Sermons on Acts
Another King, Jesus
When Paul and Silas preached in Thessalonica, their message caused an uproar. The people accused them of “turning the world upside down” by proclaiming another King—Jesus. They were right. The gospel they preached was not simply advice about how to be forgiven; it was an announcement that the true King had come. In Acts 17, Paul isn’t inviting people to make Jesus part of their lives. He’s declaring that Jesus already reigns. His resurrection proves that God’s kingdom has broken…
The Hope
The world is a scary place, you know? People in our church family—including some of you, no doubt—are struggling with different kinds of anxieties and concerns today. Perhaps it’s an upcoming medical test, a troubled marriage, or tension and stress at work. Unfortunately, fear is part of what it means to be human—at least in the world as we experience it now. But God offers a different way. Permeating the Bible from beginning to end is something called hope. I’ve…
This Jesus
Sunday is Easter, of course, and people throughout the world will reflect in some sense on the resurrection of Christ. I chose Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 as my text because it was the first sermon preached after the resurrection, and so it was the first sermon from the apostles that was shaped by their new awareness of who Jesus really was. Notice how Peter uses the phrase “This Jesus” three times in his sermon: “. . . this Jesus,…
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