Acts 3-4Three Assaults of the Evil Onepersecution after Peter healed the beggar, apostles arrested and told not to speak in Jesus's name
Acts 1 (implied table of contents)Three Assaults of the Evil OneJesus tells the disciples they will be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the outermost parts
Acts 2 (partial)Monday Nights @ First B (11)God raised Jesus from the dead because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him
Acts 5 (unspecified verses)The Only Way Out Is Througha wise counselor of Israel advises leaving the apostles alone, saying if their work is of God it cannot be overthrown, used to illustrate 'as punished yet not killed'
Acts 8 (persecution and scattering)God Moves People for Redemptive Purposespersecution after Stephen's death scattered believers who then preached the word everywhere
Acts 3-4Bearing Witness Through SufferingPeter and John healed a man, were beaten and imprisoned, told not to speak in Jesus's name, and chose to fear God rather than men
Acts 3-4Romanian Missionary. REMM - Traditionalreferenced by Peter recounting the healing of the crippled man and Peter and John brought before the Sanhedrin
Acts 16 (Philippian jailer)On Time and On Purpose - Traditionaljailer asking what he must do to be saved, Paul and Silas answering believe in the Lord Jesus Christ
Acts 2 (summary passage)Silver and Gold Have Nonedescribes believers devoting themselves to teaching, fellowship, meals, and prayer after 3,000 were added
Acts 2 (partial)A Life Giving FountainGod raised Jesus from the dead because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him
Acts 1No DistinctionJesus promises the disciples will be his witnesses to the ends of the earth
Acts 1Pastor Ray Preaches From the Book of Acts Chapter 2Jesus tells disciples to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit, John baptized with water but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit
Acts 1There Is Salvation in No One ElseJesus tells the disciples they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost part
Acts 1We're on a Mission from GodJesus tells the disciples they will be witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1Confused Because They Understoodoverview of what was covered in the previous sermon, including Jesus telling disciples to stay in Jerusalem and await the Holy Spirit
Acts 1Turn Over Your WillReferenced to show God's people using lots to replace Judas, before the Holy Spirit came
Acts 1:1-11Knowing and the ResurrectionLuke's second volume recounts Jesus presenting himself alive by many proofs over forty days, promising the Holy Spirit, and ascending into heaven as two men in white robes promise his return
Acts 1:1You Will Receive PowerLuke addresses Theophilus about everything Jesus began to do and teach
Acts 1:1-11Why Do You Seek the Living Among the DeadLuke's second volume to Theophilus covering the ascension, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and the command to be witnesses
Acts 1:2You Will Receive PowerJesus taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit
Acts 1:2-3Everything Jesus Began to Do and to TeachJesus giving instructions through the Holy Spirit and appearing to apostles for forty days after his resurrection
Acts 1:3Prayer on Fire #1 of 3 (3)cited as a reference to the Holy Spirit as a term for God's manifest presence
Acts 1:3You Will Receive PowerDuring forty days after resurrection Jesus appeared and proved by many convincing proofs he was actually alive
Acts 1:4Introducing Acts, Morning PraiseJesus commanded the apostles not to leave Jerusalem until the Father sends the promised gift
Acts 1:4You Will Receive PowerJesus commanded them not to leave Jerusalem until the Father sends the gift he promised
Acts 1:4Confused Because They UnderstoodJesus commanding the disciples not to leave Jerusalem until the Father sends the promised gift
Acts 1:7You Will Receive PowerJesus replied the Father alone has authority to set those dates and times
Acts 1:7-9Nothing Has Been WastedJesus tells disciples they will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes and they will be his witnesses; he is lifted up and a cloud takes him
Acts 1:7-8Everything Jesus Began to Do and to TeachJesus saying the Father alone sets times and seasons, and that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them to be witnesses to the ends of the earth
Acts 1:8With One MindJesus tells disciples they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Keep On Telling Your Storyreferenced as Paul recounting his witness from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Who Are Youquoted to show Jesus telling the disciples they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8This weeks Sermon @ First B Jackson April 6th 2025referenced as Jesus's statement about being witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts, used to show Antioch moving toward the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8We're on a Mission from Godquoted as Jesus prophesying that the disciples would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Continuing Acts, Traditions (2)Jesus tells his disciples 'you will be my witnesses' to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8On a Mission from GodJesus' promise that the disciples would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8And Thus We Came to Romequoted to show the gospel commission: you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be my witnesses
Acts 1:8Continuing in Acts, Morning Praise (9)Jesus tells the disciples they will be his witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts, cited as an encouraging affirmation rather than a command
Acts 1:8Rioting in the TheaterJesus telling Christians they will be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Work the Works While It Is Dayyou are called to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the uttermost parts of the world
