Stand on the Word with Tony Perkins

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Bible Reading: Acts 12 Sep 05, 2025

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1. Which apostle was the first to die for the Christian faith (see vv. 1-3)?

2. The angel of the Lord broke Peter out of jail, and he went to the home where church members were praying for him. How did they initially respond to the news that Peter was waiting at the gate (see vv. 6-16)?

They were elated.
They were surprised.
They were skeptical.
None of the above.

Bible Reading: Acts 10-11 Sep 04, 2025

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1. What was commendable about the Roman centurion Cornelius, who received a vision of an angel with a message to send for Peter (see 10:1-5, 22)?

Feared God with all his household
Gave alms to meet needs
Prayed continually to God
Was upright and respected by the Jews
All of the above

2. Where were believers "first called Christians" (see 11:19-26)?

Bible Reading: Acts 9 Sep 03, 2025

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1. What did the persecutor Saul experience on the road to Damascus (see vv. 3-9)?

Light from heaven
Voice of Jesus
Temporary blindness
All of the above

2. After his dramatic conversion, how did Saul escape the Jews who plotted to kill him for preaching Jesus (see vv. 20-25)?

Bible Reading: Acts 8 Sep 02, 2025

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1. What was Simon the magician willing to do for the ability to confer the Holy Spirit like the apostles presumably did (see vv. 9-24)?

2. How did Philip help the Ethiopian official join the faith (see vv. 26-39)?

Explained the Scriptures to him, starting with what he was reading
Pointed him to Jesus as the fulfillment
Baptized him upon request
All of the above

Bible Reading: Acts 6-7 Sep 01, 2025

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1. What disrupted the fellowship in the Jerusalem church, and what was the solution (see 6:1-7)?

2. What did the enraged Jewish religious leaders do to Stephen when he preached that they were guilty of killing the Messiah (see 7:51-60)?

They sued him.
They scolded him.
They stoned him.
None of the above.

Bible Reading: Acts 3-4 Aug 29, 2025

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1. What did Peter and John say to the paralyzed man who asked for money (see 3:1-6)?

2. When the apostles were threatened by the Jewish religious/civil authorities, who ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus (4:18-21), and the church responded by taking this matter to God (vv. 24-30), how did God answer their prayer (v. 31)?

The place where they were meeting was shaken.
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
They spoke the word of God with boldness.
All of the above.

Bible Reading: Acts 2 Aug 28, 2025

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1. What were the signs of the coming of the Holy Spirit (see vv. 1-4)?

2. To what did the newborn church in Jerusalem devote itself, which resulted in favor from those outside and God adding to their number daily (see vv. 42-47)?