Further Study: “We are stewards, entrusted by our absent Lord with the care of His household and His interests, which He came to this world to serve.
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When Was The Last Time You Invited Someone to Your House?
When was the last time you had people from your church over to your house? The New Testament speaks of churches in homes. See Romans 16:5, 1 Corinthians 16:9, Colossians 4:15,Philemon 1:2. GoodSalt.com-prcas4674 Years ago, when I became a Bible Worker at a church in Texas, an elderly saint informed me of a group of people who began having church in one of their houses. She wanted me to get them to come back to the “real” church because, according to her, having church in a house was not “real” church. Realizing that having church in a house was indeed “real church,” I reached out to them and began a wonderful friendship. We worked together and played together, even though they “assembled themselves together” for worship in a house, while the rest of us assembled at the church building. God’s remnant church will look like the original church, and the original church first met in homes as well as meeting in the temple court.
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Thursday: The Second Arrest
If the apostles could be used to bring God’s judgment on sin, as in Ananias and Sapphira’s case, they could also be used to bring God’s grace on sinners. Their powerful healing ministry ( Acts 5:12-16 ) was tangible evidence that God’s Spirit was working through them. That even Peter’s shadow, it was believed, could heal people is striking
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Wednesday: Ananias and Sapphira
The pooling of goods in the early church was not compulsory; that is, it was not a formal condition of membership. Yet, there certainly were several examples of voluntary generosity that inspired the whole community. One such example was Barnabas ( Acts 4:36-37 ) , who will play an important role later in the book.
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Tuesday: The Rise of Opposition
It was not long until the church’s success aroused opposition from some Jerusalem leaders.
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