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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Church Councils (Acts 15:22-35)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Crucial Decision (Acts 15:6-21)

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/ By Randall Johnson

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Lingering Gentile Question (Acts 14:24-28; 15:1-5)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Importance of Church Governance (Acts 14:19-23)

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/ By Randall Johnson

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Misunderstood (Acts 14:8-18)

Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had

Daily Thoughts from Acts: No Middle Ground (Acts 14:1-7)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned

Daily Thoughts from Acts: And Also to the Greeks (Acts 13:44-52)

The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling

Daily Thoughts from Acts: To the Jews First (Acts 13:13-43)

Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Missionary Endeavor (Acts 13:1-12)

Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping

Daily Thoughts from Acts: God’s Hidden Purposes (Acts 12:12-25)

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/ By Randall Johnson

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Why of Suffering (Acts 12:1-11)

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The New Church Paradigm (Acts 11:19-30)

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. But there were some of them,

Daily Thoughts from Acts: From Criticism to Praise (Acts 11:1-18)

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/ By Randall Johnson

Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying,

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Gentiles and Spirit Baptism (Acts 10:44-48)

While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Impartial God (Acts 10:24-43)

And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and

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