Acts

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Acts
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• he was raised to life three days later, as
  written in the Scriptures that he appeared to
  Peter and then to all twelve apostles. Then he
  appeared to more than five hundred of his
  followers at once, most of whom are still alive,
  although some have died. (1 Corinthians 154-6
  GN)
• For forty days after his death he appeared to
  them many times in ways that proved beyond doubt
  that he was alive. They saw him, and he talked
  with them about the Kingdom of God. (Acts 13
  GN)

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• The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one
  who humbles himself and becomes like this child.
  (Matthew 184 GN)
• the Kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 1721
  GN)
• Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom
  back to Israel? (Acts 16 GN)
• Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own
  king again? (Acts 16 CEV)

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• Jesus said to them, The times and occasions are
  set by my Father's own authority, and it is not
  for you to know when they will be. But when the
  Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled
  with power, and you will be witnesses for me in
  Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to
  the ends of the earth. After saying this, he was
  taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a
  cloud hid him from their sight. (Acts 17-9
  GN)

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• I will ask the Father, and he will give you
  another Helper, who will stay with you forever.
  He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about
  God. (John 1416-17 GN)
• I have much more to tell you, but now it would
  be too much for you to bear. When, however, the
  Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he
  will lead you into all the truth. (John 1612-13
  GN)

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• The Helper will come---the Spirit, who reveals
  the truth about God and who comes from the
  Father. I will send him to you from the Father,
  and he will speak about me. And you, too, will
  speak about me, because you have been with me
  from the very beginning. (John 1526-27 GN)

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• God has poured out his love into our hearts by
  means of the Holy Spirit, who is Gods gift to
  us. (Romans 55 GN)

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• When the day of Pentecost came, all the
  believers were gathered together in one place.
  Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which
  sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled
  the whole house where they were sitting. Then
  they saw what looked like tongues of fire which
  spread out and touched each person there. They
  were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
  talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled
  them to speak. (Acts 21-4 GN)

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• Many of them believed his message and were
  baptized, and about three thousand people were
  added to the group that day. They spent their
  time in learning from the apostles, taking part
  in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowship
  meals and the prayers. (Acts 241-42 GN)

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• All who believed were together and held
  everything in common, and they began selling
  their property and possessions and distributing
  the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.
  Every day they continued to gather together by
  common consent in the temple courts, breaking
  bread from house to house, sharing their food
  with glad and humble hearts, praising God and
  having the good will of all the people. And the
  Lord was adding to their number every day those
  who were being saved. (Acts 244-47 NET)

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• Peter and John were still speaking to the people
  when some priests, the officer in charge of the
  Temple guards, and some Sadducees arrived. They
  were annoyed because the two apostles were
  teaching the people that Jesus had risen from
  death, which proved that the dead will rise to
  life. So they arrested them and put them in
  jail... (Acts 41-3 GN)

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• The members of the Council were amazed to see
  how bold Peter and John were and to learn that
  they were ordinary men of no education. They
  realized then that they had been companions of
  Jesus. (Acts 413 GN)
• So they called them back in and told them that
  under no condition were they to speak or to teach
  in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered
  them, You yourselves judge which is right in
  Gods sight---to obey you or to obey God. For we
  cannot stop speaking of what we ourselves have
  seen and heard. (Acts 418-20 GN)

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• When they finished praying, the place where they
  were meeting was shaken. They were all filled
  with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim God's
  message with boldness. The group of believers was
  one in mind and heart. None of them said that any
  of their belongings were their own, but they all
  shared with one another everything they had. With
  great power the apostles gave witness to the
  resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured
  rich blessings on them all. There was no one in
  the group who was in need. Those who owned fields
  or houses would sell them, bring the money
  received from the sale, and turn it over to the
  apostles and the money was distributed according
  to the needs of the people. (Acts 431-35 GN)

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• Joseph was one of the followers who had sold a
  piece of property and brought the money to the
  apostles. He was a Levite from Cyprus, and the
  apostles called him Barnabas, which means one
  who encourages others. (Acts 436 CEV)

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Ananias and Sapphira

• There was also a man named Ananias who, with his
  wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought
  part of the money to the apostles, but he claimed
  it was the full amount. His wife had agreed to
  this deception. Then Peter said, Ananias, why
  has Satan filled your heart? You lied to the Holy
  Spirit, and you kept some of the money for
  yourself.

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• The property was yours to sell or not sell, as
  you wished. And after selling it, the money was
  yours to give away. How could you do a thing like
  this? You werent lying to us but to God. As
  soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the
  floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was
  terrified. Then some young men wrapped him in a
  sheet and took him out and buried him. About
  three hours later his wife came in, not knowing
  what had happened. Peter asked her, Was this the
  price you and your husband received for your
  land?

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• Yes, she replied, that was the price. And
  Peter said, How could the two of you even think
  of doing a thing like thisconspiring together to
  test the Spirit of the Lord? Just outside that
  door are the young men who buried your husband,
  and they will carry you out, too. Instantly, she
  fell to the floor and died. When the young men
  came in and saw that she was dead, they carried
  her out and buried her beside her husband. Great
  fear gripped the entire church and all others who
  heard what had happened. (Acts 51-11 NLT)

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• even though people admired them a lot,
  outsiders were wary about joining them. On the
  other hand, those who put their trust in the
  Master were added right and left, men and women
  both (Acts 513,14, The Message).
• Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was
  strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in
  reverence for the Lord. (Acts 931 GN)

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• Saul - - - Paul

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• As the members of the Council listened to
  Stephen, they became furious and ground their
  teeth at him in anger. But Stephen, full of the
  Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's
  glory and Jesus standing at the right side of
  God. "Look!" he said. "I see heaven opened and
  the Son of Man standing at the right side of
  God!" With a loud cry the Council members covered
  their ears with their hands. Then they all rushed
  at him at once, threw him out of the city, and
  stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in
  the care of a young man named Saul. They kept on
  stoning Stephen as he called out to the Lord,
  "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" He knelt down
  and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord! Do not
  remember this sin against them!" He said this and
  died. (Acts 754-60 GN)

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• And Saul approved of his murder. That very day
  the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel
  persecution. All the believers, except the
  apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces
  of Judea and Samaria. Some devout men buried
  Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries. But
  Saul tried to destroy the church going from
  house to house, he dragged out the believers,
  both men and women, and threw them into jail.
  (Acts 81-3 GN)

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• Bible reading
• Church
• Tithes and offerings
• Sabbath
• The law
• Mission work

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• I myself thought that I should do everything I
  could against the cause of Jesus of Nazareth.
  That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received
  authority from the chief priests and put many of
  God's people in prison and when they were
  sentenced to death, I also voted against them.
  Many times I had them punished in the synagogues
  and tried to make them deny their faith. I was so
  furious with them that I even went to foreign
  cities to persecute them.

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• It was for this purpose that I went to Damascus
  with authority and orders from the chief priests.
  It was on the road at midday, Your Majesty, that
  I saw a light much brighter than the sun, coming
  from the sky and shining around me and the men
  traveling with me. All of us fell to the ground,
  and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, Saul,
  Saul! Why are you persecuting me? You are hurting
  yourself by hitting back, like an ox kicking
  against its owners stick.
• to keep offering vain and perilous resistance
  (Amplified)

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• Who are you, Lord? I asked. And the Lord
  answered, I am Jesus, whom you persecute. But
  get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to
  you to appoint you as my servant. You are to tell
  others what you have seen of me today and what I
  will show you in the futureYou are to open their
  eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light
  and from the power of Satan to God (Acts
  269-18 GN)

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• Bible reading
• Church
• Tithes and offerings
• Sabbath
• The law
• Mission work

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• I once thought all these things were so very
  important, but now I consider them worthless
  because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything
  else is worthless when compared with the
  priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I
  have discarded everything else, counting it all
  as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become
  one with him. (Philippians 37-9 NLT)

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• I dont place any value on my own life. I want
  to finish the race Im running. I want to carry
  out the mission I received from the Lord
  Jesus-the mission of testifying to the Good News
  of Gods kindnessI am now entrusting you to God
  and to his message that tells how kind he is.
  That message can help you grow and can give you
  the inheritance that is shared by all of Gods
  holy people. (Acts 2021-24,32 GN)

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• In Lystra there was a crippled man who had been
  lame from birth and had never been able to walk.
  He sat there and listened to Pauls words. Paul
  saw that he believed and could be healed, so he
  looked straight at him and said in a loud voice,
  Stand up straight on your feet! The man jumped
  up and started walking around. When the crowds
  saw what Paul had done, they started shouting in
  their own Lycaonian language, The gods have
  become like men and have come down to us! They
  gave Barnabas the name Zeus, and Paul the name
  Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

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• The priest of the god Zeus, whose temple stood
  just outside the town, brought bulls and flowers
  to the gate, for he and the crowds wanted to
  offer sacrifice to the apostles. When Barnabas
  and Paul heard what they were about to do, they
  tore their clothes and ran into the middle of the
  crowd, shouting, Why are you doing this? We
  ourselves are only human beings like you! We are
  here to announce the Good News, to turn you away
  from these worthless things to the living God,
  who made heaven, earth, sea, and all that is in
  them Even with these words the apostles could
  hardly keep the crowd from offering a sacrifice
  to them. (Acts 148-18 GN)

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• Some Jews came from Antiochthey won the crowds
  over to their side, stoned Paul and dragged him
  out of the town, thinking that he was dead.
  (Acts 1419 GN)

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• The LORD said to Moses, How much longer will
  these people reject me? How much longer will they
  refuse to trust in me, even though I have
  performed so many miracles among them? (Numbers
  1411 GN)
• Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people
  will know that you, the LORD, are God and that
  you are bringing them back to yourself. The LORD
  sent fire down, and it burned up the sacrifice,
  the wood, and the stones, scorched the earth and
  dried up the water in the trench. When the people
  saw this, they threw themselves on the ground and
  exclaimed, The LORD is God the LORD alone is
  God! (1 Kings 1837-39 GN)
• Even though he had performed all these miracles
  in their presence, they did not believe in him.
  (John 1237 GN)

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• As soon as night came, the believers sent Paul
  and Silas to Berea. When they arrived, they went
  to the synagogue. The people there were more
  open-minded than the people in Thessalonica. They
  listened to the message with great eagerness, and
  every day they studied the Scriptures to see if
  what Paul said was really true. (Acts 1710-11
  GN)

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• The people who have been turning the whole world
  upside down have come here now. (Acts 176 NJB)

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Prehistory

• Creation
• The fall
• Cain and Abel
• Noah and the flood
• The Tower of Babel

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Ancestors of the Israelites

• Abraham
• Joshua said to all the people, This is what the
  LORD God of Israel says Long ago your ancestors,
  Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived on
  the other side of the Euphrates River and served
  other gods (Joshua 242-3 GODS WORD)
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Egyptian bondage
• Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt (1290 BC)
• 40 years wandering

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Conquest of Canaan

• Joshua (1250 BC)
• Now then, Joshua continued, honor the LORD and
  serve him sincerely and faithfully. Get rid of
  the gods which your ancestors used to worship in
  Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve only the
  LORD. If you are not willing to serve him, decide
  today whom you will serve, the gods your
  ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of
  the Amorites, in whose land you are now living.
  As for my family and me, we will serve the LORD.
  The people replied, We would never leave the
  LORD to serve other gods! (Joshua 2414-16
  GN)
• Judges

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• Saul - 1030-1010 BC
• David - 1010-970 BC
• Solomon - 970-931 BC

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Chronology
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• 586 BC Fall of Jerusalem
• 538 BC Edict of Cyrus to return
• 520 BC Haggai and Zechariah
  Zerubbabel and Joshua
• 516 BC Dedication of the sanctuary
• 480 BC Esther
• 458 BC Ezra arrives in Jerusalem
• 445 BC Nehemiah
• ..Malachi

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• Jesus
• Pentecost
• Dark ages

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The 3rd Angels Message

• Then I saw another angel flying high in the air,
  with an eternal message of Good News to announce
  to the peoples of the earth, to every race,
  tribe, language, and nation. (Revelation 146)
• Then I saw another angel descending from heaven,
  possessing great authority, and the earth was
  illuminated with his radiance and splendor.
  (Revelation 181 - Amplified)