Key Verses: Acts 9:1-9

Key Verses: Acts 8:25-28

Peter and John preach in villages throughout Samaria.

Key Verses: Acts 8:26-40

The Ethiopian was reading Isaiah 53 which can only be referring to Jesus.

Key Verses: Acts 8:9-25

Key Verses: Acts 8:4-8

Key Verses: Acts 8:1-3

We are introduced to Saul, who authorized the stoning of Stephen and also is going everywhere trying to destroy the church.

Key Verses: Acts 7:1-60

Stephen's sermon is very similar to Peter's in Acts 2, but unlike the response to Peter, Stephen is stoned to death.

Key Verses: Acts 6:8-15

Stephen is arrested and lying witnesses are brought against him.

Key Verses: Acts 6:5-6; Revelation 2:6,15

Legalism is rules without a relationship and it produces arrogance, emptiness and a tendency to focus on critiiquing others to distract from being honest about one's own failures.

Key Verses: Acts 6:1-7

The church recognized an issue and took care of it to everyone's joy.