The book of acts sermon series hope bible church oakville. Today were going to jump right back in at verse of chapter , because one of the things that we began to see last week is that what historically for the church has been called the first missionary journey of paul has started. Paul, barnabas, and john mark set a new journey with gospel. Harley howard 10 and said, o full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the lord. Martyn lloydjones says that the greatest message the world can hear is the gospel.
As creator, he has the right and the power to do as he wills with his creation. Harley howard 33 god hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up jesus again. In acts paul preaches the gospel to a jewish audience, while in acts 14 he does the same for a gentile audience. But in addition to that, this is also the vision message for 2015 for our church. Fortyfour of those sermons survive and are included in this wonderful volume from banner of truth trust. Mar 30, 2020 lets turn to acts 7 this morning and complete the chapter today. It is in that moment that the church was set aflame.
Acts commentary bible commentary for english readers. Setting sail from paphos, they arrive in perga of pamphylia 2. One to the region of galatia acts and 14, one to europe acts 1618 and one to asia minor ephesus acts 19. Sermon 1 in series through the book of acts power for the mission acts 1. These preachers were through with preaching to unreceptive people at antioch. Martyn lloydjones proclaims how the apostles confronted the ancient world with the gospel of christ.
Paphos was on the western, salamis on the eastern part of the island. Acts of the apostles chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to trace the route of paul and barnabas on their missionary journey 2 to give special attention to their evangelistic methods and message 3 to notice that people judge themselves unworthy of eternal life, not god. Pauls emphasis on preaching the gospel to the gentiles. The book of acts, chapter 1 calvary chapel long hollow. Acts william barclays daily study bible bible commentaries. This was the response william carey received when he first suggested foreign missions at a meeting of southern baptists. This paper is given to the exegesis and exposition of pauls pisidian antioch sermon as given by luke in acts. Study of acts discussion notes chapter introduction illus. Who separated barnabus and saul for the work of gods ministry. We read of the first fear, first hope, first joy, first sermon, first prayer meeting, the first. In chapter the holy spirit is recorded as saying to the church at antioch, set apart for me barnabas and saul for the work to which i have called them. Finally, an exegesis and exposition of the passage will be offered, using the net bible. First we will look at a broad outline for the passage. In verses 1126, we see again that a miracle was not performed just for the sake of performing miracles.
We heard of stephens remarkable sermon last week, presented before the sanhedrin council. After the gospel spread to antioch, barnabas invited paul to. Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. These reactions still hold true today, when people hear gods word. The book of acts records three missionary forays by paul. The former treatise have i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach, the. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. This episode reveals that god is active and rules in this world. Now there were in the church that was at antioch certain prophets and teachers. Even back in the old testament, he often sent people out to do various things. In our passage today, we are going to notice several different reactions to pauls sermon. Acts, the biblical illustrator, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely. Acts, expository sermons from the executable outlines series by mark a.
Sermons in the book of acts barnes bible charts speaker audience reference theme peter crowds at pentecost acts 2. In chapter three, verses 110, we see the event of the lame man healed by peter and john. Stevenson, preaching on the books of the new testament new york. Is an academic qualification essential for ministry. Free sermon book of acts chapter 5 martyn lloydjones trust. A bible study series on the book of acts read more. David guzik commentary on acts describes the start of pauls first. Paul and barnabas are now carrying the gospel into uncharted territory. Then we will suggest the proper understanding of the structure of the sermon proper.
Copeland sermons from the books of acts 3 pauls missionary policies 14. In the synagogues using all opportunities that offered. Free sermon book of acts chapter 8 martyn lloydjones trust. We are going to read today the tragic response of the council towards stephen. Harley howard 1 now peter and john went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. They had a measure of the spirit to accompany the measure of joy. Weve been walking through the book of acts, and last week we started chapter.
