Capítulo de amostra
Chapter One
In the beginning the Word already existed ...
And the Word was with God ...
and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him ...
And nothing was created except through him.
The Word gave life to everything ...
and His life ...
brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness ...
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
1. Now What Do We Do?
LISTEN! EVERYBODY LISTEN!
YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS!
HEY! TAKE IT EASY, KID!
WE'RE BUSY PREPARING FOR THE FESTIVAL OF WEEKS!
I KNOW YOU ARE ... BUT LISTEN!
THIS IS BIG NEWS! THEY'RE BACK!
THEY CAME BACK!
HUH?! WHO DO I YOU THINK HE MEANS ...?
LISTEN, EVERYONE!! AFTER YESHUA WAS KILLED ...
HE RETURNED AND SPENT FORTY DAYS WITH US ...
AND IN THE END, HE TOLD US ...
DON'T LEAVE JERUSALEM! WAIT TO RECEIVE WHAT MY FATHER HAS PROMISED!
JOHN BAPTIZED WITH WATER ...
BUT YOU WILL EE BAPTIZED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT!
LORD ... WHAT ABOUT ISRAEL ... I AND MILITARY VICTORY?
YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT NOW ...
ALL TIMES AND DATES ARE IN THE V HAND OF GOD!
BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER ...
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES UPON YOU!
IN JERUSALEM, JUDEA, SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH ...
WHEREVER YOU GO ..
YOU WILL BB MY WITNESSES!!
THEN ... ITS TRUE? HE'S ...
ALIVE!
YESHUA ROSE UP INTO THE CLOUDS RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES ...
AND WE WERE JUST STARING AFTER HIM WHEN ...
MEN FROM GALILEE, WHY ARE YOU LOOKING INTO THE SKY?
?
IN THE SAME WAY THAT YOU SAW HIM LEAVE ... HE WILL COME BACK AGAIN!
THEY WERE ANGELS!
THE ANGELS OF THE LORD PROMISED YESHUA'S RETURN!
SO WE CAME BACK TO JERUSALEM, JUST LIKE HE TOLD US TO ...
AND WE'RE HERE TO TELL YOU THE GREAT HEWS! OVER FIVE HUNDRED HAVE ALREADY SEEN HIM ... ALIVE!
Yeshua's death on the cross had crushed the hopes of his followers ...
So news of his resurrection spread with excitement and rejoicing.
The very next day, Yeshua's followers began (meeting together for prayer and support.
Miryam, the mother of Yeshua, and his brothers were also part of the group.
There was a time when Yeshua's brothers couldn't believe he was Messiah ...
But after his resurrection, they began to understand who he really was.
Yeshua's brother James became a respected leader of the church in Jerusalem ...
And eventually he wrote one of the powerful Ancient Texts about Messiah!
Day after day, the believers met for prayer ...
Seeking God's will and longing for Yeshua's promises to be fulfilled.
At one meeting, Peter stood up ...
BROTHERS ... JUDAS, WHO BETRAYED OUR LORD, IS DEAD!
IN THE ANCIENT TEXTS IT IS RECORDED THAT "ANOTHER SHALL TAKE HIS PLACE."
NOW WE MUST DECIDE WHO THAT WILL
JUSTUS! WHAT ABOUT HIM?
YEAH! EVERYONE LIKES JUSTUS!
NO- MATTHIAS!!
IT'S TRUE! MATTHIAS IS THE RIGHT FIT!
JUSTUS, MATTHIAS, YOU WERE BOTH WITH YESHUA FROM THE BEGINNING!
They decided to make their selection by casting lots ...
And the lot fell to Matthias. Now he would have authority as one of "the twelve."
2. Unearthly Wind & fire
(Continues...)
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