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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,

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

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,

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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

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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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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Kosher or Not, Here I Come (Acts 10:9-23)

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: the Church and Angels (Acts 10:1-8)

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Miracles (Acts 9:32-43)

Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. And Peter said to him,

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Godly Listening (Acts 9:20-31)

And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Power for Conversion (Acts 9:1-19)

But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Passion for the Gospel (Acts 8:26-40)

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian,

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Gall of Bitterness (Acts 8:14-25)

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Missionary Church (Acts 8:4-13)

Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Christianity and Persecution (Acts 8:1-3)

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: I See the Heavens Opened (Acts 7:54-60)

Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand

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Daily Thoughts from Acts: Truth to Power (Acts 7:1-53)

And the high priest said, “Are these things so?” And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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