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The Holy Spirit, Pre- Pentecost There is the saying that every road leads to Rome. In the case of the Book of Acts, every road leads to Chapter 2 (the birth of the Church through the presence and work of the Holy Spirit). Due to the critical importance of the events of Acts 2, we will devote more time to chapter 2. Our proper understanding of this chapter holds the key to the rest of the book of Acts. The primary event in Acts is the day of the Pentecost. Unfortunately, Acts 2 has for ages divided believers in Jesus into different camps. We must recognize that this is a ploy of Satan to deny us the very essence of the New Testament Church. I plead to you to suspend your pre-conceived notions and let’s give the text a chance to speak directly to us. Most of us have been going by what someone passed onto us without doing our own in-depth study and homework. Before we get to chapter 2, we must understand chapter one and the essence of what Jesus had said to his disciples. Jesus predict...

Acts the Thriller Many of us love to read thrillers. The kind of books you pick up and start and you do not want to stop because you want to know what happened next. Well we have a best seller and thriller in the book of Acts. It lives up to its name of Acts. It is full of acts inspired by the Holy Spirit; unbelievable miracles, plots, intrigues, persecutions and triumphs. Dr. Luke has done it again. This sequel to the first book of Luke (the Gospel of Luke) is very exciting and I can’t wait to study it in detail. First, I encourage you to read it non-stop as you would read any other thriller. You will have a new level of appreciation and love for Acts. Let’s get into the introduction of the book of Acts. Acts 1: 1-8 1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and ga...

Lost and Found - The Bottom Line of Dr. Luke’s Gospel As an accountant, I love bottom lines. Just give me the big picture. And if it is a business venture, is it making profit or loss? We all love the bottom line. That is why you are always looking at your bank statements and paychecks. For the past many months, we have together studied the gospel of Luke. Now that we have come to the end of the book, what was it all about? What was it that Dr. Luke at the beginning stated was the intent of the presentation of the book? Borrowing from one of my favorite radio programs (by Pastor Lon Solomon of Mclean Bible Church ), “So what?” What did we learn and did it change me and you? “The Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost”. Get it? Luke 1: 1-4 1Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among us, 2just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3Therefore, since I myself have ...