Stephen is Seized by the Sanhedrin Scripture: Acts 6:8-15 (NIV) 8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the...
Solving Church Growth Problems Scripture: Acts 6:1-7 (NIV) 1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the...
The Apostles Rejoice in Suffering Scripture: Acts 5:17-42 (NIV) 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the...
The Apostles Heal Many Scripture: Acts 5:12-16 (NIV) 12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 No one else dared join them, even though they...
A Case Study In Honesty Scripture: Acts 5:1-11 (NIV) 1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the...
Selfishness vs. Selflessness Scripture: 3 John (NIV) 1 The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along...
Have Faith, Love & Obedience in Jesus Scripture: 2 John (NIV) 1 The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— 2 because of the truth, which...
Believe In Jesus & Receive Eternal Life Scripture: 1 John 5 (NIV) 1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we love the children...
Test The Spirits & Love One Another Scripture: 1 John 4 (NIV) 1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you...
We Are God's Children; Love Him & Others Scripture: 1 John 3 (NIV) 1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it...