Things We Have Seen and Heard
I: We have Seen. 1. The Miracles of Christ. 2. The Life and Ministry of Christ. 3. We saw him put to death. 4. We saw him alive. 5. We have witnessed changed lives. II: “And Heard.” 1. We heard him teach and preach. 2. We heard him say “I am the way.” 3. We heard him speak the raging storm to peace and the dead to life. 4. “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I to you.” Ye are my witnesses. III: “We can’t Keep from Telling what We Have Seen and Heard.” 1. The threatening of the Sanhedrin will not stop us. 2. We must give witness in spite of danger. 3. They didn’t allow the opposition to hurt their witnessing. How we Modern Christians need to take a lesson. How often opposition discourages us. How...
These that have Turned the World Upside Down
Acts 17:1-15, Thessolonica 1 1:10 I: The City, the People, and the Gospel. 1. Thessolonica was not a colony like Philippi. a. It was like Antioch of Syria, Tarsus and Athens. b. It was entirely self governed. c. The local magistrates had the power of Life and Death. d. No garrison of Roman soldiers. e. No Insignia of Roman office was displayed in its streets. 2. Therefore the rules of such a city were very anxious to show their loyalty to the Emperor. a. There was quite a number of Jews. b. The Church was mostly made up of Gentiles. II: “These that have Turned the World upside down.” 1. How could they say this about so few? 2. Paul preached in important and well situated cities. 3. Every Christian was a witness. 4. They were willing to sacrifice....
“These are not Drunk.”
Acts 2:14-21, John 14: Peter preached his Sermon on 3 Pronouns: “this” “Him” and “You.” I: The Threefold Impression of Pentecost. 1. They were amazed — they didn’t know — amazement is Mental Arrest. a. They didn’t know the meaning of what they heard and saw but they wondered. b. Where wonder ceases, Worship ceases. c. Wonder isn’t Worship, but is the 1st step toward Worship. d. They were compelled to turn from the ordinary and attend to this matter. 2. They were perplexed: Perplexity is Mental Defeat. Amazement meant that they didn’t know, Perplexity meant that they knew that they didn’t know. 3. Perplexity was followed by Criticism: Criticism is Mental Activity. Some exercise is...
The Good Man
Acts 11:22-24, Romans 5:1, 8:1, and Psalms 1:, 15:, 24:, 112: I: The Only Good Man is A Pardoned Man Character. 1. Nicodemus, rich Young Ruler, and Paul. 2. Only the Pardoned Man is set free from self-centered living. 3. The Pardoned Man has laid aside his own righteousness. 4. He is justified by Faith alone. 5. He is right with God. 6. Leisure – Direction – Company, and Influence. II: The Good Man is A Humble Man. 1. Not Boisterous – Loud or overbearing. 2. Pride and Humility can’t rule the same heart at the same time. 3. Many refuse the Christian way because of self-pride. 4. He knows his own heart and it’s weakness. 5. He knows God and his goodness. 6. He is always conscious of his daily need for God. “Give us this...
The Ghost of Achan
Acts 5:1-16 The sin of Achaean brought disaster to the armies of Israel. The Sin of Ananias and Sapphira could have stopped the Churches witnessing. I: Fellowship at it’s Best: 1. “They went to their own.” Acts 4:23 2. Their only fear was the fear that they might fail. 3. Prayer together as a Church was their source of Power. 4. None said what he had was his own. 5. To them the Spiritual was supreme over the Material. 6. The Apostles were able to preach with Power because of the Spirituality of the Church. 7. The Word was preached with Power because it’s being lived by the Church. 8. Barnabas the Son of encouragement, gave money from land he had sold. II: Fraud at it’s Worst: 1. The Perils without the Church could resist. 2. This was...