Acts 3:2
3:2 And a man lame
from birth
was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day
so he could beg for money
from those going into the temple courts.
Acts 9:31
9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
Acts 11:25-26
11:25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,
11:26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch.
So
for a whole year Barnabas and Saul
met with the church and taught a significant number of people.
Now it was in Antioch
that the disciples were first called Christians.
Acts 18:16
18:16 Then he had them forced away
from the judgment seat.