Reasoning Through the Bible

The church in Jerusalem is persecuted and scattered throughout Judea and into Samaria. This causes change in the church when the believers are forced to move to other cities and towns. The church was…

Stephen reminds the Jewish leaders that the temple building that they hold so dear is merely a copy of the real one in heaven, and that God does not dwell in a building nor in the temple rituals. Ste…

Stephen is arrested and charged with blasphemy. At his trial, he does not defend himself but rather gives a history of the Jewish people. Stephen shows the Jewish leaders that they have forgotten the…

The apostles ask for help in serving so that they can spend time in prayer and telling others about the word of God. These are the first deacons, or servants, in the early church. In this session we …

The apostles are arrested for a second time for telling people about Jesus. The apostles are again ordered by the Sanhedrin to not preach Jesus, and they say they  must obey God rather than men.  Wha…

This section of scripture shows the church all working together in one mind and spirit, meeting everyone’s needs. This does not last because the first sin crashes in on the church and breaks the perf…

The apostles were commanded by the civil and religious leaders to not preach about the resurrection. Rather than compromise the message, the apostles boldly reply that they cannot compromise the mess…

Peter and John are arrested even though they were doing what God wanted them to do. Even though they are arrested for the gospel message, they do not compromise nor do they defend themselves. 

This se…

Acts chapter 3 has Peter and John healing a lame man in the temple and Peter giving a great sermon. The lame man is a picture of us as lost sinners, born helpless and hopeless until someone with the …

This session includes part 2 of Acts 2:38, then goes on to explain what happens when we receive the Holy Spirit. Christians are promised that they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Saved peop…

Peter’s first sermon mentions the resurrection of Christ. In this session we examine Peter’s message about our hope in the resurrection. Peter quotes King David and shows how David spoke of bodily re…

Once the apostles receive the Holy Spirit, they are emboldened and immediately their lives are changed forever. Peter and the apostles go from being weak and crying to being fearless and untiring wit…

This session looks at the ascension of Jesus in relation to the other Biblical events that involve God’s glory and the Mount of Olives. This section of Acts also begins to give some of the historical…

After Jesus rises from the dead, He commands the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for power to come upon them. Sometimes it is hard to wait when we do not have all the information, yet Jesus says to wai…

This session introduces us to the book of the Acts of the Apostles, which is the one book that transitions and connects between the gospels and the rest of the New Testament. We discuss the tradition…

In the upper room the night before He died, Jesus took the cup and said “This is the new covenant in my blood.” But what is this new covenant? How is it different than the old covenant? This session …

We’ve all been told that Jesus rose from the dead, but what are the implications for us? If Jesus rose from the dead, everything is changed. This session explores key passages such as Romans 6, 1 Cor…

What is the significance of Jesus rising from the dead? How did people react on resurrection morning? What is the most important piece of evidence about the resurrection? What did people do when they…

After Jesus dies on the cross, several events happen, including earthquakes, people rising from the dead, and the veil in the temple was torn. What is the significance of these events? Plus, we meet …

Matthew simply says “When they had crucified Him. . .” Why would Matthew merely mention the crucifixion in passing? This was the event where the perfect and holy Jesus took the ugliness of sin upon H…