Acts 19 unfolds the Lord’s work in Ephesus through clear teaching, authentic power, and costly repentance. The gospel confronts idols, reshapes culture, and advances under God’s providence.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Acts 19 unfolds the Lord’s work in Ephesus through clear teaching, authentic power, and costly repentance. The gospel confronts idols, reshapes culture, and advances under God’s providence.
Acts 10 brings a praying centurion and a praying apostle together by God’s design. The Spirit falls on Gentiles as Peter preaches Christ, signaling that forgiveness and life in Jesus truly cross every border.
Acts 8 turns persecution into mission and strangers into family. Philip preaches in Samaria and on a desert road, as the Spirit unites the church and sends rejoicing into new places.
Stephen answers the Sanhedrin with Israel’s story and a vision of the Son of Man. Acts 7 calls the church to receive the living words, worship beyond walls, and witness with courage.
Acts 5 displays God’s holy presence among his people and the Spirit’s power for public witness. The church walks in truth, generosity, courage, and joy even under pressure.
Pentecost fulfills promise and launches mission. Peter preaches Jesus as Lord and Messiah, thousands repent and are baptized, and a Spirit-shaped community forms around teaching, table, prayer, and praise.
Acts 1 anchors the church’s mission in the risen and ascended Jesus. The Spirit’s promised power, a global map for witness, and Scripture-shaped leadership prepare a praying community to carry good news to the ends of the earth.
Romans 5 moves from verdict to life: peace with God, access to grace, and love poured out by the Spirit, proven at the cross. The Adam–Christ contrast shows how grace overrules sin so that those in Christ reign in life.
God arranges the church like a body and gives every believer a Spirit-empowered role for the common good. Desire gifts eagerly, and let love set their aim.
Paul lifts our eyes to the God of all comfort and to Christ in whom every promise is yes. His Spirit marks us now as we learn to comfort others with the help we received.
Paul’s withdrawal to Arabia was not escape but appointment. In the desert the risen Christ schooled him, and the gospel he preached bore that mark forever.
Paul’s “restrainer” points to the Spirit’s present work through the indwelt church. When the church is caught up, that restraint is removed, the lawless one is revealed, and history rushes toward Christ’s appearing.