But Saul, still breathing out threat and murder to the disciples of
the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters of credit
to Damascus, to the synagogues there, so that if he found any of The
Way there, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
As he journeyed he cam... [ Continue Reading ]
SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)... [ Continue Reading ]
There was a disciple in Damascus called Ananias, and the Lord said to
him in a vision, "Ananias." He said, "Here am I Lord." The Lord said
to him, "Get up and go to the street called 'Straight'; inquire in
Judas' house for a man called Saul, a man from Tarsus. For, look you,
he is praying; and he ha... [ Continue Reading ]
Paul remained with the disciples in Damascus for some time. And
immediately he began to preach Jesus in the synagogues, and the burden
of his preaching was, "This is the Son of God." Everyone who heard him
was astonished and kept saying, "Is not this the man who at Jerusalem
sacked those who call on... [ Continue Reading ]
After some time the Jews formed a plot to murder him; but Saul was
informed of their plot. Night and day they kept continuous watch on
the gates to murder him. But the disciples took him by night and, by
way of the wall, let him down in a basket.
This is a vivid example of how much a few words in t... [ Continue Reading ]
When he arrived in Jerusalem he tried to make contact with the
disciples. They were all afraid of him because they did not believe
that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the
apostles and told them the story of how, upon the road, he had seen
the Lord and that he had spoken... [ Continue Reading ]
In the course of a tour of the whole area, Peter came down to the
saints who lived at Lydda. There he found a man called Aeneas who had
been bed-ridden for eight years. He was paralysed. So Peter said to
him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Rise and make your bed." At once
he stood up and all who l... [ Continue Reading ]