Persecution: Why Does the Gospel Face Rejection? || Acts 7
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Why does the good news of Jesus often face rejection? In this episode, derived from Guide Through the Bible, Anthony High serves as Bible teacher and unpacks Acts 7. Along with host Arlin, he explores Stephen’s defense before the Sanhedrin. Stephen recounts Israel’s history to reveal a pattern: God sends deliverers only for them to be rejected by His people. Stephen exemplifies this pattern by confronting the leaders with their rejection of Jesus. This account ends with Stephen’s martyrdom, which fulfills Jesus’ warning about persecution. Yet even in tragedy, God’s purposes prevail—the persecution scatters the early church, spreading the gospel beyond Jerusalem. This episode challenges listeners to face the question of whether they will recognize and respond to God’s voice or resist Him.
Why did God send His Spirit at Pentecost? In this episode, derived from Guide Through the Bible, Arlin and Anthony look at the amazing account of what happened at Pentecost. In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit came, showing Himself through many amazing signs and wonders. We also see the founding of the church and Peter’s powerful sermon. Join us as we explore this impactful chapter.
What did Jesus leave His followers with before He ascended? In this 2nd episode in Acts, Arlin and Anthony walk through His final words in Acts 1:1-11. They highlight three promises given by Jesus: the promise of the Spirit, the promise of power, and the promise of His return. Join us to discover what Jesus’ promises mean for us today.
This episode launches our new series in the book of Acts: The Continuing Acts of Jesus. In this first episode, derived from Guide Through the Bible, Arlin and Anthony frame our study in Acts. They explore the theme that spans the book of Acts—turning the world upside down with Jesus—drawn from Acts 4:13 and 17:6. They also look at the progression of the Gospel outlined in Acts 1:8, and how we can take part in its ongoing spread. Through this conversation, they share their questions and what they hope to learn from this study of the book of Acts.
Have you seen the Righteous One? In this Easter special, Arlin Horst looks at Paul the Apostle, a man who encountered Jesus in a miraculous way and was transformed. As Arlin explores Acts 22:1-16, he examines Paul’s questions, his actions, and how his encounter with Christ turned him into a bold witness for Him. This episode invites you to reflect: Have you seen Jesus, and has your life been changed by Him?
Today, we wrap up our study in the incredible book of Jonah. If you have followed along in this journey, you know our theme has been the hearts we see throughout the book of Jonah. We have reflected on the heart of God, the heart of the sailors, the heart of the Ninevites, and the heart of Jonah.
As we wrap up the theme of hearts in Jonah today, we turn our gaze inward and look at our own hearts. The author of this book does a fantastic job of grabbing the person reading and giving them a good shake. We look at the lessons that Jonah has for us as a church and ask ourselves some questions: What about me? Is my heart like God’s? What has captured my heart?
In this passage of Jonah, we see the prophet furious that God forgave the Ninevites. In contrast, we see God respond with patience and compassion toward Jonah. What was going on in Jonah’s heart in chapter 4? It seems Jonah believed he had been forgiven only a little.
Like Jonah, we tend towards self-justification. But the truth is that our sins are great, and we have all been forgiven much. The question is: do I believe I’m not that bad and have only been forgiven a little? Or do I recognize that I’ve been forgiven a lot?
How An Entire City's Heart Changed || Jonah 3:1-10
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Have you ever found yourself wondering if God hears? This is a question that reaches to the core of who we are. Does God hear? Nineveh, a wicked city, gets God’s attention, and He hears. They cried out to God, and He showed them His incredible, life-changing mercy.
What did the Ninevites do to get God’s attention? As we look at Jonah 3, I see four things they did which we still need to do today. These actions—believing, humbling, crying, and repenting—are things we need to continue doing all our lives.
Are you in a pit? We all go through hard times, and being in a pit is challenging. These seasons test our faith and prompt us to wrestle with profound questions about God and ourselves. In Jonah 1:17-3:10, Jonah is in the belly of the fish—his pit. He is at his lowest point, physically and spiritually. He chose a path away from God. The good news is that God’s heart is for all people, and he wasn’t out to destroy Jonah.
In Jonah’s pit, God gets Jonah’s attention, and his response shows us what we should do when we are in a pit. We see Jonah doing three significant things in his pit—he prays, he believes, and he praises.
Throughout Jonah 1:5-16, we see how the prophet Jonah said one thing but lived another. However, the pagan sailors, who did not know God, were sensitive to Him and worshipped him genuinely. On this episode, “The Heart of the Sailors,” we see how the sailors’ response to their fears shows Jonah who He should be. It challenges us to be authentic and to ask ourselves the question, “Who really am I?”
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