SERMONS ON ACTS
Our sermon ideas on Acts will help you preach a powerful message on the life, ministry, and growth of the early church. Preach on topics including Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, the road to Damascus, Paul's missionary journeys, and the expansion of the church to the ends of the earth as you encounter the radical faith of the apostles of Jesus. Prepare your messages on God's Word in Acts with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
Being a Witness for Jesus
by Palitha Jayasooriya
Today, I would like to share with you on the topic of 'Being a Witness for Jesus.' And to start off, I would like to read a short portion from Acts 5:32, when the apostles were ordered not to speak about the name of Jesus. They were told, 'do not speak in the name of Jesus'. This is what they said in response, ''We are witnesses of these things.''Who is a witness? I looked up the word in Longman's Dictionary. It says a witness is someone who is present when something happens and they are able to tell it in a court of law. They will testify about what they saw happen or what they know. I don't know if that is the exact legal term for a witness...
Gospel: The Resurrection
by Michael White
Now prior to reading this passage I'd like to note that Acts 13:26-39 is part of Paul's first recorded sermon. Obviously this was not his first ever sermon. He had been a Jewish rabbi and professor at the university of Jerusalem- and since becoming a Christian had likely preached many sermons before. But doctor Luke, who wrote the book of Acts through the inspiration of the holy spirit- Chose to include this sermon as an example of his preaching- and the very content of the Gospel. and the last few weeks we have been describing the Gospel. It's a simple message- that those who have faith in the substitutionary death...
Grave Significance
by James Merritt
Malcolm Gladwell the New York Times Best- Selling Author Wrote a Book Called, the Tipping Point That Has Sold Over Two Million Copies. The Basis of His Book Is Relatively Simple. He Said That Drastic Change Happens at One Particular Point. You Would Think That Significant Changes Occur in a Steady Progression. For Example, We All Know That a River Doesn’t Flood Instantly When a Storm Hits. The Water Steadily Rises. But the Tipping Point Is the Moment the Water Crests the Water Bank. The Point Is There Is a Tipping Point, a Miracle Moment, When One More Change Makes All the Difference. Christianity Also Had a Tipping Point. Jesus Comes on the Scene and Does Some Incredible Things. He Teaches Things No One Had Ever Heard Before. He Performed Miracles No One Had Ever Seen or Even Conceived of Before. Through His Coming and After His Leaving There Never Has Been Anybody Like Jesus. How Did a Movement That Began in the 1st Century a.d. With Just a Few Disciples, Now in the 21st Century Have One-Third of the World’s Population, Over 2.2 Billion People, Come To Be Devoted Followers of This Man? What Was the Tipping Point? It Wasn’t His Birth, Though Many Believe He Was Born of a Virgin. It Wasn’t His Life, Though Many Believe He Was Perfect. It Wasn’t His Miracles Though if What We Read Is True He Is the Greatest Miracle Worker in the History of the Planet. Even His Death, Because Crucifixion Was Not Only a Common Thing Back in That Day, but Everybody Dies. No, the Tipping Point That Instantly Set Fire to Christianity and Moved Eleven of Those Disciples to Turn the World Upside Down Was the Resurrection. Former National Review Editor John O’Sullivan Gives This Definition. “A Post-christian Society Is Not Merely a Society in Which Agnosticism or Atheism Is the Prevailing Fundamental Belief. It Is a Society Rooted in the History, Culture, and Practices of Christianity but in Which the Religious Beliefs of Christianity Have Been either Rejected or Worse Forgotten.”2 So the Question Is for Those of Us Who Believe That Jesus Has Been Raised From the Dead, We Should Show Our Neighbors, Our Nation, and the World That That Empty Tomb Has Such Grave Significance. That Leads Us to the Passage We Are Going to Study Today in the Seventeenth Chapter of the Books of Acts, in the New Testament, Where the Apostle Paul in One of the Greatest Cities of the World at That Time, Athens, Had the Same Challenge of Sharing the Truth of the Resurrection That We Have Today. He Wanted to Bring the Sunshine of Easter, Into the Darkness of a Lost City That Is So Much Like the Lost One We Live In Today. We Are Going to Learn Today Why That Empty Tomb Has Such Grave Significance and How We Can Most Effectively Present the Gospel to That World.
