Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Back to Acts; Saul is picking up the persecution from Acts 8 Going about to make life harder for believers—preferably to force them to change beliefs Lack of protection—the Roman government would have allowed Saul to take whatever actions…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? In the days after the healing of the lame man; early church development Overview: What's going on here? 13 When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? At the turn of the unveiling of God’s Plan of Redemption. The Moment of the destruction of the powers of darkness, the defeat of death Overview: What's going on here? 1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to…