Acts 8: 1: And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. The very day Stephen was stoned was the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Him Who Had PromisedHebrews 11: 11: Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12: Therefore sprang there even of one,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Life I Now LiveActs 7:58: And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.Faith includes an understanding of God in the mind, belief of the truth in the heart,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Looking for the CityHebrews 11: 10: For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Abraham looked for the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. This city is the place for which all believers look. Its...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHY THIS TRIAL?(Acts 6: 1-7)The Lord gave this trial in the midst of his church in order to unite the whole church as one. The Grecians were shown how quickly they would murmur, to teach the whole church, and us, that we need the visitation of our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
SURE INDICATIONS OF FALSE FAITH(Read Acts 7: 57-60; 8: 1-3)1. That faith which rejects the clear exaltation of Christ and total depravity of man is a false faith. Stephen declared the absolute sovereignty of God over all things good and evil. He...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Abraham Obeyed?Hebrews 11: 8: By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; 9: By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Warned of GodHebrews 11: 7: By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Things Not SeenHebrews 11: 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Moved, Prepared, Condemned and BecameHebrews 11:7: By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness...[ abbreviated | read entire ]