The Book of Acts tells us of many miracles that the disciples did through the power of the Holy Spirit. We are told of the escape of apostles after they had been put in a common prison under guard by a miracle from God. If we are doing God’s work, we will never be confined forever, even if we are in this lifetime. We learn of the appointing of the first deacons to do the administrative tasks in the church so that the apostles would be free to prepare and preach. This is still the purpose of deacons today. We are told about the martyrdom of Stephen, one of the seven deacons, and of a young man named Saul, who would later become known as Paul, consenting to his death. Until we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are all guilty crucifying Jesus and persecuting His followers, whether we are doing it actively or not. We learn of Paul’s later conversion on the Damascus road as he was on the way to persecute Christians and the great Change the at came over him. Once we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we should be forever changed and become zealous about reaching others with the gospel.
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