Acts 2:14-41 … Peter explained what the miracle of tongues meant and preached his first sermon. First, he gave Scriptural proof regarding the Pentecost experience. He presented an introduction, vv. 14-16 Peter recited his More →
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Acts 2:3-4 reads, 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. More →
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Acts 1:15-26 is about Judas’ death and Judas’ replacement. Prophecy of Scripture must come to pass. Judas was a chosen member of the twelve, v. 17. His place was vacant, v. 20a. It needed to be More →
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Acts 1:1-2 … 1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles More →
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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Peacemaking should be the way of life for every Christian. In John 14:27, Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives More →
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“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) The word translated “mourn” is pentheo which means to grieve for the dead. Spiritually, it implies to grieve for the spiritually dead—mourning over sin; More →
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“Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.” The beginning of Matthew 4:23-5:2 records that Jesus’ ministry More →
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Matthew 21:18-22 is the record of Jesus and the fig tree event. Why did He curse it? Was He expressing frustration because He was hungry and couldn’t find anything to eat? We might do that but not Jesus. Consider More →
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The heart of Christianity is giving sacrificially, and the soul is service: “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28) The term “servant” is offensive in today’s More →
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Matthew 18:12-20 reveals God’s problem resolution plan, The focus must be … First, an attitude of seeking restoration to fellowship—“If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, More →
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