Jump Start # 681
Jump Start # 681 Acts 9:26 “When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. This week we have been looking at the early pages of Acts and especially following Saul has he is introduced to […]
Jump Start # 680
Jump Start # 680 Acts 9:6 “but get up and enter the city, and it will be told what you must do” Our journey through the early pages of Acts returns us to the violent persecutor Saul. We last read about him at the beginning of chapter eight where he was chasing down disciples and […]
Jump Start # 679
Jump Start # 679 Acts 8:9 “Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.” Luke, the writer of Acts, follows the scattering of the brethren who left Jerusalem because of persecution. Luke first follows Philip […]
Jump Start # 678
Jump Start # 678 Acts 8:4 “Therefore, those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.” In our Jump Start yesterday, we saw that Saul gave his full approval of the killing of Stephen. The death of that preacher seemed to motivate Saul to personally and aggressive attack God’s people. Saul dragged men […]
Jump Start # 677
Jump Start # 677 Acts 8:1 “And Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.” Luke begins this chapter of Acts by connecting Saul with […]