Acts 1:8The All Sufficiency of Christreferenced to illustrate the gospel going from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts, with Colossae as an example of that outward reach
Acts 1:8Guard the Deposit Entrusted to YouJesus told the disciples they would be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Guard the Depositquoted to describe Jesus telling disciples they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Born Again to a Living HopeJesus telling his disciples they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Psalms 1 & 2 - TraditionalReferenced to connect the nations as Christ's inheritance with the Great Commission to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Once for All Timeprayer over the offering, 'witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts'
Acts 1:8God Shows No FavoritismJesus prophesied the disciples would receive power and be His witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth
Acts 1:8Having Had a Spiritual Awakeningcited after step twelve: 'you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be my witnesses'
Acts 1:8You Will Receive PowerYou will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth
Acts 1:8Ten Were Cleansed, One Received Jesusreferenced as Jesus telling disciples they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8You Can't Take It With Youquoted by Kimberly during the missions committee moment as Jesus' last words before ascending: 'You shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and even to the remotest part o
Acts 1:8Keep On Telling Your StoryPaul's preaching in Damascus, Jerusalem, Judea, and to the Gentiles described as fulfilling the witnesses-to-the-uttermost-parts commission
Acts 1:8The Vicissitudes of Lifewait in Jerusalem for power from on high, then be witnesses to the uttermost parts, cited as the commission being fulfilled through Paul's journeys
Acts 1:8Who Are YouJesus telling disciples they would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Who Are Youcited to show Jesus foretelling the geographic spread of witness from Jerusalem outward
Acts 1:8Who Was I to Stand in God's Way?Peter recalls Jesus saying witnesses would go to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Who Was I to Stand in God's Way?you will receive power from on high, used to connect the Spirit falling at Pentecost to what happened at Cornelius's house
Acts 1:8No Favoritism With GodJesus tells the disciples they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth
Acts 1:8God Is On the Move Ahead of Youcited as Jesus's prediction that the gospel would spread from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Scattered to Spread the Good NewsJesus' promise that believers would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth
Acts 1:8We Are On a Mission from GodJesus prophesies the disciples will be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow Itquoted to show Jesus's charge that the disciples would be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Saul, Why Are You Persecuting Me?Jesus's prophetic statement about witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts
Acts 1:8Living Life With an Open Handquoted by Kimberly as the basis for the church's missions program: 'you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the remotest parts of the earth'
Acts 1:8A Man Called Jesusyou will be my witnesses in Jerusalem Judea Samaria and to the uttermost parts
Acts 1:12-14Romanian Mission. REMM - Contemporaryread aloud before Peter's message, describing the disciples gathered in the upper room constantly in prayer
Acts 1:13-14You Will Receive PowerNames of those present in the upper room, constantly united in prayer with Mary and others
Acts 1:13-14With One Mind: A Word Study Through Actsdisciples listed by name, continually devoting themselves in one accord to prayer along with the women and Mary
Acts 1:14Introducing Acts, Morning Praisethey all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary and the brothers of Jesus
Acts 1:15-16You Will Receive PowerPeter stood among 120 believers and said scripture had to be fulfilled concerning Judas Iscariot
Acts 1:18-19You Will Receive PowerParenthetic historical note about Judas buying a field and his body splitting open, the field called Hakodama
Acts 1:20Introducing Acts, Morning PraisePeter citing the Psalms passage about Judas's home becoming desolate and another taking his position
Acts 1:20You Will Receive PowerPeter quotes Psalms saying let his home become desolate and let someone else take his position
Acts 1:21-22You Will Receive PowerMust choose a replacement from men who were with them from John's baptism until the ascension to be a witness of the resurrection
Acts 2There Is Salvation in No One Elsesummary of the holy spirit coming and the believers devoting themselves to apostles teaching, fellowship, meals, and prayer
Acts 2We're on a Mission from GodGod moves with power at Pentecost, Peter interprets through Joel, Psalms, and Deuteronomy, opposition arises and witness advances
Acts 2He Is the Great I AmPeter on the day of Pentecost saying God approved Jesus with miracles, wonders and signs
Acts 2Romanian Mission. REMM - Contemporaryreferenced to describe God-fearing Jews from all nations hearing wonderful things of God after the disciples prayed in the upper room
Acts 2:1-41Yet Even Now: Return to MePentecost account, holy spirit poured out, Peter quoting Joel, crowd pierced to the heart, three thousand baptized
Acts 2:1-4Nothing Has Been Wastedday of Pentecost, rushing wind, tongues of fire, disciples spoke in different languages
Acts 2:1-47Confused Because They Understoodthe primary text of the sermon, covering Pentecost, Peter's sermon, and the growth of the early church
Acts 2:33Nothing Has Been WastedChrist exalted at the right hand of God poured out the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Acts 2:36-37From John 16, Traditions (3)quoted to illustrate the Holy Spirit's conviction of sin through Peter's Pentecost sermon
