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John-Michael Wong provides valuable insight on the book of Acts, pointing out the contributions of individuals and community in the growth of the Church. This easy-to-read volume is solidly grounded in Scripture and offers explanation of the text, as well as application. Wong writes in an uplifting and inviting style that will help the general reader, as well as pastors.

people. Paul ‘did not shrink from declaring’ the truth, and the elders were not to either (v. 27). Fidelity to the Lord Jesus Christ begins with each individual believer’s personal relationship with him. Paul called the elders to first ‘Be on guard for yourselves’ (v. 28). It was the later loss of this first love relationship with Jesus Christ that prompted the Lord’s indictment against the Ephesian church (see Rev. 2:1–7). Loving the church is impossible without first loving the Lord Jesus Christ,
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