Acts - The Acts of the Holy Spirit through the First Century Church (5 of 32)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: The writer of Acts was Luke who wrote the Gospel by that name. The book has the same introductory address as his gospel and resumes the history where that document leaves off. Actually the book describes not the ''acts of the Apostles,''' for only a few of them are given any degree of prominence, but the acts of the risen and ascended Lord through the Holy Spirit. - Luke used a number of sources for his information and some of his facts are firsthand. The ''we'' sections of the book (16:10-17; 20:5-15; 21:1-18; 27:1 - 28:16) indicate that he was often in the company of the Apostle Paul. THEME: The Book of Acts...
The Waters of Baptism (2 of 4)
by David Ireland
1.0 God Says, "Be Baptized!" (Acts 16:25-33) 1.1 Can people change? A) We're here today because of changed lives. 1. The Bible gives us a record of different kinds of people experiencing a transformed life-a new life-when the gospel intersected their life. 2. Some of the transformed people were morally good and others morally bad. Some were famous and others common. Some people were rich and others were poor. 3. Some were religious while others were irreligious. Yet, they all experienced transformation when the message of the gospel intersected their lives.
Acts: The Acts of the Holy Spirit (7 of 29)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Acts is an important book. It is important to the Bible because it bridges the Gospels and the Letters. It shows us how the message of Christ and the work of the church fit together. Acts is important to this and every congregation committed to restoring the life, practices, and teachings of the New Testament church. We insist that what we find in the church described in Acts is what Christ wants this church to be today. Acts provides the model. Acts is important for another reason. The Holy Spirit plays a vital role in the book. It can't be missed unless you really try. Some have insisted that the book....
Where Do I Go from Here?
by Richard Bradley
Almost everyone has asked this question at one time or another. Occasionally, our futures are not as clear as we would like them to be and we'll not know where to go or what to do. Life changing decisions are tough, especially when we have several options to choose from. Paul and Silas had been sent on a mission trip by the Jerusalem church. They had been asked to instruct the Gentile believers on the finer points of Christianity. Having accomplished this task in Antioch they decided to stay on the mission trail and preach the gospel. They attempted to go into a couple of areas but were forbidden by the Holy Spirit. The Lord...
First Steps to Spiritual Growth
by Steve Jones
Intro: The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff ''And that's the way it is'' to the silly: ''We are two wild and crazy guys!''You can see the article and the list of catchphrases at this link: I read through the one hundred catchphrases and recognized all but maybe two. What does that say about me? Among other things, it says that I've watched an awful lot of television (especially as a kid growing up). It follows that TV has been a big influence on my life. Let's see how you do on some of these...see if you can identify the source of the catchphrase...
Jesus' Last Days On Earth (1)
by Collin Wimberly
The author is Luke. Vs. 1 - the former account is the Gospel of Luke. Luke 1:1 was written as a narrative of the things fulfilled in Christ. Acts is the continuation of that, volume 2 if you will. However, Acts is an unfinished work in one sense. Not the revelation of God in Scripture is incomplete. It is not. The Word is complete and sufficient. You, I, and New Life Church are a continuation of the acts of the Holy Spirit. Acts gives us snapshots of the life of the early church. If I put a snapshot of myself up at 5 years old, then 16, then 25, 30, 40 and finally today at 56, you would notice some differences. They would be pictures of my life as I grew and matured. That is what Acts is. A series of true stories, snapshots of the life of the Church as it grew and spread. The key phrase of this book is "filled with the Holy Spirit." Acts is a chronicle of the Church on fire, the church consumed by and carried away the Holy Spirit. Theophilus - name means a friend of God.
The Book Of Acts Introduction And Chapter 1:1-5 (1 Of 44)
by Harley Howard
Undoubtedly, the book of Acts is one of the most pivotal books in the entire New Testament. It is the bridge between the gospels and the epistles. If the book of Acts were taken out of our New Testament, we would never understand the rest of it. When you close the record of the gospels, you see nothing but a handful of Jews in the city of Jerusalem, the center of Jewish life, talking together about a kingdom for Israel. When you open the book of Romans, on the other side of Acts, you discover that a man (Paul) whose name is never mentioned in the gospels is writing to a group of Christians in Rome--of all places...
