S3: Acts 8: The Gospel In Samaria

A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace

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Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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What does it mean to behold Christ? Together, we are studying the New Testament, one chapter at a time, and answering this very question. Join us as we dive deep into details of the New Testament and behold Jesus as the centerpiece of God’s sovereign plan of redemption. Today, we are journeying through Acts 8. You can follow along with us in Behold | A Study of the New Testament vol. 2 Visit The Daily Grace Co. for the Behold bundle and for beautiful products that will equip you on your journey to knowing and loving God more. Find a free digital copy of the Behold reading plan here. Follow @dailygracepodcast on Instagram for exclusive podcast content and @thedailygraceco for all things The Daily Grace Co. Subscribe to the Daily Grace Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and Read the Bible in a year with us in the Bible App. Click here for a transcript of this episode

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0:00.0	Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is Kristen and my name is Katie and we want to spend a few minutes a day with you walking through the New Testament one chapter at a time.
0:11.0	This year we will fix our gaze upon Christ so that we may know
0:14.9	him, not only with our minds but with our hearts. Together we will learn that
0:19.1	who Jesus is changes everything.
0:22.0	Hello and welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace.
0:27.0	My name is Katie and I am journeying with you through the Book of Acts in a greater year-long
0:32.2	journey through the New Testament. Today we are studying
0:36.1	Acts 8. At the very end of Act 7 there is a subtle reference to someone we will
0:40.8	spend a great deal of time with this year.
0:43.7	Someone who faithfully wrote much of the New Testament,
0:47.5	someone who is crucial to the establishment of many early churches.
0:51.8	A man by the name of Saul who we also know as Paul. He was a
0:56.9	persecutor of the early church. In Act 7 we learned that he was present during the
1:01.4	stoning of Stephen and here in Acts 8 we see that he was present during the stoning of Stephen. And here in
1:03.6	Acts 8 we see that he approved of it and that he was ravaging the church,
1:08.2	taking down the doors of Christians and dragging them into prison.
1:13.4	For fear of Saul and persecution from other Jews like him,
1:17.0	the church scattered.
1:19.2	But what I love about today's chapter
1:21.2	and the book of acts in general is that persecution against the church
1:24.7	does not cause it to shrink but to grow. In the face of hardship these early
1:30.6	Christians only grew more bold. Even cooler the persecution that
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