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Today's Bible Translation
Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 11 GNT, Ch. 12 NCV
Podcast Introduction
It’s Gospels Saturday, and we’ll read Acts 11-12. I’m calling this episode “Sons of Thunder.”
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Summary
In Acts 12, King Herod persecutes Christians and arrests James, the brother of John, who is later executed. The narrative quickly shifts to Peter's imprisonment and miraculous rescue by an angel. James and John were known as "Sons of Thunder," possibly due to their passionate and impulsive nature, as seen in an incident where they wanted to call down fire on Samaritans who rejected Jesus. Acts 12 and 13 offer a glimpse into the challenges faced by early disciples and the personalities of James and John.
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Steve Webb 0:01This is the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you almost live from Riverside, California podcasting since 2004. My name is Steve Webb and I'm your OG Godcaster. This episode is pre recorded since I'm on vacation, as you know, and if everything is going as planned, the lovely lady Leanne and I are either on a train on the way to Alaska's Denali state park, or we're at the park right now, as you're hearing this, I'll share some of the highlights of our trip when I'm back behind the mic next week. It's gospel Saturday, and we'll read Acts 11 and 12. The website is Lifespringmedia.com. and of course, I'll have contact information at the end of the show. Before we read, let's pray. Our Heavenly Father, we love you and we thank you for our time together. I pray God that you would bless our time of reading and that you would teach us as we read, I pray this in Jesus name, Amen. All right, are you ready? Let's begin.
Steve Webb 0:56Acts chapter 11. The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. When Peter went to Jerusalem, those who are in favor of circumcising Gentiles criticized him saying, you were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them. So Peter gave them a complete account of what had happened from the very beginning. While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I had a vision. I saw something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it stopped next to me. I looked closely inside and saw domesticated and wild animals, reptiles and wild birds. Then I heard a voice saying to me, get up Peter, kill and eat. But I said, certainly not Lord. No, ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth. The voice spoke again from heaven, do not consider anything unclean, that God has declared clean. This happened three times. and finally the whole thing was drawn back up into heaven. At that very moment, three men who had been sent to me from sesor RIA arrived at the house where I was dying, the Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six fellow believers from Joppa accompanied me to assess Surya and we all went into the house of Cornelius, he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house who said to him, send someone to Joppa. For a man whose full name is Simon Peter, he will speak words to you by which you and all your family will be saved. and when I began to speak,
