What Jesus Did After the Beginning …
The book of Acts is not just the acts of the apostles; it is the acts of the risen, living, enthroned Jesus.
Acts 1
The Spirit Wants the World for Christ …
The Spirit wants the world for Christ, but the goal is not yet reached.
You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit …
In order to be effective instruments of Jesus' life in the world, you need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
You Shall Receive Power Till Jesus Comes …
The extraordinary experience of being "clothed with power" is available to us for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
What Judas's Death Teaches Us About the Spirit …
The purpose of the Holy Spirit is invincible and he has an unwavering zeal for the glory of the God-man, Jesus.
Acts 2
Tongues of Fire and the Fullness of God …
When the Spirit comes in power, he comes suddenly—on his own terms and in his own time—and he comes for harvesting.
The Authority and Nature of the Gift of Prophecy …
Prophecy is prompted and sustained by the Spirit and yet does not carry intrinsic, divine authority.
I Will Pour Out My Spirit …
We live between the beginning of the kingdom of God and the consummation of the kingdom. What is that like?
This Is What Was Spoken by the Prophet Joel …
When God almighty pours himself into an individual, the inner life is changed; it is filled with God.
Old and Young Shall Dream Together …
God is calling young and old to dream new dreams of reaching the whole world for Christ.
Did You Kill the Lord of Glory? …
Do you join God in his affirmation of Jesus, or do you stand against God in the life of Jesus?
The Gladness of the Risen God …
Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday morning Jesus blew the lock off the prison of death and gloom and returned to the gladness of God.
How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit …
Christianity is not merely an array of glorious ideas. It is the life-changing experience of the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ the Lord of the universe.
The Goodness and the Groaning of Growth …
Thoughts on Bethlehem's Future
Churches move forward by grace in the midst of great inadequacy.
The Local Church: Minimum Vs. Maximum …
There are at least seven qualifications if a group wants to be a church in the NT sense.
A Celebration of Baptism …
What counts in the new people is not who your parents are but whom you live for; and therefore a new symbol for the new covenant people is given, baptism.
Treasuring Christ Together as a Church on Multiple Campuses …
We must strategize for church growth because we have a God who builds his church day by day and thousands at a time.
Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit …
Even if you are a murderer of the Son of God, God himself is ready to forgive you! And not only to forgive you but to give you his Spirit!
The Fear of God and Freedom from Goods …
A holy, happy fear of God makes our material possessions insignificant to us, except as means to serve others.
Acts 3
Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong …
The Father is the ultimate source of all healing. Through Jesus the Father does his healing will.
All the Prophets Proclaimed These Days …
Since the first Christmas we have been living in the last days.
Times of Refreshing and the Restoration of All Things …
God will one day establish the kingdom of Christ on the earth.
Joy Recovered …
How do you become a Christian? How does the ransom Jesus paid become a ransom for me?
God Sent His Servant to Bless You …
God is moving toward you today with blessing.
Acts 4
There Is Salvation in No One Else …
We are saved only by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. It's the kind of truth that either makes converts or makes enemies.
Abortion: Shall We Listen to Men or God? …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
We are not called to win; we are called to witness.
A Prayer That Brought the Holy Spirit Down …
For people who desire the salvation of sinners, the magnifying of God's glory, and the vindication of Jesus' name, this is the way to pray.
Are Signs and Wonders for Today? …
Did the apostles have spiritual gifts that are now obsolete?
Be Like Barnabas Not Like Ananias! …
Faking faith in the presence of God is a fearful thing.
Acts 5
How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord …
God wants us to pray for signs and wonders today.
The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power …
The preciousness of spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.
You Have Filled Jerusalem with Your Teaching …
We are not big. But we are part of something big.
If It Is of God, It Will Not Be Overthrown …
Commitment Sunday Service At Maranatha Hall
What does building a new worship building have to do with real worship?
Acts 6
The Ministry of the Word …
Ordination of Steve Roy
There is no better way to spend a brief life on this little earth than to spend it in the ministry of the Word.
Serving Widows, Preaching the Word, and Winning Priests …
A major threat to the Christian movement is whatever threatens the ministry of the Word.
Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple" …
Palm Sunday
How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?
Acts 7
The Story of a Stiff-Necked People …
God is not eager to punish; he is eager to forgive. But there is an end to his patience.
The Death of a Spirit-Filled Man …
Death is not just defeated and kept from destroying us; it is enslaved and made the servant of God's people.
Acts 8
Spreading Power Through Persecution …
God makes persecution and suffering serve the unstoppable mission of the church.
Simon's Perversion of Signs and Wonders …
There is a "faith" or a "believing" that does not save, even though it rises in the presence of true preaching and true miracles.
