Tag: Biblestudy
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✨ The Appointment of the Seven
🌷 Called to Serve, Anointed to Lead 📖 Acts 6:1–7 (NKJV) 1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable…
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✨ Counted Worthy to Suffer
🌷 “Let them alone… or be found fighting against God.” 📖 Acts 5:33–42 (NKJV) 33 When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. 34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside…
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✨ Arrested… but Not Silent
🌷 God’s messengers cannot be silenced. Acts 5:17–32 — Arrested… but Not Silent 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation, 18 and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19…
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💫 “The Spirit Moved Through Them All”
📖 Full NKJV Scripture Reading Acts 5:12–16 12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 13 Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. 14 And believers were increasingly added…
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✨When the Church Prayed, the Earth Shook ✨
🌿 Boldness, Unity, and the Power of the Holy Spirit Acts 4:23-31 (NKJV) Prayer for Boldness(cf. Ps. 2:1, 2) 23 And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with…
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✨ Boldness Despite Threats
🌿 The Name of Jesus Could Not Be Denied Acts 4:13-22 (NKJV) The Name of Jesus Forbidden 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had…
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🌟 Bold in the Face of Opposition✨
🌿 Peter and John Are Arrested for Teaching in Jesus’ Name 📖 Scripture Reading (NKJV) Acts 4:1–12 1 Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.…
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🌿 From the Beautiful Gate to Solomon’s Porch
💧 A Miracle, A Message, A Messiah ✨ Acts 3 (NKJV) 1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called…