It contains pauls first and longest sermon that is recorded in the book of acts. And we started to preach the gospel in asia, but were forbidden by the holy spirit. The book of acts harley howard sermon series ideas. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. And as a reminder, paul is preaching this to both jews by heritage and nonjews who were. The book of acts the book of acts recalls the sending of the third person of the trinity the holy spirit given, granted to every born again believer in order to glorify christ. The missionary call of barnabas and saul, recorded in the thirteenth chapter of the book of acts is replete with practical helps in a problem that bothers many. Acts life in the spirit this passage opens immediately after the miracle of the lame man.
The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is. Others note similarities between pauls sermon here and the sermon of stephen in acts 7. The proconsul the roman governor of cyprus, a prudent man and therefore not overswayed by elymas, but desirous to inquire farther. Paul takes the gospel to cyprus and asia minor acts 12. The largest and most trusted library of over 1,915,000 free sermons from conservative christian churches and ministries worldwide.
Paul locked his eyes upon this wicked man and said the following. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Acts marks the beginning of the gospel being preached to a purely gentile world. Authority 7 book of acts 120 book of ephesians 232 book of john 262 book of romans 366 face to face with christ 12 gospel 10 great biblical doctrines 55 itinerant preaching 90 kingdom of god 8 knowledge 10 old testament 3 other sermons 240 preaching and preachers 18 revival sermons 24 spiritual depression 24. There is a handout for each chapter in corinthians. At perga, john mark leaves them and returns to jerusalem 3. Get sermon ideas from harley howard by the book of acts chapter.
Would you say pauls judgement on the sorcerer was harsh. Over an 18 month period from mid1549 until early 1551, john calvin delivered sermons from the first 7 chapters of the book of acts. Jan 06, 2014 the bible records in acts chapter verses 6 to 12 how when paul, barnabas and john mark visited paphos, on cyprus, at the start of pauls first missionary journey, they had a dramatic encounter with the roman governor or proconsul sergius paulus, which led to him becoming a follower of christ. You may notice that no publicity was given to it before it was preached, and yet it produced tremendous results. He preaches to the gentiles, and is persecuted by the jews. Now in the church at antioch there were prophets and teachers. Download free sermons, preaching outlines and illustrations. Acts 1 new king james version nkjv the former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after he through the holy spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, to whom he also presented himself alive after his suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking. One passage of scripture that demonstrates this well is acts.
The book of acts chapter 21 37 of 44 trending free sermon. If god wants to save the heathen, hell do it without your help. They sought to confront the deepest ills of humanity through the power of the gospel and the work of the holy spirit. There was a man from galilee who taught that he was the son of god read more. Martyn lloydjones describes in this sermon the witnesses, the christianity proclaimed in the book of acts 5. By far the most common approach to preaching a book sermon from acts is to track the geographical expansion of the church. This is the last sunday before we go to the election polls on tuesday. Acts chapter gci archive grace communion international. It is believed that this was the actual synagogue where paul preached the sermon that is recorded in acts chapter. In these names we see that the lord raises up instruments for his work, from various places and stations in life.
Acts niv bible now in the church at antioch there were. Harley howard paul having now given his final instructions to the pastors of the church at ephesus, he now heads towards jerusalem with his final destination being rome. This is the second study in the book of acts still more intrduction. The book of acts free sermon outlines and bible studies. The gospel tells of what christ has done for humanity. Copeland hundreds of free sermon outlines and bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. Barnabas was already notable in the jerusalem church for his generosity 4. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene,manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch and saul.
The book of acts is a series of expository preaching notes that will give the listener an account of what happens in the book of acts with. When saulpaul met god on the road to damascus and god identified himself as jesus, his thinking and believing was radically reoriented. Peter now preaches his second sermon to those who had gathered at solomons porch. The book of acts is a series of expository preaching notes that will give the listener an account of what happens in the book of acts with commentary on each scripture within the text. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. Perhaps the sermon of the first martyr of the church still rang in the ears of the man who presided over his execution.
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