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Acts 5:14

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More and more men and women believed in the Lord. They joined the other believers.

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He gave to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread. He also gave each one a date cake and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.

Ezra was praying and admitting to God that his people had sinned. He was weeping and throwing himself down in front of the house of God. Then a large crowd of Israelites gathered around him. Men, women and children were there. They too wept bitterly.

Ezra the priest brought the Law out to the whole community. It was the first day of the seventh month. The group was made up of men, women, and children old enough to understand what Ezra was going to read.

Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.

They will say, ‘The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong.’ ” All those who have been angry with the Lord will come to him. And they will be put to shame.

Barnabas was a good man. He was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. Large numbers of people came to know the Lord.

Those who accepted his message were baptized. About 3,000 people joined the believers that day.

They praised God. They were respected by all the people. Every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

I hurt the followers of the Way of Jesus. I sent many of them to their death. I arrested men and women. I threw them into prison.

But many who heard the message believed. The number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

So God’s word spread. The number of believers in Jerusalem grew quickly. Also, a large number of priests began to obey Jesus’ teachings.

But Philip announced the good news of God’s kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ. So men and women believed and were baptized.

But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged away men and women and put them in prison.

He asked the priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted to find men and women who belonged to the Way of Jesus. The letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. The church was strengthened and grew larger. That’s because they worshiped the Lord and the Holy Spirit helped them.

Everyone who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him. They turned to the Lord.

This became known all over Joppa. Many people believed in the Lord.

How can Christ and Satan agree? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

There is no Jew or Gentile. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. That’s because you are all one in Christ Jesus.




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