Tag: Peter
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✨Peter Defends God’s Work to the Brethren✨
📖 Scripture Reading (NKJV)✨ Acts 11:1–18 1 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!” 4 But Peter explained it to them…
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✨ The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles ✨
📖 Scripture Reading Acts 10:34–48 (NKJV) 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord…
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🌍 Peter Meets Cornelius 🕊️
Acts 10:23-33 (NKJV) 23 On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him. Peter Meets Cornelius 24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him…
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✨ Peter’s Visitors Arrive
📖 NKJV Scripture Reading Acts 10:17-23 17 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate. 18 And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. 19 While…
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🌷 “What God Has Cleansed, You Must Not Call Common”
📖 NKJV Scripture Reading Acts 10:9–16 (NKJV) 9 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven…
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Power in the Name of Jesus
When Christ speaks through His servant, even the paralyzed and the dead respond 📖 Scripture Reading Acts 9:32–43 (NKJV) 32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. 33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas,…
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✨ “The Gift Beyond Price” 🕊️
🌷 Simon learns that the Spirit’s power is given, not bought. 📖 Acts 8:9–25 — NKJV The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave…
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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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✨ 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…