Introduction In chapter 5 we had the story of Ananias and Sapphira who tried to lie to the Holy Spirit and were immediately struck down. And we also read how Peter and John were arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin looked set to kill them until one of them suggested that they just … Continue reading Acts 06–07 →

Introduction At the end of chapter 4 we read how the believers shared their possessions with one another so that there were no needy persons among them. And Luke names Joseph (better known as Barnabas) who sold a field and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet so that it could be … Continue reading Acts 05(17–42) →

Introduction Acts 4 finished with Luke telling us about how the early believers shared what they had with one another. From time to time, those who could sold their property. And the proceeds were used to help those in the church who were in need. And Luke mentions the name of one person who do … Continue reading Acts 05(01–16) →

Introduction It's been some weeks since the last time we were looking at the book of Acts together, so let me try to summarise what we've seen already. First of all, the book was written by Luke for this man, Theophilus, and it's a sequel to Luke's gospel. Luke's gospel was all about what the … Continue reading Acts 04(13–37) →

Introduction We noticed the last time that chapter 3 has the same basic structure as chapter 2. In both chapters, something remarkable and miraculous happened. In chapter 2 it was the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. And the Spirit enabled the people to speak in different languages. In chapter 3 it was the … Continue reading Acts 03(21)–04(12) →

Introduction I'm grateful to Roland for taking the Bible Study last Wednesday and for taking us through the story of the lame man who was healed by Peter and John as they made their way up to the Temple to pray. The structure of Acts 3 is actually very similar to the structure of Acts … Continue reading Acts 03(11–20) →

Introduction We spent our time last week looking at Peter's Pentecost sermon. And we saw that the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost was a confirmation that the Lord Jesus was alive and was now reigning in heaven. Do you remember? Peter's sermon was all about the Lord Jesus: The people in Jerusalem had killed … Continue reading Acts 02(37–47) →

Introduction We're working our way through the book of Acts. First of all, we read how the Lord Jesus instructed the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the promised Holy Spirit to come upon them. Then they would be his witnesses throughout the world. Secondly, the Lord Jesus was taken up to heaven, but angels … Continue reading Acts 02(12–36) →

Review Let me try to do a quick review of what we've already seen in Acts. First of all, you’ll maybe remember that Acts was written by Luke, who also wrote the third gospel in the New Testament. And, in fact, in verse 1 of chapter 1 Luke refers to his gospel which he had … Continue reading Acts 01(21)–02(11) →

Introduction Last week I said that the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts were both written by Luke for this man, Theophilus who is mentioned at the beginning of the gospel and the book of Acts. In Luke's Gospel, Luke wrote about all that the Lord Jesus began to do and to teach … Continue reading Acts 01(12–20) →