus knew that his disciples would need encouragement and courage and ability from God to be able to take the message of…
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Oh my goodness. So much I could say about what we read today. Where to begin? In chapter 4, after Peter and John were arrested for talking about Jesus after the lame beggar was healed, and they were standing before the religious leaders, they were asked, “By what power, or in what name, have you…
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The book of Acts is about the dawning days of the Christian church. How it began. It’s about the empowerment of the seemingly defeated followers of Jesus after His crucifixion and resurrection. Jesus knew that his disciples would need encouragement and courage and ability from God to be able to take the message of the…
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I’m sure you remember how much the Jews in Jerusalem hated Paul. How the wanted him killed and how they lied about him. Did you notice something surprising in today’s reading about the leaders here in Malta? In verse 21 we read, “The leaders replied, ‘“No one from Judea has written us a letter about…
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When we last left Paul, he was on trial before Festus and Agrippa, when he appealed to Caesar. So now, he is being shipped off to Rome, the capital of the empire, where Caesar was located. What I want to look at in today’s chapter is how Paul encouraged the men onboard the ship when…
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In his opening statement, Paul establishes his credentials to Agrippa, and everyone else listening. Agrippa was a convert to Judaism, and who therefor knew better than most other Roman authorities the Jewish laws and customs. Paul explains that not only is he a Jew, but that he is a highly educated Jew from a sect…
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