Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” (Acts 2:46–47, AV) I will neverContinue reading “Power in Community (Acts 2:42-47)”

“And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” (Acts 2:40, AV) When I consider the world around us and the moral decline of our country, I must conclude that we live in a “untoward,” crooked, generation. We as believer may look at people sometimes and feelContinue reading “The Ask (Acts 2:40)”

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38, AV) When I was in college, I participated in competitive marksmanship on the ROTC rifle team. After the firstContinue reading “Expectations (Acts 2:38)”

“Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37, AV) Years ago, as a new believer, the pastor of my first church asked me to head up the visitation program at the church.Continue reading “A Movement of God (Acts 2:37-41)”

“Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” (Acts 2:35-37, AV) When in grade school, I had some enemies. There were a couple kids in the school that used to wait for me to walk home. Then they would jump me and start a fight. I never discovered why they picked me out from all theContinue reading “Conquering Messiah (Acts 2:35)”

“For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool.” (Acts 2:34–35, AV) One Sunday while I was teaching a group of single adults, two elders from the “Latter Day Saints (LDS)” wandered intoContinue reading “Lord and God (Acts 2:34-35)”

“This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” (Acts 2:32–33, AV) Years ago, when I ran my own business, IContinue reading “Positional Power (Acts 2:32-33)”

“this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.” (Acts 2:23–24, ESV) When I was a boy, I used toContinue reading “Prove It (Acts 2:22-24)”

““Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the handsContinue reading “Eye Openers (Acts 2:22-23)”

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:21, AV) While I was stationed in the U.S. Army Germany, our company spent 6 weeks at the combined Arms Training Center. One of the strange things that happened on one of our off daysContinue reading “Calling for Hope (Acts 2:21)”