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10. God’s Promise Overcomes Persecution10. God’s Promise Overcomes Persecution

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(265 )10 days later the disciples were baptized in the Holy Spirit and power

during Pentecost and spoke in tongues2

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)266-268( Then Peter and John healed a lame man by the Temple but

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Then the sick were brought from nearby towns and all were healed 5


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)269( Then terrific persecution broke out and Stephen was stoned

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(271 )Until Jesus appeared on way to Damascus and made

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were the first Gentiles to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and

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)272-273( Disciples from Cyprus and Cyrene made many Gentile

disciples in Antioch that Paul led

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And the Holy Spirit guided the disciples in Antioch and they were called Christians for the first time 13


)275( Then Herod killed the Apostle James but an angel freed Peter from prison and

Jesus’ brother James the Just led the disciples in Jerusalem 14

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Paul to take God’s Promise to ALL NATIONS starting at the home of Barnabas in Cyprus 15


(277-278 )Then through Asia Minor and many

Gentiles became disciples 16


Religion That God Accepts )James 1(Religion that God accepts as pure is to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep

from being polluted by the world

The Fruit of the Spirit )Galatians 5(1. Love 4. Endurance 7. Faithfulness2. Joy 5. Kindness 8. Gentleness3. Peace 6. Goodness 9. Self-Control

(279-281 )The Apostles affirmed that Gentiles were not to follow Jewish laws so James

and Paul wrote letters 17


)282( And Paul took the news to them - But how can God’s

Promise to bless ALL NATIONS ever come true when the angry

Jews stirred up the Gentiles against the Christians? 18

11. God’s Promise Goes To ALL NATIONS11. God’s Promise Goes To ALL NATIONS

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(283 )God told Paul to cross over and take the Gospel of

His Promise to the Gentiles in Europe

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became disciples but soon there was opposition and Paul

was put in jail 21


Christian Baptism )1 Peter 3, Matthew 28, Acts 16(Present yourself before God with a clear conscience provided

through the resurrection of Jesus

But Paul was miraculously released so the jailer asked how

to be saved and Paul said believe in the Lord Jesus and

he and his family were baptized 22


)284( Then many Jews and Gentiles at Thessalonica and Berea became disciples and verified everything about the

Gospel in the scriptures 23


)285( Next Paul proclaimed to the philosophers in Athens that Jesus’ resurrection proved that

as the Word of God He will judge the world 24


(286-289 )Jesus told Paul to stay in Corinth for a year and a half and lead many Spirit filled disciples –

And he wrote 2 letters to the disciples suffering persecution in Thessalonica about Christ’s return 25


)290-291( Paul left Aquila and Priscilla in Ephesus and returned

to report in Jerusalem and Antioch 26

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Spiritual Gifts )1 Corinthians 12-14(

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(292 )Paul returned to Ephesus and laid hands on 12 disciples of John the

Baptist and the were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues 28


Then Paul stayed in Ephesus and taught for 2 years in the school of

Tyrannus so all Asia heard the Gospel

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)293( The 7 sons of the Jewish priest Sceva were overcome

trying to use the name of Jesus to cast out demons and the

disciples in Ephesus burned their sorcery books 30


)294-297( Paul wrote to help the disciples in Corinth on Spiritual Gifts but a riot broke out against Christians at the temple of Artemus which held

the philosophy on the Word of God so Paul left Ephesus for Macedonia and

then wrote again to Corinth 31


God Gives Us Eternal Life Through Jesus Christ)Romans 3(: All people sin and fall short of God’s commands)Romans 6(: Sin earns death for all of us)Romans 6(: But Life is God's gift to us through Jesus Christ)Romans 5(: Only Jesus Christ can make us right with God)Romans 10(: We must believe in Jesus Christ and declare it)Romans 5(: Peace with God can only come through Jesus)Romans 8(: There is no condemnation when we are in Christ)Romans 8(: There is no separation from God's love in Christ)Ephesians 2(: God saves us by His grace through faith and not by our works, in order for us to do what is good along with God

