Events

1. Multiple choice: For what reason was Saul (Paul) on his way to Damascus? (a) To meet with Jewish leaders; (b) to meet with church leaders ; or (c) to persecute Christians.

2. How did Ananias first respond when the Lord ask him to go to Saul of Tarsus and lay hands on him to receive his sight? (a) He was excited ; (b) he was reluctant ; or (c) he refused to go.

3. How did the Jews respond to Saul (Paul) when he first preached the gospel in Damascus and proved  that Jesus was the Messiah? (a) They received the message with joy; (b) they plotted to kill Saul; or (c) they searched the Old Testament to see if the gospel was true.

 

 

1. (c) To persecute Christians (Acts 9:1-3).

 

2. (b) He was reluctant (Acts 9: 13,14). He knew of Saul's reputation as a persecutor of the church.

 

3. (b) They plotted to kill Saul (Acts 9:22-25). 

Events

1. Multiple choice: What did Stephen see as he was being stoned to death for his faith? (a) A band of angels coming for him ; (b) Jesus standing at the right hand of God; or (c) a flaming chariot.

2. True or false? As soon as the people of Samaria believed  the gospel spoken by Philip, they were
baptized and received the Holy Spirit.

3. Multiple choice: The Ethiopian eunuch was reading an Old Testament prophet when Philip met him. What prophet was he reading? (a) Isaiah ; (b) Jeremiah; or (c) Daniel.

 

1. (b) Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7:55).

 

 

2. False. They did not receive the Holy Spirit  until Peter  and John came down  from Jerusalem (Acts 8:12:-16).

 

 

3. (a) Isaiah (Acts 8:28). He was reading in Isaiah 53, which describes God's Suffering Servant and looked ahead to the crucifixion of Jesus.

Events

Renovate your thinking by learning the Word of God

 

 

1. Multiple choice: How did the Jewish leaders react to Peter's and John's healing of the lame man?

(a) They asked them to do more miracles; (b) they didn't believe the healing was a real miracle; or (c) they told them they could not speak or teach in the name of Jesus any more.

 

2. Barnabas  is first  mentioned in Acts for a specific act he did.  What was that act? (a) Preached  a gospel message; (b) brought money and laid it at the apostles' feet; or (c) helped build the first church building.

 

 

3. True or false? When it became known that certain widows were being neglected in the church's daily distribution of food, the apostles began to distribute food as well as to teach.

 

 

1. (c) They told them they could not speak or teach in the name of Jesus any more (Acts 4:18).

 

2. (b) Brought money and laid it at the apostles' feet (Acts 4:36,37). The money came as a result of the sale of some land that Barnabas had owned.

 

3. False. They had the congregation choose seven spiritual men that they could appoint to distribute food (Acts 6:1-3).

Nation in Crisis

There is no cause to fear for the future of the United States. God is perfect  and His perfect plan continues in time of disaster as well as prosperity. He will continue to sustain, protect, and bless

the advancing believer through all of life's circumstances, God always wills the highest and best for the believer. The pivot of mature believers in the client nation will be delivered  from or through any national crisis as His plan advances in the church age.

 

Lessons taught by R.B. Thieme III

 

 

 

Renovate your thinking by learning the Word of God.

Events

1. Multiple choice: The day that the Holy Spirit came in a special way on the apostles in Jerusalem was a feast day for the Jews. What was the name of the feast? (a) Passover; (b) Pentecost; or (c) Tabernacles.

2. What effect did Peter's sermon in Acts 2 have on the listening Jews? (a) They were angry at Peter; (b) they didn't believe his message; or (c) they were greatly convicted in their hearts.

3. What miraculous event made it possible for Peter  to preach his second sermon recorded in Acts 3?
(a) All the apostles speaking in tongues; (b) the healing of the man born blind; or (c) the healing of the man born lame.

 

1. (b) Pentecost (Acts 2:1). If possible, all Jewish men were to attend all three feasts in Jerusalem.

 

 

2. (c)They were greatly convicted in their hearts (Acts 2:37).

 

3. (c) The healing of the man born lame (Acts 3:12-26).

Events

1. Multiple choice: What major accomplishment was achieved by the disciples while they waited in Jerusalem for the promise of the Holy Spirit? (a) They selected  a chairman of the apostles; (b) they drew up the first church constitution; or (c) they selected a man to take Judas's place among the twelve apostles.

2. What two elements were involved in the method of choosing a replacement for Judas as one of the twelve apostles? (a) Prayer and secret ballot; (b) prayer and casting lots; or (c) prayer  and a sense of peace about the right choice.

3. When a successor was chosen for Judas, one of the criteria  was that he had accompanied Jesus during a certain time in His ministry. What were the two events chosen to mark this time period?
(a) The temptation of Jesus and His crucifixion; (b) the baptism of Jesus by John and the Ascension; or (c) the baptism of Jesus by John and the Resurrection.

 

1. (c) They selected a man to take Judas's place among the twelve apostles. (Acts 1:15--26).

 

2. (b) Prayer and casting lots (Acts 1: 24--26).

 

3. (b) The baptism of Jesus by John and the Ascension (Acts 1:21,22).

Events

Before I start my Bible study I name my sins to God the Father to be in fellowship and filled with the  Holy Spirit our Teacher in Jesus Christ Name.

1 John 1:9

 

 

1. Multiple choice: For how long did Jesus demonstrate that He was truly alive after His resurrection and before His ascension? (a) Thirty days; (b) forty days; or (c) one year.

 

2.True or false? After Jesus ascended into heaven, most of the disciples returned home to Galilee.

 

3. Question: What was the main activity of those who gathered together to wait  for the promised gift of the Holy Spirit?

 

 

 

1. (b) Forty days (Acts 1:3). Forty days is a significant number in the Bible, marking , among other things, the days of rain during the time of Nosh, the years of wandering in the wilderness, and the days of Christ's stay in the wilderness prior to His temptation.

 

2. False. They went to Jerusalem as Jesus had commanded them to do (Acts 1:12).

 

3. Prayer (Acts 1:14). Prayer was the crucial activity for the leaders of the early church. According to Acts 6: 1-4, the apostles refused to personally care for a practical need in the church so that they could give themselves continually to prayer and the ministry of the Word.