Acts 2:36-37From John 16, Morning Praise (3)Peter filled with the Holy Spirit tells the crowd God made Jesus both Lord and Christ, people are cut to the heart and ask what to do
Acts 2:37-39Come to the Valley of Judgmentpeople cut to the heart, Peter calls them to repent and be baptized in Jesus' name, promise for all who are far off
Acts 2:38-40Nothing Has Been WastedPeter calls the crowd to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
Acts 2:42The Gospel Is Not Hindereddaily in every house they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ
Acts 2:42Confused Because They Understoodthe early believers devoting themselves to apostles teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer
Acts 2:42If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow Itquoted as the summary statement that all believers devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, fellowship, sharing meals and prayer
Acts 2:42One of Heart and Soulbelievers devoted to apostles teaching, fellowship, sharing meals and prayer
Acts 2:42There Is Salvation in No One Elsesummary of early church devotion to apostles' teaching, fellowship, sharing meals, and prayer
Acts 2:42Silver and Gold Have I NoneAll believers devoted themselves to apostles teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer
Acts 3:7-9Nothing Has Been WastedPeter grasps the lame beggar by the hand, raises him up, and he walks and leaps and praises God
Acts 3:15Fix Your Eyes on Jesusthey put to death the author of life whom God raised from the dead
Acts 3:15Fix Your Eyes on Jesuscited as one of two other uses of archegos: 'put to death the prince of life, the author of life'
Acts 3:16There Is Salvation in No One Elsefaith in the name of Jesus healed the lame man, doubly emphasizing subjective faith and objective faithfulness
Acts 3:26There Is Salvation in No One ElseGod raised up his servant Jesus and sent him first to Israel to bless them by turning them from their sinful ways
Acts 3:26By What Power Have You Done ThisPeter's statement that God sent Jesus first to Israel to bless them by turning them from their sinful ways
Acts 3:26There Is Salvation in No One Elseclosing verse of chapter three: 'When God raised up his servant Jesus, he sent him first to you, people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways'
Acts 4With One Mindafter Peter and John's release, companions raised voices to God with one mind, quoting Psalm 2
Acts 4That All of Them May Be OnePeter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin, who marveled that unlearned men had been with Jesus
Acts 4That All of Them May Be Onecited to illustrate that Peter and John, though unschooled, had been with Jesus and the glory of God was evident among them
Acts 4That All of Them May Be Onecited to illustrate how Peter and John's time with Jesus was visible in their bearing and speech
Acts 4A Tale of Three CitiesPeter and John beaten and imprisoned, praying to speak boldly rather than to escape harm
Acts 4:1-31There Is Salvation in No One Elsearrest of Peter and John, appearance before the Sanhedrin, and the believers prayer for boldness
Acts 4:1-22Continuing in Acts, Morning Praise (9)noted as the passage Carl preached the previous week, covering the arrest of Peter and John and the declaration that there is no other name whereby we must be saved
Acts 4:1-31There Is Salvation in No One Elsemain passage covering the arrest of Peter and John, their appearance before the Sanhedrin, and the believers' prayer
Acts 4:5-12Work It Out With Fear and TremblingPeter before the rulers declaring that salvation is found in no other name than Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Acts 4:12Godliness Is of Value in Every Waycited on exclusivity: 'there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved'
Acts 4:12Done with Sinin all the names given under heaven whereby we must be saved
Acts 4:12Train Yourself for Godlinessthere is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved
Acts 4:12Loving and Longingthere is no other name under heaven given whereby we must be saved
Acts 4:12If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow Itquoted as Peter's statement that there is salvation in no one else and no other name under heaven whereby we must be saved
Acts 4:12By What Power Have You Done Thisthere is salvation in no one else, no other name under heaven by which we must be saved
Acts 4:12There Is Salvation in No One ElsePeter's declaration: 'there is salvation in no one else, God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved'
Acts 4:19Let Every Soul Be SubjectPeter and John told by the Sanhedrin to stop preaching Jesus, responding by asking whether to obey God or man
Acts 4:23-31Continuing Acts, Traditions (2)the main passage preached: believers pray for boldness after Peter and John are released, the place shakes and they are filled with the Holy Spirit
Acts 4:23-31Continuing in Acts, Morning Praise (9)the passage preached through in this sermon, covering the believers' prayer for boldness after Peter and John's release
Acts 4:29If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow Itreferenced as what the believers prayed for after their first arrest: boldness to keep preaching the name of Jesus
Acts 4:31-33Having Had a Spiritual Awakeningread aloud: after prayer the place shook, all filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke with boldness, great power and grace
Acts 5Paul: A Slave of Christ JesusGamaliel standing up and warning the council not to oppose the apostles, saying if their work is of God it cannot be stopped
Acts 5God Shows No Favoritism'we are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit who is given to those who obey him'
Acts 5Transformation Is Possiblesummary statement about believers united in heart and mind, sharing possessions, introducing Barnabas
Acts 5Godly Sorrow Produces Repentancethe story of Ananias and Sapphira dying for lying, used to illustrate the fear of God and the importance of the purity of the church
