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Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 8: Humility and Boldness

Acts 4:1-22; Exodus 34:29-35; Deuteronomy 13:2-4; Psalm 118; Isaiah 43:11, 45:21-23; Luke 20:1-17; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6; Philippians 2:5-11. When Moses came down from receiving the Law on Mount Sinai, and whenever he spoke with God in the Tabernacle, his face shone afterwards, terrifying the Hebrew people (Ex 34:29-35). People knew without a doubt that heContinue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 8: Humility and Boldness”

Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints

Acts 2:37-47; Deut 30:6, 32:5; Joel 2:28-32; Ezekiel 36:26-27 There are probably no homilists who have not yearned for the kind of response that followed Peter’s sermon on that first Christian Pentecost—it was both deep and dramatic.  Luke explains the heartfelt response of the crowd, tells us of the huge number that turned to Christ,Continue reading “Light from the Old Testament Upon the Acts 5: The Communion of Saints”