Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
We begin, this evening, a new study of an old book. It is not that you haven’t studied the Book of Acts before, But I hope that this one will be just a little bit different. It is my intention to make this a series of informal “sermons,” including some...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
What do we believe was the membership of the First Baptist Church by beginning Acts 1? (120) Approximately how many disciples saw the risen Lord just a few days prior to close of this chapter? (500) How many Apostles were there before the addition of the Apostle to...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Just as it was with our study of Joshua, you are going to hear messages from the Book of Acts morning, noon and night. I mean: Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night. That doesn’t mean that we’re going to preach nothing but Acts, But you may have a message...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Pretty soon, I’m going to stop referring to this as a “theological study” of the Book of Acts, but not quite yet, Because this “theological study” is not coming from a “theological book.” This is the fifth and last of the history...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
There is nothing as exciting as finding something of value among things that you already own – Something of value, but you didn’t realize that you possessed it. As most of you know I am a stamp collector – a philatelist. As most of you don’t realize, philately is a...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
The apostles, to whom the Lord Jesus was speaking in these verses, were our spiritual fathers. They were members of the first church, And through them the gospel was brought a generation closer to us. They were commanded by the Lord to wait in Jerusalem for the...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
All that I have for you this evening are some random thoughts, tying things together. Nothing too heavy; nothing too challenging and not too long. I’m calling this message “Famous Last Words.” These are the very last words out the lips of the Lord Jesus,...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
If I asked you to list, in order, the most important events of the earthly life of the Lord Jesus, I wonder how far up on the list would come His ascension. This is one of those areas of theology, and Christology, that has become secondary to most of us. For many...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
This will be a difficult message for me to preach for a couple of reasons: First, because whatever rebuke there is here applies to me as much if not more than it does to you. And secondly, because this message goes against just about everything that I have ever heard...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I am calling this message: “The First Prayer Meeting” even though that is probably not quite true. It was the first church prayer meeting after the departure of the Saviour. And we are looking at the first prayer meeting in the Book of Acts. So depending...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Our message last Wednesday was also from Acts 1. In fact this series was first intended to be a Wednesday evening Bible Study, But it’s grown just a little bit. It is not out of control, but the eaglet has spread its wings. And it’s my sincere hope that you are not...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
As I was thinking about how to approach this chapter, I had to snicker just a little bit. At first I considered just a verse by verse study rather than using a homiletical approach. And I even thought about skipping right over the first thirteen verses, because there...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Last Wednesday, when we looked at the first part of this chapter, I pointed out that I don’t hold the Day of Pentecost with the same reverence that most of our Protestant neighbors do. Acts 2 was not the day that the church of Christ originated. Neither was the...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
We have had several people visit our church, who had been members of very good Baptist churches in other parts of the country. In several cases those people agreed with our doctrine 95 to 100 percent, And yet those people are not attending our church. In fact they...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
Some of the most important scriptures have the word “faith” at their core. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is...