Acts 5:1-11Power Under RestraintAnanias and Sapphira held back from God and were struck down as immediate justice
Acts 5:12-42We're on a Mission from Godidentified as the last passage preached before this sermon, showing the pattern of God moving with power, opposition arising, and the witness advancing
Acts 5:12-42On a Mission from Godthe primary passage read and expounded throughout the sermon
Acts 5:12-42We're on a Mission from Godthe main passage for the sermon, apostles imprisoned and released, Peter before the council, Gamaliel's advice, flogging and rejoicing
Acts 5:12-42We Are On a Mission from Godlast passage preached before this sermon, apostles arrested, flogged, told not to preach, chose to obey God rather than men
Acts 5:31Fix Your Eyes on JesusGod exalted him to his right hand as prince and savior to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins
Acts 5:31Fix Your Eyes on Jesuscited as second other use of archegos: 'he is the one whom God has exalted to his right hand as a prince and a savior to grant repentance to Israel and the forgiveness of sins'
Acts 5:42The Raising of Lazarus, Traditionscited alongside Acts 2:42 for daily in every house teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ
Acts 5:42The Gospel Is Not Hindereddaily in every house teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ, the Lord adding to their number
Acts 6Who Are Youcited as a summary statement about the word of God spreading and disciples increasing greatly in Jerusalem
Acts 6Honor, Distinguish, Servereferenced as background for the word enrolled, where Hellenistic Jews complained that their widows were being overlooked in the distribution
Acts 6The Very Last and the Servant of Allcited to describe Stephen as a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit whose job was serving the Hellenistic widows
Acts 6:1-15We're on a Mission from Godthe main passage for this sermon, covering the introduction of the seven and Stephen's arrest
Acts 6:1-7Three Assaults of the Evil Onemain passage read aloud covering the murmuring of Greek speaking believers and the appointment of seven men to serve
Acts 6:1-7Three Assaults of the Evil Onemain passage for the sermon, covering the murmuring of the Greek-speaking believers and the appointment of the seven
Acts 6:1-15We Are On a Mission from Godthe whole of the passage preached, introduction of the seven, Stephen's arrest
Acts 6:1-15We Are on a Mission from Godmain passage for the sermon covering the appointment of the seven and Stephen's arrest
Acts 6:7Who Are Yousummary statement: word of God spreading and disciples increasing greatly in Jerusalem
Acts 6:8-8:1You Stubborn Peoplethe passage being preached through the entire sermon
Acts 6:8-15Three Assaults of the Evil OneStephen full of grace and power performing miracles, then arrested after lying witnesses accused him of blasphemy
Acts 7:2-8Brothers and Fathers, Listen to Meread aloud covering God's appearance to Abraham in Mesopotamia, the promise of the land, and the covenant of circumcision
Acts 7:2-3When He Was Called, He ObeyedStephen's speech recounting God appearing to Abraham in Mesopotamia and calling him to leave his country
Acts 7:2-3When He Was Called, He ObeyedStephen's speech recounting God of glory appearing to Abraham in Mesopotamia, calling him to leave for a land God would show him
Acts 7:2-3When He Was Called, ObeyedStephen's speech: God of glory appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia and told him to leave his country
Acts 7:2-3When He Was Called, ObeyedStephen's speech: God of glory appeared to Abraham in Mesopotamia, told him to leave his country
Acts 7:9-16Brothers and Fathers, Listen to Meread aloud covering Joseph sold into slavery, God's favor on Joseph, and Jacob's family coming to Egypt
Acts 7:17-43Brothers and Fathers, Listen to Meread aloud as a long passage covering the oppression in Egypt, Moses's birth and calling, the burning bush, the exodus, and Israel's idolatry
Acts 7:44-50Brothers and Fathers, Listen to Meread aloud covering the tabernacle in the wilderness, David's desire to build a temple, and Solomon building it
Acts 8Fickle Followers of the FaithReferenced in the context of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch asking why he should not be baptized
Acts 8Kingdom Work - ContemporaryPhilip on the road hearing God tell him to stand by the Ethiopian eunuch's chariot, used to illustrate hearing God outside a church setting
Acts 8The Way of God More Accuratelycited as prior instance of the Holy Spirit descending when Peter and John went to Samaria
Acts 8:1Scattered for a Purposegreat persecution scattered the church from Jerusalem throughout Judea and Samaria
Acts 8:1Elevation of Self vs. Elevation of Jesusa great wave of persecution swept over the church in Jerusalem and believers were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria
Acts 8:1Scattered to Spread the Good NewsStarting point of the passage, believers scattered after Stephen's martyrdom, Saul agreeing with the killing
Acts 8:5-8Scattered to Spread the Good NewsPhilip went to the city of Samaria, proclaimed the Messiah, performed miraculous signs, and there was great joy
Acts 8:12-13Scattered to Spread the Good NewsMany men and women believed Philip's message about the kingdom of God and Jesus Christ and were baptized, including Simon
Acts 8:14-17Scattered to Spread the Good NewsApostles in Jerusalem sent Peter and John to Samaria; they prayed and laid hands on believers who then received the Holy Spirit
Acts 8:25Scattered to Spread the Good NewsPeter and John testified and preached in Samaria then returned to Jerusalem, stopping in Samaritan villages along the way
Acts 8:26-40Philip Wants the Ballthe main preaching passage, the account of Philip and the Ethiopian official
Acts 8:27-28Philip Acts in Obedience, Morning PraiseThe Ethiopian eunuch, treasurer under the queen, returning from Jerusalem and reading Isaiah in his carriage
