Scoliosis – Acts 2:27-40

There are a number of debilitating diseases and maladies which are known to deform the human spine. If you look at a healthy back bone from the back, it should appear to be straight up and down. And if you look at it from the side it should have a slight...

The Defining Doctrine – Acts 2:41

The title to the message tonight is:”The Defining Doctrine.” Initially, I debated whether I ought to use a definite, or indefinite, article in that title. Is this THE defining doctrine or just one of several of our distinctives as a church? If you were...

Steadfast Continuance – Acts 2:42

Sometimes the pastor’s job is to simply reiterate the obvious. And that is what we have this evening. No razzle dazzle, no thrills, and no new ground. One of the reasons that I’m preaching this scripture is because the more mature we get as Christians, The more...

Fear and Favor – Acts 2:42-47

Let us say that there was a war between the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada. And let us imagine that you were in charge of a force of one hundred men stationed on the Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho. Let us say that you divided your men into...

Christian Communism??? – Acts 2:47-47

The title to tonight’s message is “Christian Communism.” If I wanted to, I could preach the entire sermon with just three words: “There AIN’T none.” Those who read these verses and try to say that they teach communism know nothing about either...

History of a Miracle – Acts 3:1-10

Despite the purpose and theme of this study in the Book of Acts, There’s not a lot of detailed, technical theology in this particular message. Tonight had like us to consider the simple history surrounding this miracle. But, as we’ve said before, there is a fine line...

Impotence versus Omnipotence – Acts 3:1-11

I have decided to come back to this scripture this morning, because it epitomizes the very best and worst in our world today. We have in these eleven verses an ILLUSTRATION of greatest problem that faces humanity. And I am not referring the problems of disease,...

Habits of Greatness – Acts 3:1-11

Do you have any habits? I wonder how many of your own habits you could put on a piece of paper if you really tried. I also wonder how many more habits that your family, or your friends, could identify. It might be that some of your habits are easily recognized by...

Thanksgiving at the Beautiful Gate – Acts 3:1-11

If I asked you, “What is the chief purpose of man?” how would you answer? The chief purpose of man is to glorify God. I Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” That all we do...

Peter’s Three-fold Testimony of Jesus – Acts 3:12-26

After years of investigation and $ billions, man does not yet know how many stars there are in the heavens. A nice round number that I have often heard is: a hundred million billion. On a clear winter’s night, when the sky isn’t disrupted with clouds or those...