Sermons on Acts (Page 7)

Acts 1:12-26 Acts chapter one, beginning at verse 12, all the way through 26. This is the first congregational meeting where the church replaces one of their lost leaders. Before we read God’s word, let’s look to him in prayer. Our father, as we give attention to your word, we pray that you would open our eyes. so that we might behold wonderful things from your law through our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray, amen. Hear the word of the…

Acts 1:6-11 Please remain standing and turn in your copy of God’s Word to Acts chapter 1. Today we’ll be reading verses 6 through 11. Remember that the book of Luke and the book of Acts were written as one book by Luke the physician. He meticulously interviewed those who were eyewitnesses to the gospel events, but he also was Paul’s traveling companion, likely to Rome where we end in the book of Acts. And so we have the inspiration…

Acts 1:1-5 Our reading from the word of God Acts chapter one verses one through five. Before we read, let’s ask for God’s help and blessing. Pray with me. Lord, give us eyes that see and ears that hear and hearts that perceive all that you are doing as you are at work in us and in the world and give us hands and feet willing and ready to go and do the work of the gospel. as you have…

Acts 2:42 Over the last many weeks, maybe since early May, we have taken a break from our regular preaching through a book of the Bible. We will pick that up later in the summer, Lord willing, in the book of Luke and then in the book of Acts. Luke wrote both books together. So I’m going to make preparations for that. But we are studying right now the means of grace, the means by which God communicates his grace…

Acts 2:37-42 Please turn in your copy of God’s word to the book of Acts, to the second chapter. Our reading today will be Acts chapter two, verses 37 to 42. We began a few weeks back, a little sermon series on the means of grace, the means whereby God communicates his grace to us. Remember, in our shorter catechism, as you make your way through all the truth is about man, the scripture, God, salvation, you make your way…

Acts 3 Please turn in your copy of the scriptures to the book of Acts 2 chapter 3. Our reading is the entire chapter of Acts 3. We’ll take a break today from Philippians and look at a passage in the early history of the church. As you will recall, Jesus was raised from the dead. He ministered for 40 days with his disciples. He ascended into heaven. after giving the Great Commission. And so we see in the book…

Acts 2:42 Please turn in your copy of God’s holy scriptures to the book of Acts to chapter two. Our scripture reading is Acts chapter two, verse 42. The last couple of weeks and for the next two weeks, including today, we have been considering the five areas of ministry that we believe are dear to God’s heart and should be dear to our hearts. And these are the five areas of ministry that if we consider our church, is…

Acts 26:12-18 Okay, so tonight’s topic is saving faith. We’re making our way through the order of salvation. We’ve looked at union with Christ and how it’s an overarching theme in salvation that we are united to Christ in his election. We’re united to Christ in his sufferings and his death. We’re united all the way through to the end of the world. of salvation and that in life and in death, as we confessed from the Heidelberg Catechism this…