Sermons on Acts

Sermons on Acts

The Day of Pentecost

FIRST READING Acts 2:1-4When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in oneplace. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rushof a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue restedon each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and beganto…

The Council at Jerusalem

NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 15:1-181Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching thebrothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses,you cannot be saved.” 2And after Paul and Barnabas had no smalldissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of theothers were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question…

Ethiopian Eunuch Baptized

NEW TESTAMENT READINGActs 8:26-3926Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward thesouth to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is awilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopianeunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, incharge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship…

Stephen’s Witness

NEW TESTAMENT READING Acts 6:1—7:2a, 44-606Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number,the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widowswere being neglected in the daily distribution of food. 2And the twelvecalled together the whole community of the disciples and said, “It is notright that we should neglect the word of God in order…

Pentecost: Gifts of the Spirit

Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak…

4th Sunday of Easter

Acts 17:1-9                                         After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures, 3explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise…