PPT-The Acts of the Apostles

Many Turn to t he Lord Acts 93243 32 Now as Peter went here and there among them all he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda 33 There he found a man named Aeneas bedridden for eight years who was paralyzed 34 And Peter said to him Aeneas Jesus Christ heals you rise and make your bed And immediately he rose . Pentecostals stand in awe of what God has done and attribute such amazing expansion to their simple trust in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit which continues to be at work in the church today The rapid advance of the Pentecostal revival has Examples of Conversions In The Book of Acts. “Men and brethren what shall we do?" . 1. Convert; Converted. 2. transitive verb. 1 - a : . to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another . b : to bring about a religious conversion in . The Acts of the Holy Spirit. Acts is the story of the spread of the Good News . of . Jesus . in . outward ripples from Jerusalem after the . Day of . Pentecost, and it is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke.. Every word of God is tested…. Proverbs 30:5. Post Resurrection Appearances. If Jesus had resurrected and remained in secret, we might have reason for doubt. . However, with the empty tomb we also have numerous people claiming to have seen the resurrected Lord.. Peter Preaches to Jerusalem Jews. November 16, 2014. The Healed Man Clings to the Apostles. Acts 3:11 . (NASB). While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them at the so-called portico of Solomon, full of . Barnabas: The Encourager. Joseph. , a . Levite. from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), . sold . a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.. Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 12:28; . Matthew 16:18-19; 18:18; Luke 22:30. The definition of “apostle”. The word “apostle” comes from the Greek word . apostolos. , which means “one sent from or forth, a messenger, delegate”. The . Bible . Course. Document # TX001083. Basic Facts about the Acts of the Apostles. The Book of Acts was written by the same evangelist who wrote the Gospel of Luke.. It was written in approximately . Course. Document # TX001082. God Calls Us. How and why does God call people to follow him? . God calls us individually in a unique manner.. God calls us to follow him and to be his witnesses and share the message of the Gospel.. and Life in the Early Church. Session 1. Introduction. You can download this presentation at:. http://www.ceorockford.org/adult-faith-formation/. “The book of Acts has everything but dinosaurs. It’s got earthquakes, shipwrecks, avenging angels, harrowing escapes, riots, murder plots, political intrigue, courtroom drama”. Lesson Five: . The Persecution Begins. So far in Acts:. Part One: The Witness in Jerusalem. Chapter . 1: The . Lord’s final . instructions to his apostles. The Ascension of Christ. Matthias chosen to fill the office vacated by Judas. Solution: . The man had the hiccups and wanted a glass of water to help get rid of them. The bartender could hear the hiccups when the man spoke, so he brought the gun out to scare the hiccups away. It worked and the man thanked him and left, no longer needing the glass of water.. Lesson One: Chapter 1. Acts 1:1. The . former treatise have I made, . O . Theophilus. , of all that Jesus began both to do and teach …. Acts was written by “Luke. , the beloved . physician” (. Colossians . Christ’s Parting. 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked . stedfastly. toward heaven as he went up….