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Acts: Chapter 15

This chapter highlights the problems that arose between the Jews and the Gentiles (non-Jews) who had become Christians.

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Acts: Chapter 14

Having been thrown out of Antioch in Pisidia, Paul and Barnabas went to Iconium. They preached in the synagogue. Verse 1 records that Jews, gentiles and Greeks believed but the Jews stirred up the gentiles and the apostles fled to Lystra and Derbe.

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Acts: Chapter 12

The growing interest in the teachings of Jesus, as proclaimed by the believers, led to a great deal of persecution of those who were called Christians.

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Acts: Chapter 11

After staying with Cornelius at Caesarea for a few days Peter, and the believers who travelled with him, went on to Jerusalem.

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Acts: Chapter 10

In this chapter we see how Peter is shown that salvation is not just for the Jews but for all people who believe in God and his purpose with mankind through the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Acts: Chapter 9

Verses 1-17 tell how Saul, persecutor of the new Christian Church was converted to Christianity. The moving account is well worth reading.

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Acts: Chapter 8

Saul was mentioned in Acts 7 v 58. He was a young man who the council members trusted with their coats while they stoned Stephen to death…

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Acts: Chapter 7

In previous blogs we have tried to explain what we talked about almost verse by verse for each chapter. At the start of Jesus church of new disciples there was so much to do, so many people interested and wanting to be baptised and a growing anger in the ranks of the religious leaders and central government that having had Jesus of Nazareth put to death and having congratulated themselves on getting rid of a serious threat to their reputation among the people of the land, that threat had most definitely come back and a new powerful preacher had come on the scene that none of the priests from the High Priest down were able to argue against.

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Acts: Chapter 6

As we read in Acts 5 v 42 the apostles ‘never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.’ They believed that this was the most important part of their ministry.

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Acts: Chapter 5

The book or the acts of the apostle tells us of a new Order. The Christian church was being established. We left chapter 4 having learned that they met at one another’s houses to break bread and drink wine in remembrance of Jesus’ death and resurrection. They shared each other’s possessions so that the poor amongst them were helped. Rich members sold property and gave the money they received to the apostles to distribute to the poor.

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