Those Were The Days: The Book Of Acts
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA study through the New Testament book of Acts with Gene Pensiero Jr. of Calvary Hanford. In this series titled "Those Were The Days" we learn about the beginning of the Church and how God continues to lead His people in powerful ways throughout the world today.
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Acts 16:11-15, 40 – We Can Work It Out
April 30, 2023 17:57 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBFrom the first day of the church of Philippi’s existence, they partnered together in the Gospel and worked out their salvation as a family of faith. Acts 16:11-15, 40 Gene Pensiero Jr. Find audio, video, and text of this study in the New Testament book of Acts at calvaryhanford.com/wecanworkitout Find dozens of other Calvary Hanford […]
Acts 20:1 – The Short Goodbye
March 22, 2023 19:39 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn Acts 20, Paul meets with the Ephesian disciples to encourage them and say goodbye before he leaves for Macedonia. Gene Pensiero Jr. Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the New Testament book of Ephesians at https://calvaryhanford.com/theplanallalong Find dozens of other Calvary Hanford podcasts at calvaryhanford.com/podcasts
Acts 28:17-31 – These Are The Days
May 06, 2021 17:43 - 35 minutes - 33 MBIn the final scene of Acts, Paul teaches a sermon to a group of assembled Jews about salvation, the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of His Kingdom. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 28:11-16 – A Life In Our Days
April 21, 2021 16:36 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBLuke ends the incredible saga of Acts with some very routine, regular accounts of Paul’s time in Rome. How does that encourage those of us who are continuing the story of God’s work through His church? (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 28:1-10 – Snake In The Rain
April 14, 2021 19:06 - 38 minutes - 35 MBGod sends Paul and his friends to Malta, where Paul is bit by a snake. Should we become snake handlers? How do we live as servants in the will of God? (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 27:13-44 – By The Time I Get To Phoenix I’ll Be Shipwrecked
March 24, 2021 19:21 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBBrought along on a doomed crossing, Paul and his friends prove to be the most useful passengers on the ship. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 27:1-12 – Time’s A-Wastin’
March 17, 2021 19:16 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBFrom the human perspective, Paul’s sea voyage to Rome seems like a huge waste of time. In reality, it is full of great spiritual benefit and opportunity. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 26:1-32 – That’s Crazy Talk
March 10, 2021 22:29 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBPaul shares his testimony, the Gospel of grace and the resurrection, prompting Festus to accuse him of being crazy. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 25:13-27 – Inquiring Minds Want To Know
March 03, 2021 22:06 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBWe get an insider look into the talk and mindset of Festus and Herod Agrippa, two lost sinners who God was going to send Paul to evangelize. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 25:1-12 – Welcome To Favor Country
February 17, 2021 21:53 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBThe chief priests want a favor, Festus wants to give it. Meanwhile, Paul gets to enjoy the much better favor of God. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 24:22-27 – The Waiting Game
February 10, 2021 20:21 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBFelix and Drusilla have a private audience with Paul, but instead of turning to God for salvation decide to put off their decision and wait. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 24:1-23 – The Lyin’ Lawyer
February 03, 2021 20:54 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBPaul squares off against Tertullus, a slick lawyer brought in to prosecute him. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 23:12-35 – Promises Made, Promises Kept
January 20, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBAfter Jesus makes a great promise to Paul, God works out amazing providence to protect him and deliver him toward the goal of preaching in Rome. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 23:1-11 – 71 Angry Men
January 13, 2021 20:32 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBPaul finally stands before the Sanhedrin, but those in attendance have no interest in listening to his message of salvation. Instead, their anger against him and each other boils over. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Acts 22:22-30 – Whipbacklash
January 06, 2021 20:03 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBCommander Lysias decides to have Paul scourged, but his plan backfires, showing us a picture of the Christian’s spiritual reality and the unbeliever’s unsuspected emergency. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 22:1-22 – Ways To Go
December 16, 2020 22:17 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBPaul shares his origin story of how he started going God’s way rather than his own. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 21:31-40 – Justice Is Deferred
December 09, 2020 20:49 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBPaul endures injustice but shows composure, respect and compassion for his enemies. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 21:17-30 – With Friends Like These…
December 02, 2020 18:05 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBPaul arrives in Jerusalem and is subjected to a legalistic plan to win the approval of Law-loving believers. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 21:2-16 – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
November 18, 2020 20:15 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBAs Paul moves closer to Jerusalem at the urging of the Holy Spirit, the Christians around him break his heart by trying to convince him to prioritize his own safety and security. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 20:16-21:1 – Call Of Duty
November 11, 2020 19:34 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBPaul has a meeting with the elders of the church at Ephesus, testifying that he had carried out his duty and charging them to carry out theirs. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 20:2-15 – Lessons Of The Fall
November 04, 2020 20:52 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBPaul and his friends make their way toward Jerusalem. Along the way, Eutychus falls out of a window and is restored to life. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 19:21-20:1 – Rage Against The Missionary
October 21, 2020 20:24 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBJust before Paul leaves town, a riot breaks out in Ephesus and he is restrained from going in to address the mob. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 19:11-20 – Not The Magic Kingdom
October 14, 2020 21:31 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWe tend to want to feel God’s power in our lives or in our cities. Are Christians supposed to “unlock” that power? How can we experience the amazing work of God in our lives? (Gene Pensiero Jr.)
