“But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to them, they changed…
Author: Oluwatayo Alofun
“The evil spirit answered them, ‘Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?’ Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they…
“God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.” – Acts 19:11-12 (NIV) Luke’s phrasing is careful…
“One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.” – Acts 11:28 (NIV) Agabus appears only twice in the book of Acts, and both appearances are…
“Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said, ‘he’s alive!’” – Acts 20:10 (NIV) Paul was preaching so long that a young man named Eutychus, sitting in a…
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison…
“While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’” – Acts 13:2 (NIV) The first deliberate missionary movement in the history…
“So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him… Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up….
“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on…
“He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One afternoon at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God,…