The need to stand firm comes up repeatedly in the book of Acts as it does in our lives today. So to be faithful to the scripture and to encourage ourselves - we will look at it once more. Pastor Lloyd Pulley is our teacher, and he's taking us through a series in the book of Acts called "The World Upside Down". We've reached the seventh chapter, where Stephen is offering his defense before a crowd that wants to kill him - and ultimately does.

One of the worst things we can experience is to be falsely accused of something. It really hurts, doesn't it? New advances in DNA analysis have proven that many men and women have spent years in prison for crimes they did not commit. In Acts chapter six, we see a scene in which Stephen is accused of a terrible crime. How does he react? Let's find out as we go to Pastor Lloyd Pulley for today's message, based in Acts chapter six.

One of the great men of the Bible was Stephen. He was a man of faith, strength and perseverance. Our study through the book of Acts reaches chapter six, verse eight today, as we see the story of the first martyr of the Christian church, Stephen. His story not only points out what a great man of faith he was, it also shows us how destructive lying and rumor-mongering can be.

Lloyd is currently leading us on a verse by verse journey through the book of Acts, titled "the World Upside Down". Luke wrote this account as he observed the gospel's expansion in the early days of the Christian church. One of the first lessons the apostles learned was the importance of organization and delegation of authority

Although the scene we see here took place about two thousand years ago, it's quite similar to our society today. The apostles were being persecuted for their faith, and Christians today face the same thing. How should we react when threatened because of our faith? We get a perfect example of the right way to handle it, right here in Acts chapter five.

May businesses have a complaint button in their website, and the Better Business Bureau keeps pretty busy. Well today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley continues his verse by verse study in the Book of Acts. In chapter five, we see some complaining about the message being delivered by the Apostles.

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley will draw out some important lessons from the story of Ananias and his wife Sapphira. In Acts chapter five, Ananias And Sapphira sell some property just to get some accolades. What they receive is the judgment of God. It makes us wonder if they were really Christians at all.

Today on Bridging the Gap, pastor Lloyd Pulley will draw out some important lessons from the story of Ananias and his wife Sapphira. In Acts chapter five, Ananias And Sapphira sell some property just to get some accolades. What they receive is the judgment of God. It makes us wonder if they were really Christians at all.

This was a time of great growth in the early Christian church, and two of the leaders of that early church, Peter and John, are just now being released from jail after being arrested for preaching the gospel. The reaction they see when they return to their church is another example of the Holy Spirit's presence.

I think we can all agree that we'd like to be a little bolder in our approach to sharing the gospel. It's a tough thing to do sometimes, isn't it? We see a great need among the unsaved around us, yet we don't want to be "pushy" or "offensive". The Holy Spirit can help!