Lesson 5 - Faithful to the End - In the Word with Michele Telfer

In the Word with Michele Telfer

Lesson 5 - Faithful to the End

Acts 6, Acts 7, Acts 8:1–3

Acts 6:1-8:3. Stephen boldly preached the word of God to the Sanhedrin. Though he had the 'face of an angel' all they could think to do was silence his message. He was the first martyr of the early church and his death led to a great persecution of the believers in Jerusalem. As a result many were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria, but what was meant for evil, God used for great good!

Lesson 1 - Wait for God’s Promise

Acts 1

Acts 1:1-26. Jesus commanded His disciples in Acts 1 to wait for the promised infilling of the Holy Spirit to empower them to become His witnesses to the ends of the earth. One of the most amazing and uplifting observations about the early church is that a small band of ordinary people, who likely had never travelled outside of Judea before, somehow evangelized the whole world in the power of the Holy Spirit!

Lesson 2 - Filled with His Spirit

Acts 2

Acts 2:1-47. As Acts 2 opens Christ’s followers waited to be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had instructed them. Luke records the miraculous events of Pentecost and how the believers’ effectiveness changed so radically as a result!

Lesson 3 - Learning to Walk!

Acts 3, Acts 4:1–22

Acts 3:1-4:22. God uses Peter and John to heal a man who had been lame since birth. What a remarkable miracle that was! It was extraordinary because the man was given the ability to do something he had never done before! The crowd marveled at what they saw, but surprisingly the religious leaders could not find it in their hearts to praise God for what had occurred!