Acts 8:29-30Philip Acts in Obedience, Morning PraiseThe Holy Spirit telling Philip to go catch up with the carriage, and Philip asking the eunuch if he understood what he was reading
Acts 8:32-33Philip Acts in Obedience, Morning PraiseThe passage the eunuch was reading, quoted as from the Greek version of Isaiah 53, about being led like a sheep to the slaughter
Acts 8:32-35The Word of the Lord Endures ForeverPhilip running alongside the Ethiopian eunuch's chariot and preaching Jesus from the Isaiah passage about the lamb led to slaughter
Acts 8:34-35Philip Acts in Obedience, Morning PraiseThe eunuch asking whether Isaiah spoke of himself or another, and Philip telling him the good news about Jesus beginning from that scripture
Acts 8:35And Thus We Came to RomePhilip beginning with the same scripture told the Ethiopian eunuch the good news about Jesus
Acts 9:1-2The Secret of Being ContentSaul breathing murderous threats against disciples, introduced to show Paul's conversion context
Acts 9:1-2Set Something AsideSaul requesting letters of authority to arrest believers in Damascus, parallel to Paul's use of letters of endorsement
Acts 9:1-22By the Will of Godread at length as Luke's third-person account of Paul's dramatic Damascus Road conversion
Acts 9:1-20Saul Is My Chosen Instrumentthe main passage preached: Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus through his baptism and first preaching in Damascus
Acts 9:15-18The Secret of Being ContentAnanias sent to Paul, scales falling from his eyes, Paul filled with the Holy Spirit and baptized
Acts 9:17-22Paul: A Slave of Christ Jesuscited to show Paul immediately began preaching after his conversion and his sight was restored
Acts 9:19b-43Transformation Is Possiblethe main passage preached through, covering Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem, and Peter healing Aeneas and raising Tabitha
Acts 9:20And Thus We Came to Romeimmediately Paul began preaching about Jesus in the synagogue saying he is indeed the Son of God
Acts 9:23-25The Secret of Being Contentmurder plot in Damascus, Paul lowered in a basket through the city wall
Acts 9:26-27The Secret of Being ContentPaul rejected by disciples in Jerusalem, Barnabas vouching for him to the apostles
Acts 10The Way of God More AccuratelyPeter at the house of Cornelius in Caesarea and the Holy Spirit falling on the Gentiles there
Acts 10This weeks Sermon May 11th @ First B JacksonPeter's vision of the sheet and his visit to Cornelius's house, cited to show God made no distinction between Jew and Gentile
Acts 10No Distinctionprimary text of the sermon, the story of Cornelius and Peter
Acts 10God Is Sovereign, Man Is ResponsiblePeter's vision of the sheet with unclean animals, told to take and eat, referenced to show Peter as a good Jewish boy being stretched
Acts 10Stay True to the LordPeter's vision of the sheet, the gospel is for Jews and non-Jews
Acts 10Sunday May 11th 9am Service (Mother's Day)Peter's vision of the sheet and his visit to Cornelius's house, cited to show God made no distinction between Jew and Gentile
Acts 10:1-48No Favoritism With Godthe primary text of the sermon, the story of Cornelius and Peter
Acts 10:9-16All Things Are Lawful, But Not All Things EdifyPeter's vision of the sheet with unclean animals and the voice saying rise Peter kill and eat, and what God has cleansed you must not call common
Acts 11:19-21Who Was I to Stand in God's Way?preview of next week's passage, believers scattered after Stephen's death preaching as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch
Acts 11:25-26Paul: A Slave of Christ JesusBarnabas going to Tarsus to find Saul and bringing him to Antioch where disciples were first called Christians
Acts 11:25-26By the Will of GodBarnabas finding Paul in Tarsus and bringing him to Antioch where disciples were first called Christians
Acts 11:29-30His Truth Abideth Stillbelievers in Antioch sending relief to brothers and sisters in Judea through Barnabas and Saul
Acts 12With One Mindpeople of Tyre and Sidon coming with one mind to Herod, angel striking Herod because he did not give God the glory
Acts 12Keep On Telling Your Storyreferenced to describe Herod Agrippa the first's death and his arrest of Peter and killing of James
Acts 12John Whom I Beheaded Has ArisenHerod Agrippa the first praised as a god, did not give God the glory, struck by an angel and eaten by worms
Acts 12Keep On Telling Your Storyreferenced to describe Herod Agrippa the first's pomp, killing of James, and arrest of Peter
Acts 12With One Mind: A Word Study Through ActsHerod in royal apparel addressed people of Tyre and Sidon who came to him with one mind seeking peace; angel struck him dead for not giving glory to God
Acts 12Set Apart by the Holy Spiritrecap of James killed by Herod, Peter delivered, Herod struck dead and eaten by worms
Acts 12:3-4The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowHerod arresting Peter during days of unleavened bread and assigning four squads of soldiers to guard him
Acts 12:12-16The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowPeter going to Mary's house, Rhoda recognizing his voice and running back in, the gathered church disbelieving
Acts 12:12-16The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowPeter going to Mary's house, Rhoda recognizing his voice, and the gathered church not believing he was really there
Acts 12:17The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowPeter motioning for quiet and telling them to report to James and the brothers, then leaving for another place
Acts 12:17The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowPeter describing his deliverance and telling them to report to James and the brothers before leaving to another place
Acts 12:20-22The Word of the Lord Continued to GrowHerod going to Caesarea, the people of Tyre and Sidon calling out that his was the voice of a god and not a man
Acts 12:22-23The Word of the Lord Continued to Growpeople crying out the voice of a god, Herod not rebuking them, angel striking him because he did not give glory to God, eaten by worms and died
