The Message of Acts

Author: John Stott
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 083082488X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 443

Book Description
The experiences of the early church have much to say about issues that concern Christians today. What can Acts tell us about tongues and other manifestations of the Spirit? How should the church reach out into the world with the message of salvation? This revised BST volume from John Stott opens to us the early days of the church as recorded by Luke in the book of Acts.

The Message of Acts

Author: John Stott
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830812363
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Spirit moves the church into the world. What can the book of Acts tell us about how the church should operate today? John Stott describes the Spirit-motivated, world-changing mission of the early church and applies its experiences to the modern issues that churches face every day.

The Acts of the Apostles

Author: P.D. James
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861077
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 93

Book Description
Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

The Book of Acts as Story

Author: David R. Bauer
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493429027
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
A senior New Testament scholar and teacher helps students understand the historical, literary, and theological issues of the book of Acts and introduces key concepts in the field of narrative criticism. This volume captures the message of the book of Acts by taking seriously the book's essential character as a powerful story through which Luke communicates profound theological truth. While giving attention to historical background, its purpose is to lead readers through a close reading that yields fresh insights into passages throughout Acts.

Acts

Author: David Guzik
Publisher: Enduring Word Media
ISBN: 9781565990470
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description

Together for the World

Author: Wagenman, Michael R.
Publisher: Lexham Press
ISBN: 1577997204
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
The disciples and early Christians faced doubt, opposition, and threats--just like many Christians do today. In Together with the World, Michael Wagenman shows how the book of Acts can help modern Christians respond to crisis and critique in our contemporary world. The book of Acts is about more than simply the beginning of church history. In Together for the World we find a group of disciples, empowered by the Holy Spirit, following God's call to spread the good news.

The Spirit, the Church, and the World

Author: John R. W. Stott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 440

Book Description

Acts

Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830869158
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, N. T. Wright guides us through the New Testament book of Acts, moving us from the world in which it was lived into the world in which we must live it again. Twenty-four sessions for group or personal study.

Acts

Author: John R. W. Stott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780830820313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
18 inductive studies with commentary insights on the powerful story of the emergence of the early church. Focuses on the outreach and spread of Christianity.

Holy Bible (NIV)

Author: Various Authors,
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310294142
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 6637

Book Description
The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.