Acts 9:1-26
Acts
Conversion
True conversion leads to immediate and visible changes in behavior, values, and priorities. Believers must examine whether their commitment to follow Jesus has actually transformed their hearts from self-centeredness to God-centeredness.
Acts 16:16-40
Acts
Filled with Joy
When Paul and Silas sing praises to God while imprisoned, they demonstrate that joy in trials comes from confidence in God's control. Their song becomes a witness that transforms even their hardened jailer, showing that God uses our suffering to accomplish His purposes.
Acts 10:1-48 · Leviticus 11
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God's Grace
God opens His kingdom to all people regardless of race or ethnicity. The church must follow Christ's example by welcoming others with open arms, recognizing that faith in Jesus—not cultural status—determines entry into God's family.
Acts 12:1-19
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Peter's Escape
This sermon examines Peter's miraculous prison escape and Herod's death to demonstrate that God's ways exceed human understanding. True faith means trusting God even when life is unfair and questions go unanswered.
Acts 4:36-5:11
Acts
Respect
This sermon contrasts Barnabas's genuine generosity with Ananias and Sapphira's fraudulent giving motivated by desire for human praise. God's swift judgment reveals that our choices are ultimately accountable to God, not people, calling believers to authentic holiness and loyalty.
Acts 15:1-35 · Acts 15:24
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Settling a Dispute
This sermon examines how the Jerusalem council resolved a dispute about whether Gentile believers must follow Jewish law. Both sides appealed to objective evidence from Scripture rather than personal preference, and grace—not works—remained central to salvation.
Acts 2:42-47 · Acts 4:32-35
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Sharing
Early believers shared generously from awe of God and trust in his provision rather than hoarding possessions for security. Developing a sharing heart means recognizing God's power and letting go of material accumulation.
Acts 2:1-41
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The Great Day
This sermon examines Pentecost as the pivotal moment when God's Spirit empowered the disciples to proclaim salvation through Jesus' resurrection. Peter's call to repentance and baptism remains urgent for believers today.
Acts 4:1-31
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Threats
When confronted with evidence of Jesus' resurrection, people choose either to align their lives with that truth or to ignore it. The apostles chose bold faithfulness despite threats; believers today face the same choice.
Acts 1:12-26
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Waiting
This sermon examines how the early church waited for God's direction through unified prayer and engagement with Scripture, teaching believers that waiting is active dependence on God rather than passive idleness.
Acts 2:1-41 · Acts 2:29-39
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Acts 2
Pentecost demonstrates that Jesus is Lord and Christ, the sole source of salvation. Believers must repent, be baptized, and live with eternal perspective, recognizing that the clock is ticking for all to choose Jesus.
Acts 26:1-20
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Admission
Paul's admission of sin before King Agrippa demonstrates that spiritual transformation begins with confession. The sermon calls listeners to overcome pride and admit their wrongdoing to experience God's forgiveness and power.
Acts 9:32-43
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Changing Lives
Through Peter's miracles in Lydda and Joppa, God directs believers' paths and reveals His inclusive heart, calling them to grow beyond their inherited expectations.
Acts 6:1-7
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Choices and Priorities
When internal conflict threatens the early church's unity and mission, spiritual leaders must recognize priorities and delegate wisely—ensuring both prayer and preaching flourish while serving others with God's wisdom.
Acts 8:26-40 · Isaiah 53:1-12
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Explaining the Unknown
Philip explains Isaiah's Suffering Servant passage to an Ethiopian official, revealing how Jesus fulfills God's plan to bring salvation to the ends of the earth. Through baptism and faith in Jesus, the excluded outsider gains full access to relationship with God.
Acts 21:17-26
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For the Sake of Unity
Unity rooted in common faith in Jesus matters more than personal preferences. Paul's willingness to accommodate Jewish practices while maintaining gospel integrity demonstrates how believers with diverse personalities and convictions can remain unified through patience, compassion, and mutual care.
Acts 16:16-40 · Psalm 107
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Joy at Midnight
This sermon examines Paul and Silas singing in jail, revealing that joy comes through confidence in God's control rather than circumstances. Even difficult experiences serve God's redemptive purposes for those around us.
Acts 4:36-5:11
Acts
Loyalty
This sermon examines how true loyalty to God requires authentic commitment demonstrated through action, not merely words or appearances. Ananias and Sapphira's deception reveals that divided loyalty is disloyalty, calling believers to holiness and undivided devotion.
Acts 1:1-11
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Purpose Announced
Jesus' final words to the disciples establish their purpose: to be witnesses of him in Jerusalem, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. When identity and purpose are rooted in God rather than circumstance, every job and relationship becomes an opportunity to reveal God's goodness.
Acts 11:19-30 · Acts 8
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See Grace
God's mission advances through unnamed believers who share grace boldly with their communities. Seeing and sharing grace brings gladness and reveals Jesus to a world in need.
Acts 8:26-40 · Isaiah 53:1-12
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Teachers Needed
Philip exemplifies how God uses believers to share the gospel, teaching an Ethiopian official about Jesus through Isaiah. The sermon challenges listeners to be witnesses in their own spheres and to accept Christ's personal invitation into full relationship with God.
Acts 20:7-12
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The Fortunate One
Through the story of Eutychus's resurrection at Troas, believers are reminded of their identity in Christ and purpose in gathering to break bread—celebrating the God who gives life and sustains hope beyond death.
Acts 3:1-26
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The Message of Change
Peter uses the healing of a lame beggar to call the Jewish people to repent and turn toward Jesus, demonstrating that genuine change requires acknowledging sin and accepting God's forgiveness through Christ.
Acts 18:24-19:10
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Truth Matters
Complete truth about Jesus and baptism matters more than preference or partial understanding. Believers willing to listen and act on truth distinguish themselves from those who refuse it.
Acts 13:4-12 · Acts 9:15-16
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What Is Our Mission?
God calls all Christians to a mission field where they are. Like Paul and Barnabas commissioned to preach to the Gentiles, believers are called to witness in their neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities rather than waiting for a distant calling.
Acts 6:1-7
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Choices and Priorities
This sermon examines how the early church resolved internal conflict through spiritual discernment and proper priorities, ensuring that service and prayer remained central to God's plan.
Acts 1:12-26 · Psalms
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Faith in Times of Doubt
When waiting for God to act, believers must commit themselves to prayer and scripture while maintaining anticipation for His work, not retreating into passivity but actively pursuing His will.
Acts 16:16-40 · Acts 5
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Filled with Joy
This sermon examines how Paul and Silas's joyful faith in prison transforms a hardened jailer, showing that God uses suffering to accomplish his purposes and invites all people—no matter how lost—into relationship with him.
Acts 2:42-47 · Acts 4:32-35
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Giving in Acts
This sermon examines giving in Acts as an expression of love and unity within the church. True giving comes from a heart that reflects God's generosity and prioritizes meeting the needs of others.
Acts 12:20-24
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God's Word Spreads
Despite political opposition and human arrogance, God's purposes cannot be derailed. The church must focus on spreading God's word through compassion, grace, and forgiveness rather than political power.
Acts 2:1-41 · Acts 1:6
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The Great Day
God demonstrates His spiritual kingdom through the power of Pentecost, calling His disciples and hearers to embrace change and align their hearts with His will rather than resist it.
Acts 3:1-12 · Acts 2:1-47
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The Leader
Peter's leadership in the early church demonstrates the power of setting the tone through boldness, modeling example through discipline and prayer, and setting direction by expanding the gospel beyond cultural boundaries. Today's leaders can follow his example of unwavering conviction.