Acts
{BOOK OF ACTS}
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{EN FRANÇAIS}
- Autant qu'il en appelle - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Le Don de l'Esprit est pour tout homme qui se repent, y compris ceux qui sont au loin, et c'est en accomplissement de la Promesse - Actes 2: 37-41)
- Aux Nations Aussi - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Jésus de Nazareth accomplit la promesse de bénir toutes les nations en Abraham. Le Christ est l'Héritier et la “Semence” du Patriarche)
- Mes Témoins - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Le Don de l'Esprit équipe l'Assemblée pour rendre témoignage à Jésus, en particulier en ce qui concerne sa Résurrection d'entre les morts)
- Attendre À Jérusalem - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Jésus a ordonné à ses disciples d'attendre à Jérusalem jusqu'à ce qu'ils reçoivent l'Esprit, leur donnant le pouvoir d'être ses témoins - Actes 1:1-11)
- Esprit et Mission - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Jésus donne le Saint-Esprit à son peuple, lui donnant le pouvoir de proclamer la Bonne Nouvelle de son Royaume aux Nations de la Terre)
- Les Douze Apôtres - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Entre l'Ascension et l'effusion de l'Esprit, les apôtres prièrent et désignèrent Matthias pour compléter leur nombre - Actes 1:12-26)
- Le Jour de la Pentecôte - {Télécharger le PDF} - (Le jour de la Pentecôte, le temps de l'accomplissement est arrivé lorsque Jésus a accordé le Don de l'Esprit à son Corps, l'Église – Actes 2: 1-4)
- La Grande Moisson - {Télécharger le PDF} - (L'effusion de l'Esprit à la Pentecôte a accompli ce que la Fête symbolisait et marquait le début de la Moisson finale)
- Langues à la Pentecôte - {Télécharger le PDF} - (L'effusion de l'Esprit Saint à la Pentecôte a été marquée par des signes audibles et visuels qui ont causé beaucoup de consternation)
{PENTECOST}
- To the Nations Also - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the promise to bless all nations in Abraham. Christ is the Patriarch’s Heir and “Seed”)
- My Witnesses - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit equips the Assembly to bear witness to Jesus, especially concerning his Resurrection from the dead)
- Pentecost and the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, the era of salvation and fulfillment)
- Wait in Jerusalem - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus commanded his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Spirit, empowering them to be his witnesses on the earth- Acts 1:1-11)
- Spirit and Mission - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to his people, empowering them to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to the Nations of the Earth)
- The Full Number - {PDF Copy} - (Between the Ascension and the outpouring of the Spirit, the Apostles prayed and appointed Matthias to complete their number - Acts 1:12-26)
- Pentecost - {PDF Copy} - (On the Day of Pentecost, the time of fulfillment arrived when Jesus bestowed the Gift of the Spirit on his Body, the Church – Acts 2:1-4)
- The Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest)
- Tongues on Pentecost - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost was marked by audible and visual signs that caused much consternation)
- First Sermon - (Peter explained what God accomplished in Jesus to a confused crowd on the Day of Pentecost, stressing fulfillment in Jesus – Acts 2:16-36) - {PDF Copy}
- Signs on the Earth - (The prophecy in the book of Joel sets the tone for Acts, including the signs and wonders that accompany the gospel) - {PDF Copy}
- As Many as He Calls - (The Gift of the Spirit is for every man who repents, even to those afar off, and in fulfillment of the promise of the Father - Acts 2:37-41) - {PDF Copy}
- In the Last Days... - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the Prophet Joel – Acts 2:17-21) - {PDF Copy}
- Pentecost - Outcome - (Following the events of Pentecost, the congregation established itself as a fellowship of believers in Jerusalem – Acts 2:42-47) - {PDF Copy}
- The Blessing of Abraham - (The Gift of the Spirit is one of God’s covenant promises and his ways of blessing all Nations in Abraham’s Seed) - {PDF Copy}
{TO THE NATIONS}
- With Boldness - (In response to threats from the high priests, the young Assembly was filled with great boldness of speech by the Spirit – Acts 4:5-31) - {PDF Copy}
- To Samaria - (Despite persecution, or perhaps because of it, the disciple began to preach the gospel outside Judea, beginning in Samaria) - {PDF Copy}
- Tongues in Samaria - (In Samaria, something about the gift of the Spirit impressed the Magician, Simon, but did the gift’s recipients speak in tongues?) - {PDF Copy}
- Tongues in Caesarea - (In Caesarea, Gentile converts spoke in tongues and “magnified God” after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
- Tongues in Ephesus - (In the city of Ephesus, disciples of John spoke in tongues and prophesied after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
- Baptized, Filled, Received - (Do the different terms used for the receipt of the gift of the Spirit refer to different experiences or even ordinances?) - {PDF Copy}
- The Sign of the Spirit - (Is speaking in tongues THE sign of the Spirit? Based on the evidence in Acts, the answer to this is not necessarily straightforward) - {PDF Copy}
- Tarrying for the Spirit? - (Does the New Testament teach that believers must spend time “tarrying” before they can receive the gift of the Spirit?) - {PDF Copy}
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