Acts 19:1-10 – Be All That You Can Be
October 07, 2020 19:41 - 36 minutes - 33 MBBeing a Christian means understanding certain truths and experiencing the outpouring of God’s supernatural power. We see this reality at work in Paul’s ministry in Ephesus. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 18:18-28 – A Star Is Born
September 23, 2020 19:36 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBAs the light of the Gospel continues to spread, we see the birth of a new star in the darkness: Apollos. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 18:1-17 – Living The Dream
September 16, 2020 19:17 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBPaul moves on to Corinth, which would become a major part of his story, but he enters the city alone, afraid and in deep discouragement. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 17:16-34 – Head For The Hill
September 09, 2020 20:32 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBPaul’s discussion on Mars Hill is one of the most memorable, but also one of the more relatable stories in the book of Acts. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 17:1-15 – Quiet Courage
September 02, 2020 18:37 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThe Christians, from city to city, demonstrate quiet courage in the face of uncertainty, persecution and do so while constantly appealing to God’s word. (Assistant Pastor Geno)
Acts 16:25-40 – I Don’t Go Walkin’ After Midnight
August 12, 2020 18:49 - 33 minutes - 31 MBPaul and Silas stay right where they are, 3 times, in this unusual miraculous jailbreak, leading to significant collateral deliverance. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 16:16-24 – Opportunity Comes Flogging
August 05, 2020 21:38 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPaul and company encounter a demon possessed girl and continue their gracious, Christ-centered ministry in Philippi. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 16:6-15 – Four Tickets To Philippi
July 22, 2020 20:23 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this lesson on providence and prevenient grace, God forbids Paul from preaching in the north or south, but presses him west toward Greece and adds a 4th member to the team. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 16:1-5 – Rookie Of The Year
July 15, 2020 17:13 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPaul brings Timothy onto his team but first this remarkable young man is told he must be circumcised. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 15:36-41 – Split Decision
July 08, 2020 19:10 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBPaul and Barnabas clash over bringing John Mark on their second missionary journey, leading to the breakup of their partnership (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 15:22-35 – It’s Between The Brothers
July 01, 2020 22:26 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThe Jerusalem church sends a posse to help the hurting family of Christians in Gentile Syria, resolving once and for all that salvation is by grace, through faith (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 15:1-21 – Law Don’t Go ‘Round Here
June 17, 2020 19:23 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBThe church has its first council in Jerusalem to decide the issue over whether Gentiles must obey the Mosaic law in order to truly be Christians or even be saved. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 14:21-28 – Returning To The Scene
June 10, 2020 22:32 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBInstead of taking the short trip home, Paul turns around and goes back to revisit the places where he had been attacked and persecuted, but where young churches needed strengthening. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 14:1-20 – Injustice, Gods Among Us?
June 03, 2020 19:51 - 39 minutes - 36 MBPaul and Barnabas find themselves in the midst of crowds, mobs, turmoil and sometimes violent unrest, but maintain their grace and preaching of the Gospel. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 13:44-52 – Saturday’s Alright For Fighting
May 20, 2020 19:31 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBPaul and Barnabas are met with opposition from members of the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch in a passage that teaches us about envy, election and how to fight the good fight for the Gospel. (Gene Pensiero Jr.)
Acts 13:13-43 – Grace To Grace
May 13, 2020 20:27 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBPaul shares a sermon in Pisidian Antioch about the unending grace of God, even when met with human resistance and rebellion (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 13:1-12 – Mission Established
May 06, 2020 19:58 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBPaul and Barnabas are launched into their first overseas missions trip at the specific leading of the Holy Spirit. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 12:20-25 – The King’s Speech
April 29, 2020 19:45 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBHerod Agrippa gives a speech and the people praise him as a god, causing an angel to strike down the impostor king, who serves as a type of Antichrist. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 12:1-19 – Stranger Than Fiction
April 22, 2020 21:32 - 28 minutes - 26 MBA series of shocking events hit the church, with a new wave of persecution breaking out, threatening both the apostles and the rest of the believers. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 11:19-30 – All Roads Lead To Antioch
April 15, 2020 21:52 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThe Gospel spreads to the city of Antioch and a new church is planted, as many people stream from all over the empire to become a part of this new work of God. (Gene Pensiero Jr.)
Acts 11:1-18 – Across The Great Divide
April 08, 2020 22:12 - 32 minutes - 30 MBPeter returns to Jerusalem to face an impromptu court martial for crossing the great divide between Jews and Gentiles, giving us a lesson on handling division in the church. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 10:24-48 – God’s Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It
April 01, 2020 16:44 - 29 minutes - 27 MBGod’s mission is to send His people out, filled with the Spirit, bringing the Gospel to others near and far who need to hear about salvation in Jesus Christ. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 10:9-23 – The Pigs Are All Right
March 18, 2020 19:46 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBGod works in the life of Peter to bring him out of legalism and into a greater experience of grace while also building a bridge to the Gentile world. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 10:1-8 – The Motion Of Devotion
March 11, 2020 22:46 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBCornelius is introduced as a man whose spiritual devotion is pleasing to God. (Gene Pensiero Jr)
Acts 9:32-43 – Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up In Your Christ
March 04, 2020 21:41 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBPeter goes ministering and teaches us about the power of God to get us up and going as Christians. (Gene Pensiero Jr.)
Acts 9:19-31 – Hit The Ground Running For Your Life
February 12, 2020 20:46 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBSaul begins his walk with Christ but immediately hits the ground running by serving the Lord and preaching the Gospel. (Assistant Pastor Geno)
Acts 9:1-19 – For He’s A Jolly Good Follow
February 05, 2020 21:09 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBAnanias, an ordinary disciple, shows us how to faithfully follow God and be used to change the world for all eternity. (Assistant Pastor Geno)