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Ananias & Sapphira Hide the Truth & Suffer Consequences
In the last few verses of chapter 4 we are told about the church members selling their possessions and bringing the money to the church. No doubt the people were praising God for the generous offering Barnabas had given. Ananias and Sapphira decided they would like to have t …

Effective Church Ministry
This passage gives a run down of what went on in the early Church: It tells us where the Church met (v. 12). It was in an open space on Solomon’s Porch,It tells us how the Church met (v. 12). They assembled where everyone could see them. It was on one of the two …

Obedience to God and Man
Again we find the Sadducees angry because of the Apostle’s preaching of the Resurrection, and the fact that these untrained and unauthorized men were having such great success in their ministry(v. 17). The apostles were risking their very lives to share the living Word of G …

Gamaliel Convinces the Council – No Persecution
On their second appearance before the Sanhedrin the apostles found an unexpected helper - Gamaliel, who was a Pharisee (vv. 33-34). He was more than respected; he was loved. He was a kindly man with a far wider tolerance than his fellows. When the Sanhedrin seemed likely to resor …