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Monday, June 7th, 2010
The growth of the first century church was spectacular (Acts 2:41, 47; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1, 7). What brought about this tremendous growth? You might say that the circumstances were just right, and God knew that because He was fostering those circumstances. But just as important as that were the attitudes of those new children of God (Acts 9:31). And when you put the best circumstances together with the best attitudes then you have a winning combination that will succeed.
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
The conversion of Saul is unique in some ways, but in other ways it serves as a model of every true conversion to Christ.
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Philip, after taking the gospel to the Samaritans, was sent to preach to an Ethiopian nobleman. What we learn from this event will clear up some common misconceptions regarding salvation.
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
In Acts chapter eight we have a record of the first preaching of the gospel to those who were not fully Jews. Samaritans were a mixed race and held in utter contempt by most Jews (cf. Jn 4:9). The conversion of the Samaritans to Jesus Christ will teach us several great lessons.
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
In the Book of Acts we can follow Peter, Paul and others preachers as they preach the gospel of Christ and pave the way for many souls to be converted to Christ and thus saved from the consequences of their sins. In this lesson we are going to examine those cases of conversion.
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
In Acts 22:16 Ananias explained the divine purpose of baptism - it is the method by which we call on the name of the Lord so that He will wash away our sins.
Jesus shed His blood on Calvary’s cross to redeem and to forgive us (1 Pet 1:19; Eph 1:7). True baptism is an act that connects us to the death of Christ where His blood was shed (Rom 6:4). Therefore, baptism has the power to wash away our sins. When we are baptized we must put our faith in the working of God who raised Jesus from the dead. At that point we go from a state of spiritual death to life with God having been forgiven of all our trespasses (Col 2:12-13).
This power of baptism is not in the water, but in the action God takes when we obey Him (remember Naaman the leper - 2 Kings 5).
But there are some things that God has NOT empowered baptism to wash away.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
One’s attitude is a powerful force, which God has granted to each one of us. We call it free moral agency. If the attitude is what it ought to be, then the word of God will do what it ought to do. In this lesson about Cornelius we will consider his attitudes or his disposition toward God and his fellow man.
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
Conversion is not just an emotional experience. It takes place in our lives when we repent - fully repent. Those who are converted to Christ are God’s new creations who possess a new vision in their lives.
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Men, as in members of the human race, yes, but in other ways they were different from other disciples of Jesus Christ. Luke records that Jesus “called His disciples to Him; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles” (Lk 6:12-16). Some three years later He commissioned them to preach the saving gospel of Christ in all the earth (Matt 28:18-20). He empowered them with “the Promise of the Father…the Holy Spirit,” to fulfill that commission (Acts 1:4-8). Did the apostles speak, face to face, to every person on earth? No, but they brought the gospel to strategic locations throughout the world and taught others to carry it to the far reaches of the globe.
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
How would you like to win “The Noble Prize”? No, not “The Nobel Prize” but “The Noble Prize”. What is it? It’s NOT a prize awarded in the field of science, literature or humanitarian endeavor. But it’s a worthy prize and one that we must pursue.
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