Start Dates for BSF’s Study of the Book of Acts for 2019
Keeping with tradition, if you could post your start date to help others find your group that would be much appreciated! Post your class time, day you start, and location if you know it! Thanks in...
View ArticleIntroduction to BSF’s Study of the Book of Acts
Keeping to tradition, BSF, or Bible Study International, is alternating an Old Testament study with a New Testament study. Last year, we took a look at People of the Promised Land, starting with Joshua...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 1, Day 2: Acts 1:1-4, Luke 24:13-49
Summary of Acts 1:1-4: Luke (the writer of Acts) tells Theophilus that he previously wrote (in the book of Luke) about Jesus’s actions and teachings up to the day he ascended to Heaven after...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 1, Day 3: Acts 1:4-8
Summary of Acts 1:4-8: Jesus tells his disciples one day after his resurrection and during the 40 day period of his teaching (before he ascends to heaven) to not leave Jerusalem to preach the Good News...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 1, Day 4: Acts 1:4-11, John 14:1-3, 16-18;...
Summary of Acts 1:4-11: Jesus gives the disciples a command to not leave Jerusalem until they have received the gift from His Father, which is the Holy Spirit. The disciples asked Jesus if he was...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 1, Day 5: Acts 1:12-26
Summary of Acts 1:12-26: The Eleven disciples returned to Jerusalem from Mount Olives after witnessing Jesus ascend to heaven. Along with women, Mary mother of Jesus, and Jesus’ brothers, they prayed...
View ArticleGuide to BSF’s Study of Acts & Letters of the Apostles
Hey all! As many of your are ramping up your study for Bible Study Fellowship’s (BSF’s) Study of Acts & Letters of the Apostles, I thought I’d gather some great resources for you. BSF’s Website:...
View ArticleMotivational Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 2, Day 2: Acts 2:1-13
Summary of Acts 2:1-13: On the day of Pentecost the 120 were all in one place (presumably praying still and waiting for the gift). A sound like a blowing violent wind came from heaven and filled the...
View ArticleBSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 2, Day 3: Acts 2:14-21
Summary of Acts 2:14-21: Peter stood up the with the Eleven Apostles and told the confused crowd: we (the 120 and them) are not drunk. Listen to Joel’s words: God will pour out His Spirit on all...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 2, Day 4: Acts 2:22-35
Summary of Acts 2:22-35: Peter is still speaking to the crowd that has gathered on the day of Pentecost. “Jesus who performed miracles was handed over to you for God’s pre-ordained purpose. You...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 2, Day 5: Acts 2:36-47
Summary of Acts 2:36-47: God has made Jesus Lord and Christ. The people asked what should they do and Peter told them to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus to be forgiven of your sins and...
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Book Review: The Whipping Boy
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman is the 1987 Newbery Award winner for children’s literature. A very short, cute tail, we follow the story of Prince Horace, and his whipping boy, Jemmy, who is a...
View ArticleInspirational Quote: Gandhi
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
View ArticleBSF Prayers
Hey all! As you know for the past several years, I’ve done Sunday prayer requests. While I love praying for you all, I have felt it wasn’t very effective. This year, BSF is doing online prayers through...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 3, Day 2: Acts 3:1-10
Summary of Acts 3:1-10: Peter and John were heading to the temple to pray when they ran into a crippled beggar. He asked them for money and Peter exclaimed, “Look at us!” The beggar did and Peter...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 3, Day 3: Acts 3:11-26
Summary of Acts 3:11-26 All the people were astonished and came running to Peter and John. Peter asks them why they stare at them as if they were the ones to heal the man. It was through Jesus, the...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 3, Day 4: Acts 4:1-22
Summary of Acts 4:1-22: The priests and the Sadducees arrest Peter and John because they were teaching people Jesus rose from the dead. But many heard and more were converted. The next day the pair...
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BSF Study Questions Acts Lesson 3, Day 5: Acts 4:23-37
Summary of Acts 4:23-37: Peter and John returned and prayed, saying “God, you made it all; you proclaimed through David how the rulers gather against you but they did what you had decided beforehand....
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts
Fun Fact: Luke mentions the Holy Spirit 57 times in the Book of Acts. The Holy Spirit fell on each new group of believers: Jews (4:31) Samaritans (8:17) Gentiles (10:44) John the Baptist’s disciples...
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