Increase in Power (24 of 40)
by Jesus Culture Resources
The more we go after God, the more like Him we become. Obviously, this doesn't mean we somehow ''become'' God, but it means we start to look like Him more and more in our everyday lives. We ''can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord - who is the Spirit - makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image'' (2 CORINTHIANS 3:18).
Apollos - A Man on Fire for God (6 of 18)
by Ken Trivette
I have often noticed that the older we get in the Lord, the colder we get. It seems that many start out full of zeal but over time loose that initial excitement. That it was one of the reasons I like new converts. They are so full of zeal. I have found that Churches that are not getting people saved tend to become stagnant. New converts bring life to a church because they are so excited about being saved. The indictment of our Lord for the Church at Ephesus was: ''Neverthess I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love'' (Rev. 2:4). They had gotten over the burning heart that often accompanies...
Hypocrisy in the Church (10 of 15)
by Ernest Easley
We are learning these days from the book of Acts what's involved in our getting back to the basics of being a Christian and being the Church. What does being a Christian look like at work .. at home ... at school? And what about church? What does God look for in a church that moves Him to bless it? Well that's what the book of Acts is all about! Getting back to the basics in order to experience God's blessing and best upon our lives and upon our church. So take God's Word and join me in the book of Acts ... chapter 4 .. where we pick up where we left off last time together.
Building an Acts 2 Church (2 of 6)
by Frank Damazio
Becoming the church God has in mind necessitates a revelation of the church Christ is building as revealed in the scriptures. In Scripture, God clearly reveals the church He desires for us to build. We must raise our passion level for the church, raise our commitment level, and unite our hearts to fulfill mission. Attending church is good for your health. Dr. George W. Comstock, a Johns Hopkins University medical researcher studied the relationship between church attendance and health. In his article he stated that the risk of fatal heart diseases is almost twice as high for the non-church-goer than for men who attend...
O What a Day (4 of 33)
by Jerry Vines
We are surveying some of the opening chapters of the book of Acts in the series I’m calling Power2000. I want you to look at this second chapter. I’m going to try to give you the essence of the first 41 verses. So I have a lot of work to do. You pray for me and you listen real fast. December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor is bombed, a day in infamy. World War II began. O what a day! July 16, 1942. In the deserts of New Mexico, a roar rushed through the desert. A huge mushroom cloud lifted above the desert and on that day nuclear power began. O what a day! Bethlehem. A little girl, young maiden named Mary, gave birth to a boy baby. His...
Me: A Missionary?
by James Merritt
It is probably the most well known Bible verse in the world. It has probably been preached on more by the greatest evangelist of modern times, Billy Graham, than any other single verse. Of course, I am referring to John 3:16. There may be some of you who do not know it, so here is what it says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16, NASB) I want you particularly to pay attention to three key words in this verse, because these three words actually form the basis of everything we are going to be talking about...
Ascension (8 of 8)
by Stephen Whitney
Frances Havergal (d.1879) was an English poet and hymn writer. She is best known for her hymn; Take My Life and Let It Be, but also wrote: Like A River Glorious and I Gave My Life For Thee. She wrote a hymn titled, Golden Harps Are Sounding in 1871. Golden harps are sounding, angels' voices sing, ?pearly gates are opened, opened for the King; ?Jesus, King of glory, Jesus, King of love, ?is gone up in triumph, to his throne above. All his suffering ended, joyfully we sing, Jesus hath ascended! Glory to our King! He who came to save us, he who bled and died, Now is crowned with glory at his Father's side, From the grave...
Four Questions on Speaking in Tongues (2 of 3)
by Scott Maze
Video of University of Alabama's 2018 NCAA championship game appears before me. Shortly after the game, the young, inexperience QB was asked: ''How, in the name of Bear Bryant, did [you] rise to this ridiculously pressurized occasion and become an instant hero?'' ''I was praying,'' Tagovailoa said. ''I was speaking in tongues. It kept me calm.'' This morning, I want to speak to you about ''Experiencing on the Holy Spirit'' by looking at the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the speaking in tongues. Is there untapped power in the speaking in tongues that all of us need? I invite you to turn to Acts 2 and 1 Corinthian...
