Introduction I said the last time that Luke has been showing us how the Risen and Exalted Lord Jesus Christ has been building his church in Jerusalem. More and more people were hearing the good news and many believed in Christ for salvation and they were added to the church. And the church was a … Continue reading Acts 06(08)–08(01) →

Introduction In these early chapters of the book of Acts, we've been seeing how the Risen and Exalted Lord Jesus Christ has been building his church in Jerusalem with lots and lots of people being convinced and converted to a true faith in Christ; and they've been added to the church, so that the membership … Continue reading Acts 06(01–07) →

Introduction One of the things Luke is telling us in these opening chapters of the book of Acts is how the church in those days grew. In the beginning, there were around 120 believers. Then, on the day of Pentecost, after Peter preached to the crowds about the Risen and Ascended Lord Jesus, about three … Continue reading Acts 05(12–42) →

4:32--35 Today's passage begins with a short summary of how things were going in the early church. Luke gives these summaries from time to time throughout the book of Acts. The first was at the end of chapter 2 where he told us that the early believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to … Continue reading Acts 04(32)–05(11) →

Introduction We left Peter and John in the temple in Jerusalem, where they'd just healed a lame man in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And afterwards, when a crowd had gathered, Peter explained that they, the Jews, had handed the Lord Jesus over to Pilate to be killed, but God raised him from … Continue reading Acts 04(01–31) →

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) →