NO STUDY THIS MONDAY

On the ninth of Februay there will be be no study.
A few of us have some other places we will need to be.
I will be at the church in the hall at 6:30 if anyone wants to meet for a few minutes. Other wise I will see you all on the 16th of February. I will post again before then....
Rich

Monday- Jan. 26- Acts Chapter 13

Road Trip!!!
The beginning journeys of Paul.
Although earlier in Acts we have mission trips... This starts the on going travels of Paul.

If in today's world you find yourself spending much time at the airport on business, the rest of the book of Acts will sound familiar

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Acts 13:1-52

Acts 13:1-52
Paul’s first missionary travels-

Acts 1-3
The church sends off Paul and Barnabas.

Acts 4-12
Paul and Barnabas travel to Cyprus and meet others.

Acts 13-41
Paul arrives at Antioch.
Sermon from V16 to V41.

Other sermons in Acts----
Peter Acts 2:17----
Acts 3:11----
Steven Acts 7:1------
Paul Acts 9:20

Read verses 41-48 carefully
V42- They were invited back next week.

V44- The whole city gathered

In your words what do these verses say about the church at that time?
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What did the apostles do in the end?
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Acts 12:1-25

Acts 12:1-25 “Herod, Angels and Guards”

Read Acts 12:1-5

V1- Herod Agrippa I; reigned from A.D. 37-44, remember this. He was known to get favor with the Jews by persecuting Christians.
V2- James was the first of the apostles to be martyred. James was in the inner circle, brother to John (see verse 17 different James).
V3- Herod saw that this pleased the Jews, so he arrests Peter.
So what did the people of the church do? __________________________________________________

Read Acts 12:6-10
Read Daniel 10:7-19

V7- The angel seems excited? __________________________________________________________
V9- Was the angel real, or a vision? ______________________________________________________

What is the purpose of angels? What other passages do angels appear?

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Read Acts 12:11-17
V11- What does the last part of this verse mean? ____________________________________________
V12-15- Why did Rhoda not open the door?
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Jewish superstition says that each person had a guardian angel that assumes that persons form.

V17- “Tell James…” (brother of Jesus, who wrote the book of James).
V17- “And then he left for another place…..” What’s this all about….?____________________________
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Read Acts 18-25
V18-19- SOP to kill guards that let the prisoners escape.
V20-21- Political negotiations for food and accommodations for celebration----
Why was Herod struck down and killed? ___________________________________________________
Who did it? __________________________________________________________________________
(see reference in Josephus)

V25—Ready Set for Chapter 13

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Acts 11:1-30

Acts 11:1-30

Read the first half verses 1-18- “Peter’s re-cap”
V1-3- It appears as though every Christian Jew knows what came down when Peter was away. And they started by questioning Peter, Peter didn’t appear angry, but explained what happened.
Does this seem to be a normal Peter response? _____________________________________________
What would you have done in either Peter, or the other’s shoes-?
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V10-11- These verses appear to tie in the time frame a little better than chapter 10 had.

V17-18- These have been called one of the most shocking verses is Jewish history,
See Is 42:1, 6 and 49:6- Read most of these verses.

So was everything now fine and dandy between the Jews and these gentiles? Touch on Acts 15: ---5---
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I think we should save most of Acts 15 for when we get there.

Read verses- 19-30—“The church of Antioch, more firsts for the book of Acts.”

Reference sources read---John Macarthur’s commentary, Halley’s Bible Handbook.

V19-21- Who were those who were scattered, and where did they come from?
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V22- Last time they apostles, chap 8, why not here? _________________________________________
V25-26- There are two firsts in these verses, what are they? ___________________________________
V27- Prophets sent down? Who and why (I Cor 14:32) _______________________________________

A whole lot of attention is paid to this account in scripture????? Is it me or my imagination???

What is the real significance behind Paul being here? ______________________

Next week- funniest verse in the whole Bible.