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Calvary Chapel Costa MesaJuly 27, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min
Hands that Harm or Hands that Heal | Acts 5:12; 6:7
The contrast between the religious leaders who 'laid hands on' the apostles to harm them and Christian leaders who lay hands on others to heal and commission them reveals two ways to respond to needs and conflict; the church's response to the widows' dispute in Acts 6 models how difficulties in community should expand care and leadership rather than cause division, forming Jesus-like character in believers.
Stories told
the apostles' arrest and trial before the Sanhedrinthe appointment of the seven (widows' distribution dispute)manna and grumbling in the wilderness (Exodus 16)Moses appointing 70 elders (Numbers 11)