by Chad Roberts | Book of Acts, Witnessing
Acts 4:13, “ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” A phrase in Acts 4:13 says the Jewish authorities recognize that the Peter and...
by Chad Roberts | Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Book of Acts, Holy Spirit
Have you experienced the Holy Spirit? Do you know Him in a personal way? I have a friend who attends my church. His name is Harold. I have been to his house, he has been to mine, we have shared dinners together, Bible studies together and I even had the privilege of...
by Chad Roberts | Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Book of Acts
In this article, we will explore why the need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. It seems many believers are in one ditch or the other concerning the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Either they emphasize it too greatly or they do not emphasize it enough. Either it is the...
by Chad Roberts | Book of Acts, Christian Living, Church Life, Gospel
Acts 4 is riveting as it takes the reader of God’s Word through a remarkable story of courage and boldness. When Peter and John are arrested because of the miracle of the lame man and the preaching of Peter’s sermon in Acts 3, the author of Acts, Luke, is going to...
by Chad Roberts | Book of Acts, Holy Spirit, Waiting
“As you wait before God in holy silence, He sees it as a confession that you have nothing, no wisdom to pray aright, no strength to work aright. Waiting is the expression of need, of emptiness.” – Andrew Murray I am a type-A, self-starter kind of person....
by Chad Roberts | Book of Acts, Kingdom of God
We have carefully studied Acts 1 this month and I have enjoyed this chapter of the Bible so much. It seems every phrase we have studied is packed with deep truth. One of the phrases we will be highlighting this weekend is found in Acts 1:5. There is a phrase in verse...