Episode 143 – Acts 5:17-42, Acts 6:1-7 – Persecution and The Seven

This is the episode is part 6 of the study of the book of Acts. God busts the Apostles out of jail and then gives them confidence as they stand before the Sanhedrin. We also look briefly at the calling of the 7 deacons who help the apostles deal with a conflict that arise in the church.

Acts 5:17-42

Acts 6:1-7

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Episode 142 – Acts 4:32-37, Acts 5:1-16 – Encouragement, Sharing and Lies

This is the episode is part 5 of the study of the book of Acts. The church is supporting one another. This episode looks at 3 people . One Barnabas is so known for his encouragement that people call him the “son of encouragement”. Two others Ananias and Sapphira are more generous then most but condemned for lying. That seems harsh.

Acts 4:32-37

Acts 5:1-16

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Episode 141 – Acts 4:1-31 – Peter and John Speak Truth to Power

This is the episode is part 4 of the study of the book of Acts. Peter and John are thrown into jail… not for the last time. They then have to appear before the Sanhedrin, the religious leaders who want to know in whose name they have healed the lame man from the previous chapter. Peter stands before the leaders who condemned Jesus only a few weeks previous and preaches that Jesus is not only alive but the holy one of God.

Acts 4:1-31

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Episode 140 – Acts 2:42-47,3 – The Church, Walking and Leaping

This is the episode is part 3 of the study of the book of Acts. First we get a short view of the church. It is a church without buildings, committees, clergy or even offerings. It is a church that is generous and supportive. It is also a church of miracles as we see when Peter and John heal a lame man. Peter preaches another sermon.

Acts 2:42-47

Acts 3

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Episode 139 – Acts 2:1-41 – The Day of Pentecost

This is the episode is part 2 of the study of the book of Acts. The disciples have been told to wait in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit comes. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit comes and comes in power. He empowers the apostles to speak in tongues and Peter to preach. On this day the church is started and adds 3000 new beleivers.

Acts 2:1-41

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Episode 138 – Acts 1 – Called to Action

This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of Acts which is the second part of Luke’s gospel. This book looks at the start of the church and the acts of the apostles. This is a book about action and about a church called to action, called to be Jesus’s witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the ends of the earth. The church is still called to action.

Acts 1

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Episode 137 – Luke 24 – Jesus Resurrected!

This is the episode is part 36 and the final part of a study of the gospel of Luke. You can’t keep a good man down. Jesus refuses to remain dead, much to the surprise of his disciples who were ready to embalm the body and move on with their lives. Jesus turns the defeat of Good Friday into the ultimate victory of Easter.

Luke 24

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Episode 136 – Luke 23 – Trial and Crucifixion

This is the episode is part 35 in a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus is taken by the chief priests and the elders to Pontius Pilate the Roman governor who would have the authority to put Jesus to death. He is tried twice by Pilate and once by Herod and found innocent but eventually Pilate gives into the urging of the crowd and sends Jesus to be crucified. Jesus is crucified between two thieves, one who mocks him and one who proclaims him.

Luke 23

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Episode 134 – Luke 22:1-38 – Last Supper

This is the episode is part 33 in a study of the gospel of Luke. This chapter looks at the last passover meal that Jesus celebrates with the disciples which we commonly call the last supper. Jesus tells the disciples again that he will suffer, that one will betray him, that Jesus will deny him. He also has to deal once again with them arguing among themselves who is the greatest among them. The greatest among them came as a suffering servant, his body broken for us and his blood shed for us.

Luke 22:1-38


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