34 messages in this series.
From Small Beginnings Introduction: The opening verses of the book of Acts pick up right where we left off last Sunday. On Easter Sunday we found Jesus walking with two of His disciples on the Road to Emmaus and dispelling their spiritual depression by reveali
The Birthday of the Church Introduction: When my second son, Andrew, was born two and a half years ago I had the incredible privilege of watching the event. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything, but the fact is that it was a time of many varied emotio
The Lordship of Christ: A Borrowed Sermon TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK ON THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE Introduction: Recently I had the privilege of performing a wedding for a couple in our church. Since our facilities are not quite adequate for such a special o
The Holy Spirit Builds Strong Bodies Introduction: When I was a kid, I absolutely loved Wonder Bread. It was so soft and white, and it made such excellent dough balls when it was wadded up. And when my mom hesitated to buy it, I made sure she knew that Wonder
The Powerful Name of Jesus Introduction: Acts 3 is linked to Acts 2 not only in their proximity to one another. They are also linked inseparably in regard to content. The gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church, as witnessed so powerfully in the second chapter,
No Other Name Introduction: We have a hard time relating to persecution, don’t we? Most of us have never known significant opposition to our faith in Christ. The worst we can claim is that we were once the butt of a religious joke or that a relative thinks we’
Opposition from Within Introduction: On September 10, 1813, Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry dispatched a message to General William Henry Harrison, announcing his victory at the battle of Lake Erie. The message was short: “We have met the enemy, and they a
The Christian and Civil Disobedience Introduction: I am going to do something quite out of the ordinary this morning. Those of you who are regulars with us know that our standard procedure is to take a portion of Scripture and to expound it, i.e., to show its
Growing Pains in the Church Introduction: There’s something nice about a small church. When the fellowship involves only 50-150 people, it is possible to know nearly everyone in the group, everyone is, almost of necessity, involved in ministry in one way or an
The First Christian Martyr Introduction: Quintus Septimius Tertullian, the great second century apologist of the Christian faith, once said to the enemies of the Church, “We multiply whenever we are mown down by you; the blood of Christians is seed.” Later his
Spreading the Flame TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE Introduction: The Scripture text before us today, Acts chapter 8, can be studied biographically or geographically. If we take a biographical focus we discover there are 4 main characte
Divine Photography: The Miracle of Conversion Introduction: In your estimation who is the most unlikely candidate for salvation? Is it some detestable political leader like Castro or Pinochet or Idi Amin? Or is it a militant atheist like Madelyn Murray O’Hair