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The New Testament was written in the First Century AD, when the Roman Empire ruled over Israel, Greek was the lingua franca across the Mediterranean world, and inter-cultural exchanges and conflicts led the Jewish people to create new movements and philosophies to meet the challenges of the world. One revolutionary teacher - Jesus of Nazareth - eventually changed everything.
Acts 6:8-8:3 | Stoning Stephen
Photo by Valentin Salja [https://unsplash.com/@valentinsalja?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/blood?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Stoning Stephen Acts 6:8-8:3 is a lengthy section that revolves…
Acts 5:17-6:7 | Into the Fire (part 2), The Church in Action
Photo by Adrian Infernus [https://unsplash.com/@adrian_infernus?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/fire-cooking?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] In our last post, Acts 4:32-5:16 | Into The Fire…
Acts 4:32-5:16 | Into The Fire (part 1)
This week I want to focus in on a famous story from the book of Acts that has sometimes rubbed people the wrong way. The story of Ananias & Sapphira parallels a handful of other stories in the Bible, and yet it tends to run contrary to many people'…
Acts 3-4: A Tale of Two Temples
The new Temple shows it's power Acts 3 brings a new conflict into focus. While the disciples of Jesus have been filled with power from the Holy Spirit in the previous chapter, the demonstration of this power in public will bring them into conflict with the Temple establishment.…