In the Bible we have the 12 apostles and the 7 deacons. This chapter describes the choosing of the seven. But what exactly is a deacon, and what did they do? Why were they needed? Do we still have deacons today? Join David Alley as he reads Acts 6 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Great fear was on the early believers is how the book of Acts describes the feeling after Ananias and his wife Sapphira died after lying to the Lord. This is a chapter easily misunderstood. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 5 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Just a few chapters ago in the Bible back in the book of John it was Jesus on trial, but now it is the turn of the apostles. The Pharisees are a bit confused as the problem they had solved with Jesus and his miracles seems to be coming back bigger than before. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 4 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Peter and John heal a lame man in miraculous circumstances one day, while on their way to pray at the temple. The healing of that beggar, who initially just wanted money, prompts another sermon by Peter, this time in the temple courts. The apostles are preaching more and more, just as Jesus did. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 3 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Acts Chapter 2 is considered by many to be the birthday of the Church, even though faith in God traces itself back to Abraham and all the way back to Adam. On the day the H0ly Spirit fell, remarkable things happened in Jerusalem including people speaking in other languages, and most remarkable, that their hearts were changed to love one another. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 2 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

Luke begins his second book which is a history of the things the Lord did through the early believers, the Acts of the Apostles. Chapter one commences with the decision to replace Judas who died, with Matthias, so that there would remain 12 apostles of the lamb. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 1 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

The third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples was after they had been fishing in Galilee and had caught nothing. It was a dramatic encounter which fills the entire last chapter of John, and contains not just the miracle of the fish, but his words to Peter about both Peter and John. Join David Alley as he reads John 21 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is where Jesus appears to the twelve a second time, and this occasion Thomas is there. Thomas doubts, but then believes and cries out "My Lord and My God." Having visited the tomb of St Thomas, this whole chapter is alive for me. Join David Alley as he reads John 20 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

The last six chapters ofJesus were detailed, covering the many words Christ spoke to his disciples the night before he died. Now the action kicks in aplenty with in the space of one chapter Jesus is sentenced, flogged, crucified, dies and is buried. Join David Alley as he reads John 19 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.

In John 18, Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane when Judas comes with a mob to take him. He is then taken before the Sanhedrin and then Pilate on trial. The things he says surprise us to this day. Join David Alley as he reads John 18 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.