Acts of the Apostles (14): Sermon Video Introduction: We see in this passage the formation of the Christian diaconate. The noun for deacon is not used here, but the context makes it pretty ...
The Word That Grows
The Honor of Dishonor, the Grace of Disgrace
Acts of the Apostles (13): Sermon Video Introduction: One of the more remarkable blessings that the presence of the Holy Spirit brings is the ability He gives to believers to suffer scorn gladly. ...
Great Grace, Great Fear
Acts of the Apostles (11): Sermon Video Introduction: We come now to the famous story of Ananias and Sapphira, the moral of which is sometimes thought to be “look what happens to chintzy ...
God’s Hand and Determinate Counsel
Acts of the Apostles (10): Sermon Video Introduction: The God of all creation is, of necessity, the God of all history. It is not possible to separate the two, and any attempts to separate ...
No Other Name
Acts of the Apostles (9): Sermon Video Introduction: The foundation of the Christian church was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and because His execution had been perpetrated by ...
Times of Refreshing on the Threshold of Doom
Acts of the Apostles (8): Sermon Video Introduction: Jesus Christ was a murder victim, killed by the ungodly men who ran the ecclesiastical machinery of ancient Jerusalem. They thought that ...
Gladness and Simplicity of Heart
Acts of the Apostles (6): Sermon Video Introduction: The evildoers running the Sanhedrin were now confronted with a real problem. The man they had unjustly murdered had come back from the dead—His ...
The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
Acts of the Apostles (5): Sermon Video Introduction: We saw last week that the gift of tongues was a marvelous blessing for those who had ears to hear. For believers, the point was all about ...
Tongues and Two Layers of Meaning
Acts of the Apostles (4): Sermon Video Introduction: In the second chapter of Acts, we have the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, resulting in the gift of tongues, a powerful sermon, and a massive ...
Many Infallible Proofs
Acts of the Apostles (2): Sermon Video Introduction: The first verse of Acts contained the formal introduction to the book, but the following verses fill it out a bit more. These verses refer ...