Summer Devotional:
​No Other Name - A Devotional on the Book of Acts

Day 12 – June 18th, 2021
Read Acts 5:12-42

Helpful Background
In the early Church, the Holy Spirit confirmed the message and leadership of the apostles by signs, wonders, and miracles.  Acts 5:12-16 is to remind readers of times during the ministry of Jesus when many sick were healed, demons were cast out, and mighty miracles that could not be explained happened.  The Holy Spirit did ALL of these miracles to confirm that the good news about Jesus was true, that the apostles’ teaching could be trusted, and that God was at work affirming Jesus as the Lord.

​Questions - (5:33-39) How did the high council respond?  Who stepped forward and what did he advise?  How did he build his case, and what impact did it have on the high council?
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Grab your journal or use the notes section on your phone.
Respond to the Scripture reading with your thoughts, questions, and/or prayer response to today’s Bible verses.​

Who was instrumental in your life in helping you to meet and/or follow Jesus? 
About 25 years ago when Kim I first got engaged, we started to attend Centenary as a couple. And that's what we met Pastor Don Nelson. Pastor Don had an exceptionally unique way of making every sermon feel that he was preaching directly to me. It was the first time that anybody had ever explained to me or talk to me or preach to me about Jesus in a way that I could understand. Pastor Don always gave me something to take home in my back pocket - something that I could make mine, something that I could use in my everyday walk. It's when I finally realized that I would never be good enough to go to heaven on my own, I needed Jesus Christ in my life and he would show me the path.
Shared by Jeff W.
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For more background information & study questions on the Book of Acts, check out Brian Ralston's handouts here.