“THE FIRST CHURCH” ACTS 2:42-47 I. Introduction There is a church that is alive, and there is a church that is dead. In Revelation 2-3 Jesus speaks to seven specific churches – churches that actually existed in the first century. One of them (Philadelphia) was faithful to God and His word. One of them (Smyrna) […]

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“…PIERCED TO THE HEART” ACTS 2:37-41 I. Introduction When speaking to someone about the salvation that is found in our Lord Jesus, are there cer-tain words you carefully try to avoid? Are you convinced that using terms like “your sins,” and “be saved” will turn people away? Are you concerned that you’ll be labeled a […]

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“OUR EXALTED LORD AND SAVIOR” ACTS 2:22-36 I. Introduction John Wesley, the eighteenth century English preacher, trained many men for the gospel min-istry. When he thought they were ready, he would send them out to preach wherever and whenever they could. Upon their return to him he would ask them two questions: The first was, […]

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“THE CHURCH IS BORN” ACTS 2:1-13 I. Introduction Imagine that you’re a new and untaught Christian. You’ve given yourself to the Lord as best you know how, but you understand little about the details or the doctrines of your faith. Yet you’re curious about a wide variety of issues as they relate to things like […]

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“GOD’S SOVEREIGN CHOICE” ACTS 1:12-26 I. Introduction I want to begin this morning by going directly to the Scriptures. I want to let the Word of God firmly establish itself in our minds before we go on to this morning’s passage in Acts. So please open your Bibles to the Book of Proverbs. We sometimes […]

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