Characters Around the Church: Witnesses to the Birth of the Jerusalem Church

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The twelve : getting it together -- Matthias : the empty place -- Peter : stung into preaching -- The lame man : asking for the right thing -- Peter : why he was not surprised -- The Sadducees : corruption and resurrection -- Peter : the solid rock -- Gamaliel : hedging your bets -- Ananias and Sapphira : the view at the apostles' feet -- The seven : discrimination, a threat to growth -- Stephen : a true martyr -- Philip : the surprise evangelist -- Simon Magus : a power encounter -- The Ethiopian official : how can I understand? -- Saul of Tarsus : the ravager of the church -- Aeneas and Dorcas : business as usual -- Cornelius : seeking and finding -- Peter : a tale of two homes -- Herod Agrippa I : God is greater -- Mary and Rhoda : church and home -- James : drinking the cup -- James, the Lord's brother : the local and the global church -- Jesus' tears for Jerusalem.