This 71 part expository study of acts was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 20002002. For ages 410, though adults have also enjoyed and learned from my bible audios. Admittedly, book sermons are not easy to preach, but they are generally profitable to both the man in the pulpit and to those in the. The following are the five that i have found to be the most helpful. The expository commentary grand rapids, mich kregel publications, 1986, 244245. So this constitutes a separate section of this book. As a starting point for preaching from acts, a minister might be well advised to preach a book sermon, giving in broad outline the general theme and scope of the book. If youve been following our bible studies here, you should remember that acts 2 begins with the promise of god the holy spirit being poured out on. In the book of revelation, john falls down to worship at the feet of an angel. Paley has remarked the accuracy of the historian here. The bible prophesied that jesus christ, the son of god, would come to our earth. He at this time ruled over all his fathers dominions. Thus it was most appropriate for those gathered at pentecost, to whom peter preached. Moreover a great multitude of the priests were obedient unto christ.
Howbeit as the disciples stood round about him weeping over him, and lamenting for him, and it may be praying to god, that he would restore him to life. For todays reading it designates the second part of peters sermon in several weeks. Herod the kinggrandson of herod the great, and son of aristobulus. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Below is a list of sermons preached in acts along with a short description and reference for each are listed below. Paul says that he saw peter and james, but he denies that he learned anything from them. One day when peter and john went up to the temple, they saw a lame beggar seated near the gate. August 28, 2019 peter dehaan peter, sermons in acts 1787 sermons in the book of acts there are a number of sermons teachings, messages, and proclamations found in the book of acts. The original name of peter is spelled both ways compare acts 15. Second, it is a promise that judgments of the day of the lord. Rolf jacobson, karoline lewis, david lose, and matt skinner,for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for easter 7.
Jun 12, 2015 1 in peters sermon at pentecost acts 2. Now, here we come to one of the great days in the history of the church, the conversion of saul of tarsus. It is pivotal that the modern church grasp the formation of the church read more. The third section begins with the text that peter cited at the beginning of his sermon at pentecost. Acts 3 is comprised of an event and peters explanation of that event as well, in the form of a speech or a sermon.
From this prohibition, the jews evidently drew the reasonable conclusion that any meat offered to idols was unclean and offlimitsthat they should not consume it even though they had not participated in its. Acts 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. It is also aptly named because acts is preeminently the book of action. He is very adamant that you cannot mix old covenant promises with new covenant promises like you cant place new wine in old wineskins not can you sew a new patch to an old garment. The book of acts continues the story of what jesus did through the early church. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Galatians 1 commentary martin luthers commentary on. Veritas community church the book of acts sermon series. Therefore, when a church begins to dwindle, lose its power, and turn dull and drab in its witness, it needs desperately to get back into the spirit, expectation, knowledge and teaching of the book of acts.
Sssh the book of acts misunderstood, maligned, mistreated, and often reviled, paul nevertheless pressed on in faith. As i was studying peters pentecost sermon in acts 2, i was almost tempted to think that peter had violated the five minute rule. In this book, the principles of the exchanged life not i, but christ is. Peter is preaching to a jewish audience on the day of pentecost.
The book of acts is a series of expository preachingnotes that will give the listener an account of what happens in the book of acts with commentary on each scripture within the text. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. But their hands were tied because he was a roman citizen protected by roman law. Peters speeches in acts were styled and shaped by luke, who was writing in. Acts is the book that reveals the power of the church. Luke reports the occasion in the ninth chapter of the book of acts. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. Third, i have to smile as i read acts 2 and peter s sermon because i dont believe that peter saw the full implications of this text in joel. After the sanhedrin warned peter and john to stop preaching christ, the.
Mar 19, 2014 ive made references to peters first sermon a few times in prior posts, and today i thought it would be awesome to take a look at this first sermon preached by peter. In faith he obeyed, and he was instantly healed of an affliction since birth. And then in the first half of acts 10, cornelius and peter both saw. The location is the temple, with a jewish audience. The story of the apostle peter from the book of acts. Filled with the power of the holy spirit, peter and john, were on their way to the temple to pray, at 3. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Sermons in the book of acts barnes bible charts speaker audience reference theme peter crowds at pentecost acts 2. There are a number of sermons teachings, messages, and proclamations found in the book of acts. The book of acts records the events that made the gospel burst out of its confines in judaism and the city of jerusalem to reach out to the limits of the thenknown world all in just one generations time.
