What is the one thing followers of Christ can do, no matter where they are in the world? Pray! Our faith is dependent on the living God of the Bible. How can this unity of believers in prayer be applied today as the world is against Christians in many countries? Pray! Our prayer […]
Peter and John were arrested for healing a man and preaching the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-9; 4:1-2). They were imprisoned overnight, questioned the next day, and released. Then they went to other believers and reported everything the chief priests and the elders said to them…including the fact they were “not to speak […]
You and I have a choice, just as Peter and John had a choice: to listen to God and obey His words and please Him. Or listen to men and follow their rules to please them. (NASB) Acts 4:19-20 “But Peter and John answered and said to them (Council of Jewish authorities), ‘Whether it […]
The prayer of the week is based on Isaiah 53:4-6 Holy God of the Bible…Your words are truth, every one of them. You have prophesied of Your Son by the great prophet, Isaiah. You fulfilled that prophecy when Jesus took our weaknesses, our distresses, our sins on Himself when He was crucified. Yet, […]
Peter and John were commanded not to speak in the name of Jesus. And their response? (NASB) Acts 4:19-20 “…‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; 20 for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.’” […]
Thanksgiving! May you be thankful this day! For what are you thankful this day? Even if you live in a country that does not set aside a day of Thanksgiving…you can be thankful to the living God. (NASB) Psalm 100:1-5 “SHOUT JOYFULLY to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before […]
Peter and John healed a lame man in the name of Jesus; then Peter preached a sermon about the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people saw the miraculous healing and heard that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. (Acts 3:1-9) The priests and Sadducees arrested these two men, holding them in jail overnight. […]
Previously, Peter and John told their accusers that “…there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.’” (Acts 4:12) Their accusers were members of the Rulers of the Jewish faith, the Sanhedrin. These men are […]
Peter and John drew a crowd in Jerusalem when a lame man was healed. Then Peter gave a sermon. As a result, Peter and John were arrested and taken before the Jewish rulers for questioning the next day. Peter told this august group of men that they were responsible for the death of Jesus, […]
The prayer of the week is based on Acts 17:2-3 Father Your word is truth. It states facts from the lives of men and women whom You have called to tell others of Your Son. Paul was such a man. He used the Scriptures to reason with people as he explained and gave evidence […]