Hi, and welcome again
to His Words Are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and we'll be
reading together today from the
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book of Acts, in
the King James Version.
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But before we read
let's pray together.
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Dear Jesus, thank You so much
for Your love and for sending us
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this word that we
can know more of You.
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And may that be the desire of
our hearts; not just to read it
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but to have it become a part
of us, so that we become more
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and more like You,
and bring glory to You.
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We love You so much.
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Thank You.
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Amen.
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Again, I'm reading today
from the book of Acts in the
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King James Version, Chapter 4.
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And when we were last
together we were reading about
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Peter and John.
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They had been led by
God to do some miracles
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to testify for Him.
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They had reported to the
believers there all that God had
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done for them.
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And with one accord the
believers began to pray to God,
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the creator of heaven and earth.
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And we'll pick
up now in verse 27.
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For of a truth against thy
holy child Jesus, whom thou hast
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anointed, both
Herod, and Pontius Pilate,
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with the Gentiles, and the
people of Israel, were gathered
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together, for to do whatsoever
thy hand and thy counsel
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determined before to be done.
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And now, Lord, behold their
threatenings: and grant unto
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thy servants, that with
all boldness they may speak thy
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word, by stretching forth thine
hand to heal; and that signs
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and wonders may be done by the
name of thy holy child Jesus.
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And when they had prayed, the
place was shaken where they were
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assembled together; and
they were all filled with the
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Holy Ghost, and they spake
the word of God with boldness.
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And the multitude of them
that believed were of one heart
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and of one soul: neither said
any of them that aught of the
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things which he possessed
was his own; but they had
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all things in common.
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And with great power gave
the apostles witness of the
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resurrection of the
Lord Jesus: and great grace
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was upon them all.
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Neither was there any among
them that lacked: for as many
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as were possessors of lands
or houses sold them, and brought
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the prices of the things that
were sold, and laid them down
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at the apostles' feet: and
distribution was made unto every
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man according as he had need.
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And Joses, who by the
apostles was surnamed Barnabas,
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a Levite, and of the country
of Cyprus, having land, sold it,
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and brought the money, and
laid it at the apostles' feet.
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(Again, we're reading from the
King James Version in the book
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of Acts, and we're
beginning now Chapter 5.)
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But a certain man named
Ananias, with Sapphira his wife,
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sold a possession, and kept back
part of the price, his wife also
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being privy to it, and brought
a certain part, and laid it at
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the apostles' feet.
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But Peter said, Ananias, why
hath Satan filled thine heart to
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lie to the Holy Ghost, and
to keep back part of the price
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of the land?
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Whiles it remained, was it
not thine own? and after it was
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sold, was it not in thine own
power? why hast thou conceived
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this thing in thine heart?
thou hast not lied unto men,
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but unto God.
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And Ananias hearing these
words fell down, and gave up
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the ghost: and great
fear came on all them that
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heard these things.
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And the young men arose, wound
him up, and carried him out,
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and buried him.
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And it was about the
space of three hours after,
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when his wife, not
knowing what was done, came in.
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and Peter answered unto her,
Tell me whether ye sold the land
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for so much?
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And she said, Yea, for so much.
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Then Peter said unto her, How is
it that ye have agreed together
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to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?
behold, the feet of them which
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have buried thy
husband are at the door,
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and shall carry thee out.
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Then fell she down straightway
at his feet, and yielded up the
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ghost: and the young men
came in, and found her dead,
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and, carrying her forth,
buried her by her husband.
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And great fear came upon all
the church, and upon as many as
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heard these things.
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And by the hands of the apostles
were many signs and wonders
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wrought among the people;
(and they were all with one
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accord in Solomon's porch.
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And of the rest durst no
man join himself to them:
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but the people magnified them.
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And believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes
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both of men and women.)
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Insomuch that they brought
forth the sick into the streets,
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and laid them on beds and
couches, that at the least the
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shadow of Peter passing by
might overshadow some of them.
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There came also a multitude out
of the cities round about unto
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Jerusalem, bringing sick folks,
and them which were vexed with
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unclean spirits: and
they were healed every one.
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Then the high priest rose up,
and all they that were with him,
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and were filled with
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indignation, and laid their
hands on the apostles, and put
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them in the common prison.
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But the angel of the Lord by
night opened the prison doors,
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and brought them forth, and
said, Go, stand and speak in the
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temple to the people
all the words of this life.
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And when they heard that, they
entered into the temple early
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in the morning, and taught.
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But the high priest came,
and they that were with him,
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and called the council together,
and all the senate of the
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children of Israel, and sent to
the prison to have them brought.
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But when the officers came, and
found them not in the prison,
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they returned, and told, saying,
The prison truly found we shut
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with all safety, and the
keepers standing without before
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the doors: but when we had
opened, we found no man within.
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Now when the high priest and the
captain of the temple and the
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chief priests heard these
things, they doubted of them
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whereunto this would grow.
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Then came one and told them,
saying, Behold, the men whom ye
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put in prison are
standing in the temple,
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and teaching the people.
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Then went the captain with
the officers, and brought them
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without violence: for
they feared the people,
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lest they should
have been stoned.
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And when they had brought
them, they set them before the
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council: and the high priest
asked them, saying, Did not we
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straightly command you that ye
should not teach in this name?
