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03/11/2022

2. Paul on the move with the gospel

A plot to kill Paul makes him decide to travel by land to Jerusalem with a large team. On the way he visits the churches he has established to encourage them and organise leadership. At Troas, he shared with the church at length; Eutychus fell out of a window and died but then was resurrected.

03/11/2022

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30 min
03/20/2022

5. Opposition to Paul in Jerusalem

Paul and his companions met with James and other leaders of the church in Jerusalem. Paul was asked to perform a Jewish ritual to please those Jewish Christians who followed Jewish laws. In the Temple, Jews from Asia Minor stirred up a riot against Paul in which Roman soldiers intervened.

03/20/2022

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31 min
03/27/2022

12. Paul’s dangerous voyage to Rome

Paul is transported to Rome by ship but in adverse weather conditions. On changing ships, it was decided to keep going. A storm hits the ship and eventually it is wrecked but all the people safely land on Malta - just as God had promised Paul.

03/27/2022

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29 min
09/24/2021

1. Stephen preaches with power and miracles

One of the chosen seven men, began preaching in the Temple and synagogues. There was opposition from the hearers and he was forced to appear before the Sanhedrin to face trumped up charges.

09/24/2021

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30 min
10/15/2021

4. The gospel & Simon the magician

As the Gospel is preached by Philip in Samaria, many become Christians. Peter and John, from the church in Jerusalem, confirm their place in God's Kingdom and lay hands on them to receive the Holy Spirit - a Samaritan Pentecost.

10/15/2021

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31 min
10/22/2021

5. Philip & the Ethiopian

Philip is directed by an angel to speak with an Ethiopian eunuch who was reading one of the Servant of the Lord passages in Isaiah and needed an explanation of its meaning. The Ethiopian believes and is baptized en route to Gaza. Philip continues to be an evangelist in other places.

10/22/2021

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30 min
10/08/2021

3. The scattered church multiplies

Following the martyrdom of Stephen, Saul led the persecution of the church in Jerusalem and many Christians left and went to Judea and Samaria. Philip begins his work as an evangelist and many Samaritans believe.

10/08/2021

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30 min
10/29/2021

6. Paul on the Damascus Road

On his way to persecute the Christians in Damascus, Saul has a very dramatic experience of the risen Jesus. He is blinded and shocked and waits three days for Ananias to come and baptise him, pray with him and confirm his calling. Both Ananias and Saul experience visions.

10/29/2021

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31 min
10/01/2021

2. Stephen – the first martyr

Stephen answered the charges against him by reminding the Sanhedrin of their history and that at every point the Jews had resisted God - just as they had done, when they rejected him. In an emotional response, Stephen was stoned to death becoming the first Christian martyr.

10/01/2021

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31 min
12/24/2021

2. Paul’s message in Pisidian Antioch

From Cyprus, Paul and Barnabas went to Pisidian Antioch to the synagogue where Paul was invited to preach. He started with the Jewish scriptures and went on to explain that Jesus fulfilled the Messianic promises. Gentiles were also present. There was a division amongst the Jews but a church was established.

12/24/2021

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32 min

The Spreading Flame is a collection of 6 Series and 47 Episodes exploring the teaching of The Book of Acts. We tell the story of the early church as described by Luke in the book of Acts. In six series we see the amazing way the church grew from its starting point in Jerusalem until it has spread far and wide across the Roman Empire and beyond.

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2. Paul on the move with the gospel

5. Opposition to Paul in Jerusalem

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1. Stephen preaches with power and miracles

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5. Philip & the Ethiopian

3. The scattered church multiplies

6. Paul on the Damascus Road

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