Book of Acts: The Gospel Package We have been doing a study from the book of Acts and past few weeks we had some special Sundays were we did not continue , now we are in Acts 5 Let us read the Acts 5: Ananias and Sapphira 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? ...

  Joemon Jospeh is the Senior Pastor at Bombay Baptist Church Colaba.

  Series | The Acts of the Holy Spirit Book of Acts, Chapter 4 Previously:      This chapter is a continuation of the previous, where Peter and John healed a crippled beggar at the ‘Beautiful’ gate of the temple. Peter goes on to preach the message of the resurrected Christ to the astonished onlookers. This invites some unwelcome guests who would rather have Peter nor anyone not teach about the risen Saviour.   Background:   Chapter 4 starts with a disturbed set of high priests, captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees putting Peter and John behind the bars to question them the next day. Before moving further into the incident of chap 4, let us understand what kind of people Peter and John are facing. ...

  Stanley Mehta is the Senior pastor and pioneer of Gateway Ministries International.

Being in the right place but Looking at the Wrong Source ACTS 3 We saw how during the day of Pentecost the how everyone was filled with the holy spirit and the first church was birthed. Acts 2:40-47 40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. The Fellowship of the Believers 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 ...

The Coming of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of Church ACTS 2   When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them. 5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being ...

Vibrant People leads to Vibrant Church: The Preparation ACTS 1 Author: So who was Luke ? He was a companion of Paul , Certain Passages make use of pronoun WE ad he also used They. At these points the Author includes himself as a companion of Paul in his travels (16:10-17;20:5;21:18;27:1;28:16) Luke, The physician. Although it cannot be proved that the author of Acts was a physician simply from his vocabulary, the words he uses and the traits and education reflected in his writings fit well his role as a Physician In Colossians 4:14, Paul calls him “the beloved physician.” Dates: Two Dates are possible for the writing of this book. AD 63, soon after the last event recorded in the book and AD 70 or even later. Recipient: The primary recipient ...

  New Season: Experiencing and Expecting Transformation of our Minds Last Sunday we heard the sermon on Newness in Faith. We heard how we need to leave behind former things, not live in the past but move in faith. Only the year has changed from 2022 to 2023, everything else is the same, that’s what people say. Let’s do a quick recap of last Sunday. Isaiah 43: 18-19 18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. So put the past victories behind and focus your attention on the present and the future. Leave Behind your past failures in 2023 God is making a ...

  NEWNESS IN FAITH : 2023 At the beginning of a new year it is customary for us to think of this as a time of new beginnings, a time for new resolutions. But the truth is that with God anytime is a time for a new beginning. John 10:10 “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Our God has come to give life and hope. We need to believe in this new beginning .   In the year 2021, we felt God saying Do not fear, assured of God’s Protection, Establishing God’s community, and was asking us to change our mindset. It was just the time when the world was just coming out of Covid. In the year 2022 ...