Acts 12:23The Word of the Lord Continued to Growan angel of the Lord striking Herod because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died
Acts 12:24The Word of God Keeps Going Forwarddescribed as a summary statement about the word of God continuing to grow and multiply after Herod's death
Acts 13A Light to the GentilesPaul and Barnabas in Antioch quoted turning to the Gentiles, citing Isaiah's light to the Gentiles language
Acts 13A Light to the GentilesPaul and Barnabas turning to the Gentiles after Jewish rejection, quoting Isaiah: 'I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles that you may bring salvation to the end of the earth'
Acts 13Two Issues, One MissionJohn Mark leaving the party at Perga and returning to Jerusalem
Acts 13A Polished Shaft Hidden in His QuiverPaul and Barnabas quoting Isaiah 49:6, turning to the Gentiles after Jewish rejection, Gentiles rejoicing
Acts 13:1-12This weeks Sermon @ First B Jackson April 6th 2025the main passage for the first half of the sermon, covering the prophets and teachers at Antioch, the sending of Barnabas and Saul, and the confrontation with Elymas
Acts 13:1-12The Word of God Keeps Going Forwardthe main sermon text, covering the church at Antioch, the sending of Barnabas and Saul, and the confrontation with Elymas on Cyprus
Acts 13:1Set Apart by the Holy Spiritprophets and teachers at Antioch listed: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, and Saul
Acts 13:2Set Apart by the Holy SpiritHoly Spirit said to set Barnabas and Saul apart for the work to which He called them, spoken during fasting and serving the Lord
Acts 13:4-5Set Apart by the Holy Spiritsent out by the Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia, sailed to Cyprus, proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues at Salamis, with John Mark as helper
Acts 13:5And Thus We Came to Romein Salamis they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God
Acts 13:6-12Set Apart by the Holy Spiritfound magician Bar-Jesus at Paphos, confrontation with Elymas, proconsul Sergius Paulus summoned Barnabas and Saul, Paul filled with the Holy Spirit struck Elymas blind, proconsul believed being amaze
Acts 13:33That's My KingGod fulfilled this for their children in raising up Jesus, quoting Psalm 2: you are my son today I have begotten you
Acts 13:33Why Do the Nations RageGod fulfilled the promise by raising Jesus, as written in the second Psalm: 'You are my Son, today I have begotten you'
Acts 13:50-51Continually Filled with Joy and the Holy SpiritJews inciting prominent women and leading men, persecution against Paul and Barnabas who shook dust off their sandals and went to Iconium
Acts 14:1-26Realize This: The Last Days Are Herecited as the record of Paul's persecutions at Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, including the stoning
Acts 14:1-26Realize This: The Last Days Listreferenced as the account of Paul's first missionary journey covering Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, which Timothy would have known
Acts 14:22WWW Be Right (18)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God
Acts 15Be Courageous: You Must Also Testify in Romethe Jerusalem Council letter telling Gentiles to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, blood, what is strangled, and sexual immorality
Acts 15With One MindJerusalem council letter to Gentile churches, it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden than these essentials
Acts 15Two Issuesthe Jerusalem Council and the ordinances sent to Gentile believers
Acts 15When It Pleased Godthe Jerusalem Council, where the apostles agreed there is one gospel for Jew and Gentile alike
Acts 15You Died to the Power of the LawPeter's address to apostles and elders on whether Gentile believers must follow the Jewish law, used to show salvation is by grace through faith not law
Acts 15Just as You Testified Here, So Also in Romethe letter sent to Gentile believers about abstaining from meat sacrificed to idols, blood, things strangled, and sexual immorality
Acts 15:1Keep the Gospel the Main TopicJudaizers telling believers in Antioch they must be circumcised and follow the law of Moses to be saved
Acts 15:6-11Death to the LawPeter's speech at Jerusalem council on whether Gentile believers must follow the Old Testament law, arguing all are saved by grace through faith
Acts 15:11Keep the Gospel the Main TopicPeter says we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ in the same way as the Gentiles
Acts 15:24-29With One Mind: A Word Study Through ActsJerusalem Council becomes of one mind, writes to Gentile churches asking only four essential abstentions, not the whole Jewish law
Acts 15:28-29Keep the Gospel the Main Topicit seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to the council to lay no greater burden than four essentials: abstain from things sacrificed to idols, blood, things strangled, and sexual immorality
Acts 15:36-39The Lord Stood With MeQuoted to show the sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over taking John Mark, who had deserted them in Pamphilia
Acts 15:36-39The Lord Stood With Mequoted to show the sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over taking Mark on the second missionary journey
Acts 15:36-39Let Us Draw Nearquoted in full to illustrate the word paroxysm as Paul and Barnabas's sharp disagreement over John Mark
Acts 15:36-39Draw Near With ConfidencePaul and Barnabas sharp disagreement over taking Mark, used to illustrate the word for provocation
Acts 15:36Keep the Gospel the Main TopicPaul proposes to Barnabas that they return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city where they proclaimed the word
Acts 15:36-39Confidence to Enter, Boldness to Gocited to illustrate the same Greek word used in Hebrews for stirring up, here describing the sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark
