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Devotionals about Early Church

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Faith

Life for All

Read: Acts 11:1-18 Who was I that I could stand in God’s way? (v. 17) Peter had some explaining to do. When he returned home with news of having baptized

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Made Clean

Read: Acts 10:9-33 What God has made clean, do not call common. (v. 15) Today we join Peter in prayer on a rooftop in the city. It had been a

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Early Church

Something like Scales

Read: Acts 9:1-19 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized. (v. 18) Saul was a main persecutor of

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Faith

New Story, New Life

Read: Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60 Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God. (7:56) The story of Stephen’s death is remarkable,

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Early Church

Strictly Charged

Read: Acts 5:17-32 We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching . . . (v. 28) The religious authorities

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Keeping Some Aside

Read: Acts 5:1-11 You have not lied to man but to God. (v. 4) The story of Ananias and Sapphira is, frankly, terrifying. It’s difficult to grapple with the idea

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Faith

Resurrection Economy

Read: Acts 4:32-37 And no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. (v. 32) What would it

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Threat in the Portico

Read: Acts 4:1-22 By what power or by what name did you do this? (v. 7) The Jewish leaders were sick of hearing the name of Jesus. Before he was

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A Different Gift

Read: Acts 3:1-10 I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. (v. 6) The man had never been able to walk. Every day,