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and, behold, ye have filled
Jerusalem with your doctrine,
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and intend to bring
this man's blood upon us.
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Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said,
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We ought to obey
God rather than men.
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The God of our fathers,
raised up Jesus, whom ye slew
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and hanged on a tree.
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Him hath God exalted with his
right hand to be a Prince and a
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Savior, for to give
repentance to Israel,
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and forgiveness of sins.
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And we are his witnesses of
these things; and so is also the
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Holy Ghost, whom God hath
given to them that obey him.
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When they heard that,
they were cut to the heart,
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and took counsel to slay them.
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Then stood there up one
in the council, a Pharisee,
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named Gamaliel, a doctor of
the law, had in reputation among
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all the people, and commanded to
put the apostles forth a little
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space; and said unto them,
Ye men of Israel, take heed to
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yourselves what ye intend
to do as touching these men.
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For before these days rose up
Theudas, boasting himself to be
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somebody; to whom a number
of men, about four hundred,
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joined themselves: who
was slain; and all, as many as
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obeyed him, were scattered,
and brought to nought.
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After this man rose up Judas
of Galilee in the days of the
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taxing, and drew away
much people after him:
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he also perished; and all,
even as many as obeyed him,
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were dispersed.
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And now I say unto you, Refrain
from these men, and let them
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alone: for if this
counsel or this work be of men,
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it will come to nought:
but if it be of God, ye cannot
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overthrow it; lest haply ye be
found even to fight against God.
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And to him they agreed:
and when they had called the
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apostles, and beaten them, they
commanded that they should not
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speak in the name of
Jesus, and let them go.
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And they departed from
the presence of the council,
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rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to suffer shame
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for his name.
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And daily in the temple, and in
every house, they ceased not to
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teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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(Again, we're reading today
from the King James Version
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the book of Acts, and we're
beginning now with Chapter 6.)
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And in those days, when
the number of the disciples was
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multiplied, there arose
a murmuring of the Grecians
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against the Hebrews, because
their widows were neglected
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in the daily ministration.
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Then the twelve called the
multitude of the disciples unto
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them and said, It is not reason
that we should leave the word of
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God, and serve tables.
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Wherefore, brethren, look ye out
among you seven men of honest
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report, full of the Holy Ghost
and wisdom, whom we may appoint
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over this business.
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But we will give
ourselves continually to prayer,
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and to the ministry of the word.
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And the saying pleased the
whole multitude: and they chose
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Stephen, a man full of faith and
of the Holy Ghost, and Philip,
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and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and
Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas
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a proselyte of Antioch; whom
they set before the apostles:
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and when they had prayed,
they laid their hands on them.
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And the word of God increased;
and the number of the disciples
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multiplied in Jerusalem greatly;
and a great company of the
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priests were
obedient to the faith.
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And Stephen, full of faith
and power, did great wonders and
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miracles among the people.
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Then there arose certain of
the synagogue, with is called
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the synagogue of the Libertines,
and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians,
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and of them of Cilicia and
of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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And they were not able to
resist the wisdom and the spirit
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by which he spake.
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Then they suborned men, which
said, We have heard him speak
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blasphemous words
against Moses, and against God.
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And they stirred up the people,
and the elders, and the scribes,
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and came upon him, and caught
him, and brought him to the
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council, and set up false
witnesses, which said, This man
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ceaseth not to speak blasphemous
words against this holy place,
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and the law: for we have heard
him say, that this Jesus of
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Nazareth shall destroy
this place, and shall change the
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customs which
Moses delivered us.
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And all that sat in the council,
looking steadfastly on him,
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saw his face as it had
been the face of an angel.
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(Again, we're reading
together from the book of Acts,
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the King James Version,
beginning now with Chapter 7.)
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Then said the high
priest, Are these things so?
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And he said, Men,
brethren, and fathers, harken;
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the God of glory appeared unto
our father Abraham, when he was
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in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt
in Haran, and said unto him,
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Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy kindred, and come into
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the land which
I shall show thee.
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Then came he out of the land
of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in
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Haran: and from thence, when
his father was dead, he removed
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him into this land,
wherein ye now dwell.
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And he gave him none inheritance
in it, no, not so much as to set
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his foot on: yet he promised
that he would give it to him
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for a possession, and to
his seed after him, when as yet
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he had no child.
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And God spake on this wise,
that his seed should sojourn
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in a strange land; and that they
should bring them into bondage,
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and entreat them
evil four hundred years.
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And the nation to whom
they shall be in bondage will I
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judge, said God: and after that
shall they come forth, and serve
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me in this place.
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And he gave him the covenant
of circumcision: and so Abraham
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begat Isaac, and circumcised
him the eighth day; and Isaac
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begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat the twelve patriarchs.
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And the patriarchs, moved with
envy, sold Joseph into Egypt:
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but God was with him,
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(As we've read the Bible here
today, and as we leave this time
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together in His word, we
can know that whether we are
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on the mountain or in the
valley, God is with each of us
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the same way that He
was with Joseph in Egypt;
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as He was with
Stephen before that council.
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In our everyday
lives God is with us.
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He's watching over us.
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And until we meet again, may
you know His love in a new way;
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in a fresh way.
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And may He bless
you continuously.
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Goodbye.)
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