Season 1
After miraculously healing a lame man in Lystra things go wrong and he is stoned to what the Lystrians believed was death. Then he is either miraculously healed, or raised from the dead and able to leave town to continue his missionary work. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 14 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
It is the church at Antioch, the Gentile Church, that first sends out missionaries deliberately for the sake of converting Gentiles. The first missionaries were Paul and Barnabas. You may have a map of their travels in the back of your Bible. And first stop was the island of Cyprus. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 13 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
One of the most miraculous prison breaks in history is recorded in Acts 12 when Peter escapes while chained to guards in an inner cell. Later in the chapter, Herod who had tried to kill Peter is himself eaten by worms. Coincidence? Join David Alley as he reads Acts 12 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
It was in Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. This was because they were in fact not Jewish and the distinction was clearer, that they were followers of Christ. So in Antioch we have the first church to be non-Jewish. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 11 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Meet Cornelius the first Gentile Christian, from the city of Caesarea on the coast of modern day Israel. The Lord and the Holy Spirit pulled a number of miracles to make it possible for this first non-jew to become saved, and he continues to work miracles in saving many people today. This chapter is a huge turning point in the New Testament and indeed the entire Bible. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 10 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
In this chapter Saul is converted in miraculous circumstances, and the Lord saves the most prolific of the apostles, and also saves the church from his determined persecution. A genuine turning point not just for Saul, but for history itself. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 9 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
After Stephen dies as the first Christian martyr, persecution ramps up, and believers start leaving the city of Jerusalem for their safety. The result is the spread of hte gospel. Philip converts a eunuch on the road south and then starts preaching in Caesarea. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 8 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Jesus said if they persecuted the master, they will persecute the servants. It wasn't long before this began and Stephen, one of the seven deacons, is the first person to die for his faith as a Christian. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 7 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
In the Bible we have the 12 apostles and the 7 deacons. This chapter describes the choosing of the seven. But what exactly is a deacon, and what did they do? Why were they needed? Do we still have deacons today? Join David Alley as he reads Acts 6 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Great fear was on the early believers is how the book of Acts describes the feeling after Ananias and his wife Sapphira died after lying to the Lord. This is a chapter easily misunderstood. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 5 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.