What Does It Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit? …
Luke expects the receiving of the Holy Spirit to be a real, identifiable experience, not just a logical inference from a human act of will.
The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism …
God has yet more wonders to show us in the work of evangelism and world missions than we can imagine.
Acts 9
Overflowing Grace for All Who Believe …
The Conversion of the Chief of Sinners
God's design in converting Paul is to give you hope for yourself and for the people you want to see converted.
Barnabas: The Maker of a Great Leader …
Don't quench the Spirit of God this morning. He may be calling you to be a leader-maker.
Jesus Is the Christ the Son of God …
The truth that Jesus is the Son of God needs to be one of the central pillars in our understanding of reality.
Jesus Still Turns Things Around …
Jesus does not like pessimistic views of life or history. He has surprises in store that you have never dreamed.
Acts 10
What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common …
Missions Week
Cornelius would not have been saved if no one had taken him the gospel. And no one will be saved today without the gospel.
Exalting Jesus so the Spirit Falls …
If you want the Spirit's power in your life, make Jesus the center of your life.
Acts 11
Barnabas: The Goodness of Great Faith …
Consider the outcome of Barnabas' life and imitate his faith.
The Legacy of Antioch …
Partnering with the Church of the Global South for the Sake of the Gospel
How to partner with the churches of the Global South for the sake of the Gospel.
He Saw the Grace of God and Was Glad …
The grace of God does not spare his people suffering in this age, but rather uses suffering to bring people to himself.
Acts 12
Execution, Escape, and Eaten by Worms …
How the Word of God Grew
If we stay with Jesus, we win, and if we oppose him, we lose.
Explosive Fellowship …
This age is too evil for us to treat fellowship as a kind of comfortable togetherness that has no transforming, empowering, explosive effect.
Acts 13
Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work …
Education for Exultation: In Setting Some Apart
The Straight Paths of the Lord …
God is not aloof or passive or indecisive. He is a searching and saving God, a God on a mission.
Prayer, Fasting, and the Course of History …
The course of history has been changed again and again through the fasting of God's people.
The Supremacy of God in Preaching …
Christian & Missionary Alliance General Council
Milwaukee, WI
History Is God's Story …
Everything, without exception, has to do with God, and gets its main meaning from God.
A Passion for the Supremacy of God for the Joy of All Peoples …
Unpacking the Master Planning Team Document
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples.
Everyone Who Believes Is Freed …
Jesus frees us from sin, which is one of seven reasons for why you should trust him.
Acts 15
Rebuilt Ruins Will Reach the World …
We are ruins being rebuilt by the grace of God. And we are here that the rest of men may seek the Lord.
Acts 16
Treasuring Christ in Planting Churches and Loving the Poor …
Lessons from the Philippian church on planting churches and giving to the needy.
How the Lord of Life Gives Life …
A Meditation on Acts 16:14
Why do some who are “dead in trespasses and sins” come to believe and some do not?
Acts 17
Thinking Deeply in the Ocean of Revelation: The Bible and the Life of the Mind …
Desiring God 2010 National Conference
Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God
God Is Too Excellent to Need Servants …
ACT 3 Reformation Conference
Wheaton, IL
The Supremacy of God in Prayer …
Christian & Missionary Alliance General Council
Milwaukee, WI
Racial Reconciliation …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #3
Racial Harmony Sunday
Let us be the salt and the light of our hostile and fearful society with courageous acts of inter-racial kindness and respect.
The Age of Ignorance Is Over …
Today is a day of repentance and salvation, of missions and evangelism, and of loving and sending.
Acts 18
The Supremacy of God in Missions …
Christian & Missionary Alliance General Council
Milwaukee, WI
Acts 20
Serving the Lord with Humility, Tears, and Trials …
What are the marks of a good church elder? What kind of leadership does the church need?
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life …
Guest sermon preached while on vacation in Georgia
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life …
Faithfulness means that you trust God and obey, no matter what impact it has on your safety or standard of living.
A Cause to Live For …
We all need a cause to live for that accords with our Creator's purposes.
The Guilt of Giving Part of God's Counsel …
It is possible for us to be guilty of another person's final lostness.
Watch Out for the Wolves Within …
There is laid upon the elders of the church of Christ a responsibility unique in all the world.
At the Price of God's Own Blood …
Can you say say from the bottom of your heart, "Lord, Jesus, there is nothing I want more in my life than what you bled to obtain"?
I Entrust You to God and to the Word of His Grace …
If the elders care for the flock, who cares for the elders?
Acts 26
Christ's Purpose in Evangelism …
God wants people who welcome his strategic interruptions and surprises.
