The second story in Luke 15 deals with a lost coin. Look at verse 8: 8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? We learn right out of the chute here that the coin that...
Luke 15:1-7: 1Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a...
One day, Jesus asked the disciples what they believed about Jesus’ identity. They told Jesus what the word on the street was about Him. They told Jesus that some people thought Jesus was John the Baptist. John the Baptist brought a message of repentance. Repentance...
We read in Acts 12 that King Herod rounded some Jesus-followers up and had plans to persecute them. He made a strong statement out of the gate by having James, one of the 12 disciples, put to death. If he could make an example out of James by killing him, perhaps he...
Acts 19:19-1-2-While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there...
Acts 4:23-31 takes place after the miracle of tongues takes place, after Peter preached a bold and courageous sermon, and after the 3000 people were saved and baptized. It takes place after the healing of a lamb man in Acts 3, after Peter preached another bold and...
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