Tag: Persecution
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🌸 Paul and Silas at Thessalonica 🌻 Acts 17:1–9
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 Then Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise…
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🌸 Paul and Silas in Prison 🌻 Acts 16:16–24
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us…
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🌸 Division in Iconium 🌻
Acts 14:1–7 — Division in Iconium 📖 Full NKJV Scripture Reading 📚 1 Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds…
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🌸 Acts 13:42–52 — The Response to Paul’s Sermon 🌻
📖 Full NKJV Scripture Reading 📚 👣 Traces of Jesus’ Ministry 👣 📜 From the Early Church 📜 ⏳ Historical and Cultural Background ⌛️ 🔍 Theological Themes 🕎 Old Testament Connections 🏛️ 🗝️ Key Word Studies 🔑 ⁉️ Thoughtful Reflection Questions ⍰ 📚 References 📚 Free Online Sources: Artificial Intelligence Assistance: ChatGPT. “🌸 Acts…
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✨ When Seeds Are Sown in Tears 🌾
🌷 Stephen’s burial marks the beginning of a wider mission. 🌷 📖 Acts 8:1–8 — NKJV Saul Persecutes the Church 1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except…
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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…