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Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen
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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope,
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When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
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Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
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The Believers Share Their Possessions
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
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Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
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“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”
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Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
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Then ‘a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.’
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He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.
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“But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
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“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
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But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
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You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
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Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
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Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
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You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
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Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
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News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
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When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
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After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.’
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“We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors
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“Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human, like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
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Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