I find myself excited as i think about this series because acts is one of the most exciting books in the new testament. Includes his speech on pentecost, healing the man born lame with subsequent imprisonment, his raising of the dead tabitha, and his preaching to cornelius. Copeland hundreds of free sermon outlines and bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. Barnabas introduced paul to the apostles and related to them how paul had met the lord jesus on the way to damascus, also how paul had preached boldly at damascus in the name of jesus. Bock acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament, 2007. The jewish people should repent for crucifying the messiah. The son of god speaking to those who themselves should receive power to become the sons of god, and to lilt up the world into a divine household. They commanded him in the name of jesus to rise up and walk. Today we are beginning a brandnew sermon series from the book of acts. Acts 10 narrates a significant change in peters own life but also a massive shift in the. A good study bible we recommend the following features. The great head of the church addressing its leaders. The types of sermons in the book of acts think theology. And in each one he makes a beeline for the cross of christ 2.
Oct 25, 20 he calls them to repentance and 3000 souls are saved. Luke was the author of two booksthe gospel of luke which tells the story of the life of jesus and the acts of the apostles which tells the story of the early church. If this pattern is followed it will always result in the same reactions that you find recorded in this book. Men of judea and all who dwell in jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. Mar 06, 2014 of the twenty sermons in acts, five of them are directed towards followers of jesus e. Peter fired the first gun, and three thousand were converted in one day. New commentary on the whole bible wheaton, ill tyndale house publishers, inc. Jesus tells a parable in luke 5 which shows the picture of the nt church and ot judaism. Paraenetic sermons are the type that focuses on encouraging, edifying, and teaching christians.
Learn and imitate the teaching of the early christian preachers, by evaluating the background and needs of the audience, and studying the structure and content of the inspired preachers. First, it is a promise that god will send his spirit upon his people as the time of israels restoration and blessing draws near joel 2. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Thats often what good people say when bad things happen to them. The apostles could not but have faith in the power of the gospel when they saw the men who mocked and crucified christ, and gloried in what they did, exclaiming, men and brethren, what shall we do. Underlying these important themes are the continuation of gods saving work in jesus christ as lord. To prepare peter to go to cornelius house, he gave him a vision of a sheet being lowered from heaven. The gospel of luke tells the first part of history of jesus life, works and teachings, all jesus began to do and teachacts 1. The book of acts acts is about the holy spirit, the transformation of the apostles, and the beginning of the church. The holy spirit descended and the disciples began to speak in other languages. Luke recounted his words in what turned out to be another major presentation of the gospel, similar in content and style to peters pentecost sermon 2. Acts chapter 15 is our study for this morning, and again were going to consider the chapter as a unit and divide it into several parts, and this will be part 1. Testimony that a helpless man was healed by the power of jesus. After a long career of witnessing for christ throughout much of the mediterranean world, the jews arrested him and sought to kill him.
This commentary on acts 5 treats the sin of ananias and sapphira. There are three from peter, one from stephen, and seven from paul. Check out these helpful resources biblical commentary childrens sermons hymn lists. Thus far in the book of acts, we have three gospel presentations or sermons. Beginning in fall of 20 the sermons focused on the book of acts. Even more, these promises began with the opening of lukes gospel.
At the club meeting each week, a different member told a little about his job. Like in acts 2, there was an event, namely, speaking in tongues and peters explanation of the event. Commentary on the book of acts bible studies at the moorings. We call this series of messages the pattern setters because, in this section of acts, you find the pattern for all christian witness in any age. Joel was a jewish book, written to jews, and particularly to jews living in or near jerusalem. If you remember, in acts 2, the day of pentecost was a day like no other in the life of gods people. Jesus first sermon ends rather inauspiciously when he reminds his neighbors that. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. There is some overlap between the end of the gospel and the beginning of acts. These two apostles were very closely associated in the early work of the church. Ive made references to peters first sermon a few times in prior posts, and today i thought it would be awesome to take a look at this first sermon preached by peter. In the sheet were all kinds of animals and insects and birds that the old testament forbade the jews from eating. In each of these peter is the preacher or evangelist. This commentary on acts 4 treats the arrest and trial of peter and john after they were arrested for preaching in the temple.
Filled with the power of the holy spirit, peter and john, were on their way. The law forbade strangers to offer dead animals to any god except the lord or at any place except the house of the lord lev. There are a number of good commentaries on the book of acts, including dr. The book of acts is the second of two books written by luke. Throughout the sermon, peter hammers away at a single point. A list of sermons in the book of acts leadership resources. It is because here peter speaks the first public proclamation of the gospel. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Acts, expository sermons from the executable outlines series by mark a. Of the twenty sermons in acts, five of them are directed towards followers of jesus e. Truth for life is the teaching ministry of alistair begg and is committed to teaching the bible with clarity and relevance so that unbelievers will be converted, believers will be established, and local churches will be strengthened. The sermons recorded in acts give us a window into the preaching ministries of peter, stephen, philip, james, and paul, along with the immediate impact those sermons had. A commentary on the book of acts one of the most effective preachers of the gospel was the apostle paul. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible.