Atlantic Gospel Chapel Messages
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Throughout the book of Acts, we have seen growth of the church, which is then met by persecution. And as the persecution grew, the church also grew. When Stephen was martyred with Saul's approval, the church spread throughout Judea and into the surrounding areas. With Saul's conversion, this persecution eased up a bit.
But then Herod Agrippa comes onto the scene. Acts 12 opens with the arrest and execution of James, the brother of John; the firs apostle to be martyred. Seeing how this pleased the Jews, Herod has Peter arrested, with the intention of executing him also. This was a change from persecution at the hands of the Jewish authorities, to now persecution coming from the secular authorities.
And as persecution came, where do we find the church? We find the church on its knees. And as we explore today's passage, we draw some important lessons:
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May you be blessed through the teaching of God's word.
Alex Kremer // 11-12/20 // Early Church History - The Apostolic Fathers, Part 1
Alex Kremer 11-15-20 // The Model for the Church; Acts 2:42-47
Eric McLaren 11-08-2020 // Unnamed Heroes of the Faith; Hebrews 11:33-40
Alex Kremer 11-01-20 // What Must We Do? Acts 2:37-41
Alex Kremer 10-11-20 // Peter's First Sermon; God's Sovereign Plan and Man's Responsibility; Acts 2:22-36
Alex Kremer 10-04-20 // Peter's First Sermon; Prophecy Fulfilled - Acts 2:14-21
Alex Kremer // 10-08-2020 / Early Church History / Persecution
Alex Kremer 10-01-2020 // Early Church History // The Apostolic Age to the Destruction of Jerusalem
Duane Brown 09-27-2020 // Is the Devil Active Today?
Eric McLaren 09-20-2020 // Unnamed Heroes of the Faith; Hebrews 11:32-34; Daniel 1:1-21
Alex Kremer 09-24-2020 // Early Church History // The Jewish World; Hellenistic Judaism to the Apostolic Age
Alex Kremer 09-17-2020 // Early Church History // The Jewish World; The Exile to the Roman Occupation
Alex Kremer 09-13-20 // Pentecost; The Birth of the Church and the Promised Fulfilled
Alex Kremer 09-10-2020 // Early Church History // 02 Historical Backgrounds
Alex Kremer 09-06-2020 // God Still Works in Times of Waiting; Acts 1:12-26
Alex Kremer 09-03-20 // Early Church History // 01 Why Study Church History
Alex Kremer 08-30-20 // Wait For It; Acts 1:4-11
Alex Kremer 08-16-20 // Continuing the Work of Christ; Acts 1-3
Eric McLaren 08-09-2020 //Hebrews 11:23-29 - People Who Made Choices Based on Their Faith in God
Alex Kremer 08-02-20 // Introduction to the Book of Acts
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