Acts 15:37-40The Secret of Being Contentsharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark, parting company
Acts 15:39Many Parts, One Bodythe contention between Paul and Barnabas becoming so sharp that they parted from one another, used to contrast with Galatians 6:9
Acts 15:39Do Not Be Overcome by Evilthe sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas over taking John Mark on the second missionary journey
Acts 16Partners in the GospelThe Macedonian call and the founding of the church at Philippi, including Lydia, the slave girl, the imprisonment, and the jailer's conversion
Acts 16Send the Lightthe primary passage being preached, covering the second missionary journey from Lystra through Philippi including Lydia, the slave girl, and the Philippian jailer
Acts 16Sensitive, Humble, and Obedientthe main passage for the sermon, covering Paul and Silas in Philippi including Lydia, the slave girl, and the Philippian jailer
Acts 16:1The Aim of Our Charge Is Lovequoted to establish that Timothy was a disciple at Lystra, son of a Jewish believing woman and a Greek father
Acts 16:1-3Paying Attention to PeoplePaul meeting Timothy at Lystra and circumcising him because of the Jews who knew his father was Greek
Acts 16:1-5Keep the Gospel the Main TopicTimothy introduced as a disciple at Lystra, son of a Jewish believer and a Greek father, whom Paul circumcised before taking him along
Acts 16:16Decisions, Decisions, DecisionsRead to identify the demon-possessed slave girl as having a spirit of python, connecting to the Oracle of Delphi background
Acts 16:25-31Stand Firm in the True Grace of GodPaul and Silas praying and singing hymns in jail, earthquake, prison doors opened, jailer asked what must I do to be saved
Acts 16:31Stand Firm in the True Grace of Godreferenced in connection with Silas and the iconography of broken chains from the Philippian jail earthquake
Acts 16:31Y'all Know the GospelPhilippian jailer asked Paul and Silas what must I do to be saved, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
Acts 16:31We Know God Is Working All Things Togetherquoted in a gospel definition submitted by a congregation member: believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved
Acts 16:31Stand Firm in the True Grace of GodBelieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, spoken by Paul and Silas to the Philippian jailer
Acts 16:31Not Slow, But PatientBelieve in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved, spoken by Jesus character in the play
Acts 17He Only Knew John's BaptismMentioned as a favorite passage, Paul speaking to the Stoics and Epicureans in Athens
Acts 17The Message of the Cross Dividesreferenced as the occasion when Paul argued before the Epicureans and Stoics using their own poets and arguments
Acts 17Honor, Distinguish, Servereferenced as an example of people responding to the gospel by saying they would hear more later, as they did to Paul
Acts 17He Is Not Here, He Is RisenReferenced as the passage Ray is preaching through, where Paul tells the Athenians about the resurrection
Acts 17In Him We Live and Move and Have Our BeingPaul alone in Athens on Mars Hill, speaking of God as creator who is not in temples made by human hands and who appoints times and boundaries of habitation
Acts 18Decisions, Decisions, DecisionsRead to ground the Corinthians in their real historical context, covering Paul's arrival, ministry, and departure from Corinth
Acts 18Grace to You and Peaceriot at Corinth where Sosthenes the synagogue leader was beaten before Gallio the proconsul
Acts 18Paying Attention to Peoplecited to introduce Apollos as an eloquent, scripture-competent Jew from Alexandria
Acts 18:1-6Futile Sin Management Without the CrossPaul leaving Athens, meeting Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth, working as tentmakers, preaching in the synagogue, shaking dust from his clothes
Acts 18:7-11Futile Sin Management Without the CrossPaul going to the home of Titius Justus, Crispus the synagogue leader believing, the Lord speaking to Paul in a vision telling him not to be afraid
Acts 18:8Don't Be Afraid, Keep on SpeakingCrispus the synagogue leader believing with his whole household, many Corinthians believing and being baptized
Acts 18:9-10Don't Be Afraid, Keep on Speakingthe Lord telling Paul by night vision not to be afraid, to keep speaking, because God had many people in the city
Acts 18:12The Secret of Being ContentJews of Corinth making a united attack and dragging Paul before a place of judgment
Acts 18:12-15We Walk by Faith and Not by Sightquoted to illustrate the legal use of the Bema seat, with Gallio as proconsul judging Paul before the Jews
Acts 18:18-22The Way of God More AccuratelyPaul leaving Corinth, sailing to Syria, cutting his hair at Cenchreae, visiting Ephesus, then Jerusalem, then returning to Antioch
Acts 18:18-23Futile Sin Management Without the CrossPaul sailing from Corinth with Priscilla and Aquila, stopping at Ephesus, returning to Antioch and then revisiting Galatia and Phrygia
Acts 18:18-19:10The Way of God More Accuratelymain sermon passage, Paul's travels through Corinth, Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerusalem, Antioch, and back to Ephesus
Acts 18:24-28The Way of God More AccuratelyIntroduction of Apollos, his eloquence and knowledge of only the baptism of John, and Priscilla and Aquila explaining the way of God more accurately
Acts 18:24-28Futile Sin Management Without the CrossApollos arriving in Ephesus, knowing only John's baptism, Priscilla and Aquila explaining the way of God more accurately, Apollos going to Achaia and debating that Jesus was the Messiah
Acts 18:24-26Paying Attention to Peopledescribing Apollos as eloquent, competent in scripture, taught more precisely by Aquila and Priscilla
Acts 18:24-26In Him We Live and Move and Have Our BeingApollos described as eloquent and proficient in scripture but knowing only John's baptism, then taught more accurately by Priscilla and Aquila
