We look at Stephen's last sermon.  This is a great 'history' lesson for anybody who does not know all the stories in the OT.  As you read this chapter, ask yourself if you know the details to each story that Stephen mentions.
     Are there any aspects of this sermon that are still played out today?  Yes, of course!  We continue to see churches and pastors today trying to play out these Great Commission days.  The only problem is that the results are not the same today.

     Now things start changing a little.  Stephen is dead but it isn't time for Paul to come onto the scene yet other than his personal persecution of the church which was at Jerusalem.  Jerusalem?  You mean those were the ones who scattered?  So maybe those being mentioned in I Peter 1:1 as scattered are actually still the Jews Peter is talking to?  Peter is the apostle to the circumcision you know - so who else would it be.  It certainly isn't the Gentiles.  We will discuss that later. 
     For now, we hear from Philip between Peter and Paul. Then we have this guy who thinks writing his check for the offering - a big check even - will make his relationship with God better.  We don't have people like that today at all, do we? 
     One of the most dangerous subjects for a pastor to talk about is money... it seems that I remember that some of the biggest givers when I was a pastor never did make any 'changes' in their lives - they just wrote bigger checks.  It didn't work for Simon and it doesn't work today - but those bigger checks are sure nice!
     Note: Acts 8:37 is NOT proof that we get baptized 'after' salvation.  It is NOT the first 'Gentile' saved so it is also not the "first saved was a black man" teaching.  It DOES remind us that up to this point, the word 'believe' was meaning that they believed that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  Does Paul teach to us that our salvation is based on whether or not we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?  No - read Ephesians 1:12; 2:8,9, etc.
     So why is Acts 8:37 not in the modern Bibles today?  Satan had to take out a verse that proves we need to listen to Paul, not Philip, not Peter nor should we go back to the gospels for our salvation to be found.  Our salvation is found through Paul Only - anyone else is 'another Jesus.'

PS - If all goes well, the video has been finally 'upgraded.'   If all goes well, that is!  Still trying to improve on the sound... not bad, but not satisfactory to me, yet.

     We continue to read of Peter's involvement in Acts 10-12.  We look at his 'change' after he has his vision of the sheet, etc.  Remember that he is doing what he was told to do according to Luke 24:45-48 - preaching repentance and remission of sins - NOT what Paul preaches... that is soon to come. 
     So far, Peter is preaching to Jews and Gentiles 'the gospel' that He is the Son of God and died and rose again.  He is not teaching anything of what Jesus Christ teaches to Paul!

PS - Video folks - it takes up to a full day to upload a video.  They will be uploaded by Wednesday, anyway.  Sorry - our upload speed is that slow!

     We see some interesting things tonight in Acts 15 as we continue to see Peter involved in these middle chapters of Acts. 
     But even more interesting is to see Paul's involvement in the 'Great Commission' before he goes out on his own to the Gentiles only.

     We look to the end of hearing from Peter in Galatians 1,2 - and no better place than reading about his rebuke from Paul for his 'dissimulation.'  What is 'dissimulation,' you ask? 
     It is the same thing most of us today when we are confronted with today's religious baloney by our friends and at the work place. "Not only concealing our real opinion and belief, but allowing our silence to allow others to think we are 'just like them' in our belief."

We look at all those signs and wonders that we read Paul doing in Acts; are we to do those same things today if we say we follow Paul?

Here are more of those signs and wonders that we read Paul doing in Acts; are we to do those same things today if we say we follow Paul?

     We keep seeing Paul doing miracles and healings...  How can this be?  Wasn't Peter the apostle to the circumcision?  What is Paul doing?  To whom is he doing this?  Are we to accept and do these things too as we 'follow' Paul today?  What's going on here, anyway?

     We see Paul finally close out his dealings with all the Jews 'officially' with two final 'miracles' - and then talks to the Jews again - and as they reject it all, Paul moves on to Gentiles again! 
     We get a better understanding of all this by reading Isaiah and Romans 11. Chapters 22-26 are Paul's own testimonies to all who will listen.  We can listen to this today - and get a much better understanding of all of Paul's teachings. 

     Here are 14 reasons about why folks who rightly divide the word of truth still pick and choose the verses that fit their lives instead of fitting their lives to the rightly divided Scriptures?

     With all that takes place in Paul's life, are we to 'imitate' Paul's' testimony?  Should we actually 'do' everything Paul did in his life?
     We are studying Paul's testimony according to himself - and see that there are things that took place in his daily life that are similiar to ours - and there are things are NOT something we are to do - and why!

     Do we have trances like Paul did?  Do they know your past as they did his?  Why do Christians treat us like we are not Christians?  Why do they hate the KJB like they do; and Paul; and the word 'ONLY"? 
     How do we hear the Lord tell us to "Be of good cheer!" like He told Paul?  There was a conspiracy against Paul but there was also a conspiracy to help Paul.  Do they both still exist today?