“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, […]
“ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE LAST DAYS” ACTS 2:14-21 I. Introduction What was the first thing that the first pastor of the first church did on the first day of its existence? He preached a sermon! It was an expository sermon. That is to say that the preacher began with a particular passage of […]
“…THE HOPE OF GLORY” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Johann and Ursula read Luke 22:7-20 to open the service. In that passage we saw Jesus institute what we now call communion at the last supper. The symbolism is clear. When we eat of the unleavened bread we are reminded that it is a representation of Jesus […]
“THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction If I were to ask most Christians to tell me about the God of the Bible – the First Person of the Holy Trinity – they would have a lot to say. They might say that He is the Creator of all that there is, […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“THE PROMISE OF JESUS’ RETURN” ACTS 1:6-11 I. Introduction What is a true Christian? How can a true Christian be defined? Or let me ask the question this way: What are the specific marks of a true Christian? In Jesus’ first parable – the sower and the seeds – the Lord speaks of God’s Word […]
“THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” ACTS 1:1-5 I. Introduction Many of you know that Ginny and I have lived in our home in Elkhorn for twenty-six years. As every homeowner knows there are things that break or wear out and need to be repaired or replaced. The door to our deck has never broken […]
“INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF ACTS” I. Introduction Imagine it is the year 61 – not 1961, but 61. Imagine that you are living in Antioch – not the Antioch in Illinois just across the state line. There is no Antioch in Illinois. There is no Illi-nois either. So you will need to imagine that […]