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Acts: What Jesus Did After the Beginning

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What Jesus Did After the Beginning …

September 16, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 1:1–3

The book of Acts is not just the acts of the apostles; it is the acts of the risen, living, enthroned Jesus.

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You Will Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit …

September 23, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 1:4–5

In order to be effective instruments of Jesus' life in the world, you need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

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You Shall Receive Power Till Jesus Comes …

September 30, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 1:6–14

The extraordinary experience of being "clothed with power" is available to us for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

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What Judas's Death Teaches Us About the Spirit …

October 7, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 1:15–26

The purpose of the Holy Spirit is invincible and he has an unwavering zeal for the glory of the God-man, Jesus.

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Tongues of Fire and the Fullness of God …

October 14, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:1–13

When the Spirit comes in power, he comes suddenly—on his own terms and in his own time—and he comes for harvesting.

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I Will Pour Out My Spirit …

November 4, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:14–21

We live between the beginning of the kingdom of God and the consummation of the kingdom. What is that like?

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Did You Kill the Lord of Glory? …

November 11, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:22–36

Do you join God in his affirmation of Jesus, or do you stand against God in the life of Jesus?

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Repentance, Forgiveness, and the Gift of the Spirit …

November 25, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:37–41

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!

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The Fear of God and Freedom from Goods …

December 2, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 2:42–47

A holy, happy fear of God makes our material possessions insignificant to us, except as means to serve others.

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Jesus' Name Made This Man Strong …

December 9, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 3:1–16

The Father is the ultimate source of all healing. Through Jesus the Father does his healing will.

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Times of Refreshing and the Restoration of All Things …

December 16, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 3:17–21

God will one day establish the kingdom of Christ on the earth.

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God Sent His Servant to Bless You …

December 23, 1990 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 3:22–26

God is moving toward you today with blessing.

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There Is Salvation in No One Else …

January 20, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 4:1–12

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.

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Abortion: Shall We Listen to Men or God? …

Sanctity of Life Sunday

January 27, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 4:13–22

We are not called to win; we are called to witness.

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A Prayer That Brought the Holy Spirit Down …

February 3, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 4:23–31

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.

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Be Like Barnabas Not Like Ananias! …

February 10, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 4:32 – 5:11

Faking faith in the presence of God is a fearful thing.

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How Signs and Wonders Helped Add Multitudes to the Lord …

February 17, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 5:12–16

God wants us to pray for signs and wonders today.

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The Price and the Preciousness of Spiritual Power …

February 24, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 5:17–21a

The preciousness of spiritual power is that it is finally in God's control, not ours.

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You Have Filled Jerusalem with Your Teaching …

March 3, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 5:21b–32

We are not big. But we are part of something big.

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If It Is of God, It Will Not Be Overthrown …

Commitment Sunday Service At Maranatha Hall

March 10, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 5:33–42

What does building a new worship building have to do with real worship?

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Serving Widows, Preaching the Word, and Winning Priests …

March 17, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 6:1–7

A major threat to the Christian movement is whatever threatens the ministry of the Word.

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Stephen's Crime: "Jesus Will Destroy the Temple" …

Palm Sunday

March 24, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 6:8–15

How did Jesus destroy the temple? Why did saying so cost Stephen his life?

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The Story of a Stiff-Necked People …

April 7, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 7:1–53

God is not eager to punish; he is eager to forgive. But there is an end to his patience.

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The Death of a Spirit-Filled Man …

April 21, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 7:54–8:1

Death is not just defeated and kept from destroying us; it is enslaved and made the servant of God's people.

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Spreading Power Through Persecution …

May 5, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 8:1–8

God makes persecution and suffering serve the unstoppable mission of the church.

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Simon's Perversion of Signs and Wonders …

May 12, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 8:9–24

There is a "faith" or a "believing" that does not save, even though it rises in the presence of true preaching and true miracles.

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What Does It Mean to Receive the Holy Spirit? …

May 19, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 8:14–17

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.

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The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism …

May 26, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 8:26–40

God has yet more wonders to show us in the work of evangelism and world missions than we can imagine.

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Jesus Is the Christ the Son of God …

October 6, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 9:19–22

The truth that Jesus is the Son of God needs to be one of the central pillars in our understanding of reality.

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Jesus Still Turns Things Around …

October 13, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 9:23–43

Jesus does not like pessimistic views of life or history. He has surprises in store that you have never dreamed.

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What God Has Cleansed Do Not Call Common …

Missions Week

October 20, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 10:1–11:18

Cornelius would not have been saved if no one had taken him the gospel. And no one will be saved today without the gospel.

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Exalting Jesus so the Spirit Falls …

November 17, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 10:36–48

If you want the Spirit's power in your life, make Jesus the center of your life.

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He Saw the Grace of God and Was Glad …

November 24, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 11:23

The grace of God does not spare his people suffering in this age, but rather uses suffering to bring people to himself.

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Execution, Escape, and Eaten by Worms …

How the Word of God Grew

December 1, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 12

If we stay with Jesus, we win, and if we oppose him, we lose.

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The Straight Paths of the Lord …

December 8, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 13:1–12

God is not aloof or passive or indecisive. He is a searching and saving God, a God on a mission.

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History Is God's Story …

December 15, 1991 |by John Piper | Scripture: Acts 13:13–29

Everything, without exception, has to do with God, and gets its main meaning from God.

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