The Times of Refreshing – Acts 3:12-26

Let me begin this morning by telling a story on my wife – a good story. Judy went into a store a couple weeks ago and bought several things, including six of one particular item. They were kind of delicate and the clerk had to individually wrap them so that they...

The Doctrine of Persecution – Acts 4:1-4

September 11, 2001 has often been compared to December 7, 1941. Both were sneak attacks which brought the United States into war, and both were acts of terrorism. “Terrorism” is the word most often associated with 9/11, and it is certainly appropriate. But...

Apostolic Courage – Acts 4:1-14

Do you remember when Peter was accosted by a young lady in the courtyard at the High Priest’s palace? This was not long after he took a sword and tried to cut off a man’s head. When this woman accused him of being a disciple of Christ, he lied and denied. That was the...

There’s Something about that Name – Acts 4:1-12

When I was in Bible School there was a very popular Christian Trio visiting church after church. They came to the church where Judy and I were members, and the building was packed with more than 2,000 people. In those days, before they moved into the current...

The Doctrine of Government – Acts 4:13-22

Please turn to Matthew 21:12. “And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, And overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house...

Association with Jesus – Acts 4:13-14

Let’s picture an award-winning astronomer – He has wild hair, red eyes, disheveled lab coat; ten pens stuck in the plastic protector in his breast pocket. This man has discovered things that no man has ever seen before. He has a constellation named for him and three...

The Stone Which the Builders Rejected – Acts 4:5-12

When Peter refered to “the stone what was set at nought,” which had “become the head of the corner,” He may have been referring back to any number of different sources. Originally, this theme came from the Psalm which we read earlier. The Lord...

Theology 101 – Acts 4:23-31

In the world of higher education there has developed a numbering system used to identify levels of instruction within each subject. For example: There may be a requirement for freshmen to pass a first level Biology class. In the school catalogue that very first class...

Unity in the Church at Jerusalem – Acts 4:32-37

Spurgeon, said that it was the reformer Melanchthon who first told the parable about a war between the wolves and the dogs. The wolves were greatly afraid of going to war with the dogs, because they were vastly outnumbered. The leader of the wolves (the alpha male???)...

The Son of Consolation – Acts 4:36-37

From what I read in the Bible, I think that Barnabas would be someone with whom I could really get along. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that he’d get along with me very well. Like computer dating services, just because there appears to be compatibility, that...