Acts 15-16 In the introduction to this study, there was a chart that showed a big tree. At the top of the trunk there were a few small branches that began to grow, but then they all merged together in a giant clot. In this section we examine the clot. A great...

Acts 13-14 The branches of the tree begin to spread out across the Mediterranean Sea. The seed was planted in Jerusalem. The strong trunk of a unified Israel grew as the barriers between Hebraic Jews, Grecian Jews, and Samaritans were torn down in the power of the...

Acts 10-12 Throughout history there have been events that have marked the beginning of a new era; the invention of the printing press, the first telegraph message, the first man on the moon. After these events, the world was never the same and people’s minds were...

Acts 8-9 The tree continues to grow. Unfortunately, many times it takes adversity and pain to bring about real growth. God used the stoning of Stephen and the subsequent persecution of God’s people to drive the disciples out of the comfort zone in Jerusalem and to...

Acts 6-7 When a tree becomes strong and starts to bear fruit, a good gardener knows that it needs to be pruned. Unless the shears are taken out and the little wild branches cut off, the tree will become unproductive. Cutting off dead wood and trimming up the branches...

Acts 3-5 When a seed is planted it is very vulnerable. Birds could come and snatch it up. Rocky soil or weeds could choke it out and kill it. If the tree is going to survive, it must be nurtured and have the proper environment so that it can set its roots and grow...

Acts 1-2 If a tree is going to grow strong and tall then it must establish a strong root system. Acts 1-2 show how the roots of this newly planted church reached deep into the soil. Jesus is the key to this whole operation. Not only is he the planter of the seed, he...