Introduction Last week we were studying the little summary which Luke gives us at the end of chapter 2 of what the early church was like. He gave us a kind of snapshot of what they did and how they treated one another in those early days of the church. Those, of course, were special … Continue reading Acts 03 →

Introduction The Lord Jesus ascended to heaven to sit at his Father's right hand side as King over all. The eleven apostles cast lots and Matthias was selected to replace Judas who had killed himself. And so, there were one again twelve apostles to continue the Lord's work here on earth. And then the Holy … Continue reading Acts 02(42–47) →

Introduction In verse 4 of Acts 1, the Lord Jesus, before his ascension, instructed the apostles not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift his Father had promised and which they had heard him speak about. When the Lord Jesus spoke about the promised gift, he was referring to the Holy Spirit, who … Continue reading Acts 02(01–41) →

Introduction We began to study the book of Acts together right before Christmas. We didn't get very far: just one sermon on the first 14 verses of Acts 1. But we saw that the book of Acts was written by Luke, who also wrote one of the gospels. And in the gospel of Luke, Luke … Continue reading Acts 01(15–26) →

Verses 1+2 In recent years, we've studied a lot of Old Testament history on Sundays mornings, because we've studied together the books of Ruth and 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings and Ezra and Nehemiah and Esther. Today, though, we're studying New Testament history. The book of Acts is about the early … Continue reading Acts 01(01–14) →

Introduction Last week we left Paul and his travelling companions on the shore of an island. Their ship had run aground on sand-bar and the stern had been broken into pieces by the pounding of the sea. Those who could, swam ashore. The remainder, clung to planks of timber and made their way as best … Continue reading Acts 28 →

Introduction We started going through the books of Acts in April 2012. And this is now the 54th time we've studied it together. This book is, of course, known as the Acts of the Apostles because it tells us about the things the Apostles did after the Lord's ascension to heaven and how they went … Continue reading Acts 27 →

Introduction Last week we got to verse 23 of Acts 26. You'll remember that Paul was put in prison by the Roman governor, Felix. And he remained there for two years. Now there's a new governor, Festus. And the Jewish authorities pressed him to do something about Paul. But when Paul was brought before Festus, … Continue reading Acts 26(22–32) →

Introduction We saw last week that as soon as the new governor, Festus, had arrived in the province, the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him to ask him to do something about Paul who had been in prison for two years. And Festus agreed to hear their case against Paul. And in … Continue reading Acts 26(01–23) →