Acts 18:27-28In Him We Live and Move and Have Our BeingApollos going to Achaia and powerfully refuting the Jews in public, demonstrating by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ
Acts 19With One Mindcrowd at Ephesus rushing into the theater dragging Paul's companions, shouting great is Artemis for two hours, assembly in confusion
Acts 19With One Mind: A Word Study Through Actsnear riot at theater in Ephesus, crowd rushes together homothumedon shouting great is Artemis for two hours, most not knowing why they gathered
Acts 19:1-7The Way of God More AccuratelyPaul finding disciples in Ephesus who had received only John's baptism, then baptizing them in the name of the Lord Jesus, after which the Holy Spirit came on them
Acts 19:9In Him We Live and Move and Have Our Beingsome becoming hardened and speaking evil of the Way, so Paul withdrew and held daily discussions at the school of Tyrannus
Acts 19:10In Him We Live and Move and Have Our BeingPaul teaching at the school of Tyrannus for two years so that all in Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord
Acts 19:11-41Who Are Youthe main passage preached through in this sermon
Acts 19:11Who Are Youstarting point for the sermon text, God performing extraordinary miracles through Paul
Acts 19:11-41Who Are Youthe main passage preached, covering miracles through Paul, the sons of Sceva, the burning of magic books, and the riot of Demetrius
Acts 19:12Who Are Youhandkerchiefs and aprons carried from Paul healing the sick and driving out evil spirits
Acts 19:13Who Are YouJewish exorcists attempting to use the name of the Lord Jesus
Acts 19:14-16Who Are Youthe seven sons of Sceva overpowered by the evil spirit who said 'I recognize Jesus and I know of Paul, but who are you'
Acts 19:17Who Are Youfear fell on all Ephesus and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified
Acts 19:18-19Who Are Youbelievers confessing practices and those who practiced magic burning their books worth fifty thousand pieces of silver
Acts 19:20Who Are Yousummary statement: the word of the Lord was growing and prevailing mightily
Acts 19:21Rioting in the TheaterPaul felt compelled by the Spirit to go to Macedonia and Achaia before Jerusalem
Acts 19:21-22Who Are YouPaul resolved in the spirit to go to Jerusalem by way of Macedonia, then Rome, sending Timothy and Erastus ahead
Acts 19:23-41Rioting in the Theaterthe narrative of the riot in the theater at Ephesus concerning the Way
Acts 19:23Who Are Youa major disturbance occurred concerning the Way
Acts 19:24-27Who Are YouDemetrius the silversmith stirring up craftsmen, warning that Paul's preaching threatened their trade and the temple of Artemis
Acts 19:28-30The Secret of Being Contentriot in Ephesus over Artemis, crowd seizing Paul's companions, Paul wanting to enter the theater
Acts 20Kingdom Work - ContemporaryPaul sailing past Ephesus and the elders urging him not to go to Jerusalem, used to illustrate obeying God over people
Acts 20Do Not Be Carried AwayPaul warns Ephesian elders that savage wolves will come and distort the truth
Acts 20The Vicissitudes of LifePaul's farewell to the Ephesian elders on the beach at Miletus, referenced as the prior stopping point
Acts 20:17-38The Aim of Our Charge Is Lovebackground passage read at length, Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders at Miletus
Acts 20:17-38The Aim of Our Charge Is LovePaul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders at Miletus, warning of fierce wolves to come
Acts 20:22-24The Vicissitudes of LifePaul says he is bound by the spirit to go to Jerusalem and does not count his life dear to himself
Acts 20:22-24The Vicissitudes of LifePaul says he is bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem and must also see Rome, and does not consider his life dear to himself
Acts 20:28-30Seared Consciences and Deceitful SpiritsPaul warning the Ephesian elders that fierce wolves would come in and men from among themselves would rise up speaking twisted things to draw disciples away
Acts 20:29-30Do Not Be Carried AwayPaul warning Ephesian elders that wolves will come and men from their own number will distort the truth
Acts 20:29-30Jesus ManPaul warning that savage wolves will come in and men will rise up to distort the truth to draw disciples after them
Acts 21Grace to You and PeaceAgabus the prophet bound his own hands and feet with Paul's belt to foretell Paul's arrest in Jerusalem
Acts 21The Vicissitudes of Lifethe passage being preached through, picking up where the series left off
Acts 21:1-2Love Bless ForgiveNorris's father took him to this passage about Paul sailing past Ephesus, landing at Miletus, with elders warning him not to go to Jerusalem
Acts 21:1-14The Vicissitudes of Lifethe main passage preached, covering Paul's journey to Jerusalem and the warnings from disciples and Agabus
Acts 21:8Philip Acts in Obedience, TraditionsPaul's companions stayed at Philip's house in Caesarea, showing Philip settled and continued ministry there
Acts 21:10-14The Whole Enchilada of Philemonread aloud to show the prophet Agabus binding himself with Paul's belt and predicting Paul's arrest in Jerusalem
Acts 21:20-21And Thus We Came to RomeJewish believers in Jerusalem told Paul thousands of Jews had believed but heard he was teaching Jews to turn from the law of Moses
Acts 22By the Will of GodPaul's first-person account of his conversion given to the rioting crowd
Acts 22God's Good News From the Very Beginningread aloud to illustrate the two ways of obtaining Roman citizenship, with Paul invoking his birthright citizenship to avoid scourging
Acts 24:1-27Be Courageous: You Must Testify in RomeThe trial before Felix, Tertullus's accusations, Paul's defense, and Felix's frightened response to the gospel
Acts 28:3-6Nothing Has Been WastedPaul shipwrecked on Malta, a viper fastened on his hand but he suffered no harm
Acts 28:3-6Wonder Working Power in the Precious Bloodcited to confirm Mark 16:18's promise about picking up serpents without harm, fulfilled when Paul was bitten by a viper on Malta
