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)
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Acts 03(11–20)
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)
Acts 02(37–47)
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)
Acts 02(12–36)
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)
Acts 01(21)–02(11)
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)
Acts 01(12–20)
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)
Acts 01(01–11)
Introduction We're beginning today a new series of studies on the book of Acts. And what I intend to do is to go through the book, almost verse by verse to see what we can learn here about the early church and the extension of Christ's kingdom following his resurrection and ascension. And since there … Continue reading Acts 01(01–11)
2 Peter 03
Introduction As we turn to 2 Peter 3 we should notice that it's a kind of amalgam of chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1 was about living a good and godly life, because Peter explained to us in that chapter that since the Lord Jesus has given us everything we need to live a godly … Continue reading 2 Peter 03
2 Peter 02(10b–22)
Introduction We saw last week how Peter was warning his readers about certain false teachers who had come along and who were introducing destructive heresies into the church. And Peter described them in various ways and spoke about how they will be condemned in the end if they continue to rebel against the Lord and … Continue reading 2 Peter 02(10b–22)
2 Peter 02(01–10a)
Introduction So, last week we saw how Peter, who was coming near to the end of his earthly life, was still doing what the Lord Jesus had commissioned him to do so many years before, which was to take care of the Lord's people by feeding them on God's word. And so, we thought about … Continue reading 2 Peter 02(01–10a)
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