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". Topic: The power of Jesus Christ.
| Place: At the temple in Jerusalem. Peter
and John going into the temple see a
him to look ON them, they do not give
him money, but command him to rise up
and walk; the man was healed and went
| leaping and praising God; the people came
together in Solomon's porch; they were
F, filled with amazement; Peter preached to
| the people; asked them why they mar
veled; said God had glorifed Jesus whom
they had killed; and had raised Him
from the dead.
V. Topic: Jesus Christ, the corner
stone Place: Jerusalem. While Peter
and John were preaching the authorities
came upon them; they we e grleved be-
cause they preached Jesus and the rcsur-
rection; the apostles were arrested and
put in prison; many that heard the
assembled and Peter and John were 'sst>
in the midst; Peter spake to them andN
again preached Jesus; the Sanhedrin con-
sidered the case and decided to threaten
them and let them go; Peter and John
would not promise that they would stop
preaching in the name of Christ.
VI. Topic: The trials of the early
church. Place: Jerusalem. Those who
believed were united; they sold their pos
sessions and had all things common; no
one lacked anything; Barnabas sold his
land and laid the money at the apostles
feet; the apostles witnessed of the res
direction OF Jesus with great power; An
anias md Sapphira sold their possessions;
they tried to deceive the apostles and kept
back part of the price; the Lord is not
Knocked, and as a punishment for their sin
they both fell down dead at Peters feet;
fear came upon the church.
VII. Topic: The impossibility of sup
pressing the gospel. Place: Jerusalem.
Such great numbers were added to the
church that the rulers and Sadducees de-
terMined to stamp out the new religion;
NE apostles were arrested and brought
before the council; Peter preached Jesus
to them; they were cut to the heart and
"tooll counsel to slay them" Gamaliel's
speech saved their lives.
VIII. Topic Choosing the seven dea-
cons. Place: Jerusalem. The number
of the disciples was large and the apostles
could not properly attend to all the
worthy poor; general meeting was called
and seven men were chosen to attend
to that business
X. Topic: Stephens death. Place:
Jerusalem. Stephen still before the SAN
hedrin; makes a long address in which he
shows that their charges are false; they
cried out against him; cast him out of tbs
city and stoned him; Saul consented to His
death.
X. Topic: Preaching to the Samaritans.
Place: A city in Samaria. Saul perse-
cuted the church greatly; the disciples
were scattered abroad and went every
where preaching the word. Philip preached
in Samaria; many were healed; unclean
spirits were cast out and there was much
Joy in the city. Simon the sorcerer pre-
tended to be converted.
XI. Topic: Salvation through Christ.
Places: GAIA. Caesarea. Azotus. Philip
is directed to go south of Jerusalem into
GAIA; he draws near to a man of Ethiopia
who is reading the Scriptures; Philip
asked him if he understood the passage
he was reading; the man did not, where
upon Philip was invited into the chariot;
the place he read was Isaiah So; Philip
preached Jesus to the eunuch
XII Topic: The godly walk of the
Christian Place. Rome. Christians
should walk in love, avoid all unclean.
ness, covetousness, foolish testing and
idolatry; have no fellowship with the un.
fruitful works of darkness; reprove sin;
walk in the light; awake from spiritual
lethargy; be not drunk with wine; be
filled with the Spirit; give thanks to God;
submit to one another.