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The Power of the Spirit to Offend

“They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.” -Acts 6:12 (NRSV)
When God starts working in your life, it’s going to upset someone.  Why does that happen?  What do we do about it?  How can God support me [...]

 
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Taking the Plunge

Acts 4:23-31
“When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31 (NRSV)
God wants to work in our lives, but God usually chooses to wait until we give permission. When the 1st century [...]

 
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Healing: By What Power?

Read Acts 4:5-22
When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
-Acts 4:7 (NRSV)
Where does the power to heal come from?  What if we pray for healing and it doesn’t happen? What did Peter mean when he said, “There is salvation in [...]

 
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The Power of the Spirit: Power to Heal

Acts 3:1-10
6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk.”  7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.  8 Jumping up, [...]

 
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The Power of the Spirit: Given in Christ

“This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.  Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear.” -Acts 2:32-33 (NRSV)

There’s lots of talk these days about [...]

 
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