)298-300( Then Paul returned to Corinth for 3 months and wrote to the disciples in Rome about salvation by

faith before leaving for Jerusalem 32


)301-302( The Jews had Paul falsely arrested in the Temple but Jesus told him that in this

way he would proclaim the Gospel in Rome 33


(303 )Paul was imprisoned in Caesarea for 2 years and testified about the Gospel

before King Agrippa and the Roman governors 34


)304( Paul was sent to testify in Rome and was shipwrecked on Malta but the Roman guards saw Jesus heal everyone on the

island through Paul 35


)305-313( Paul was imprisoned for 2 years in Rome also where he testified to the household of Caesar and wrote letters about Christ’s power and glory

since the beginning of creation to encourage the disciples in Ephesus, Philippi and Colossae but when Paul

was released the high priest killed Jesus’ brother, James the Just, in

Jerusalem – So how can God’s Promise to bless ALL NATIONS

through Jesus ever come true when leading disciples were now being

imprisoned and killed?36

12. God’s Promise Will Come True12. God’s Promise Will Come True

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)314-315( Paul quickly visited the disciples in Europe and Asia and wrote to the Hebrews about

Christ’s authority

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)316( And Paul appointed new leaders for the disciples in each city

and had Timothy lead in Ephesus as he returned to visit Macedonia 39


But Rome was burned in 64 AD and emperor Nero blamed the

Christians so terrific persecution broke out again 40


)317-322( Paul wrote to Timothy and Titus as leaders & Peter wrote to exiles from Nero 41


(323-324 )Then Peter was imprisoned by Nero and wrote his

farewell letter of 2nd Peter before he was executed by the Romans 42

New TestamentMatthewMarkLuke JohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation(325 )And Paul was captured

and imprisoned in Rome also

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)326( And Paul wrote his farewell letter of 2nd Timothy before he was

executed by the Romans as well 44


The Authority of Scripture)2 Timothy 3:16( All scripture is inspired of God and good for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness)2 Peter 3:15-18( Paul wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. His letters contain some things that are hard to

understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Therefore, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless.

)Hebrews 4:12-13( For the Word of God is sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and

spirit. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him

to whom we must give account.

)327( So Christians were brutally executed by Nero but Jude the brother of Jesus also

warned of false disciples 45


Then in 70 AD Roman general Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple as Jesus foretold

but the Christians fled to safety when they saw the signs Jesus

gave and were spared 46


And the plunder that the Romans took from the Temple is still

displayed in Rome on the Arch of Titus that was built in 82 AD 47

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It was 25 years later that the Apostle John was imprisoned at Patmos

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( 328 )And there John was given the vision of Revelation showing the fulfillment of God’s Promise

and His Kingdom as blessing ALL NATIONS as foretold 49


And Jesus appeared in transfigured glory and reminded 7

churches to remain faithful and then Jesus crushed Satan in

Revelation 19 as the Word of God 50


And John saw people from every nation, tribe, people and

tongue before God’s throne ascribing salvation to Jesus –

So the vision ends saying “Amen Come Lord Jesus!” 51


(329-331 )After John was released from Patmos he led the disciples in Ephesus and wrote 3 letters – In the first letter Jesus is

called the Word of Life and the disciples are commanded to love

one another for God is Love 52


)332( John then wrote in the Gospel of John that Jesus was the Word and the Word was God and

that all these things have been written that you may believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and have life in his name

The tomb of the Apostle John remains in the city of Ephesus where ancient

philosophy on the Word of God began and was held sacred until the time when Jesus

Christ the Word appeared

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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him should

not perish but have everlasting life – John 3:16I am come that they might have life and that they

might have it more abundantly - John 10:10

How will God’s Promise bless you now and when

Jesus Christ returns? 54

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