"Contending for God's Glorious Gifts" (Selected Scriptures)
I. Framework for reality
II. Responsibility of every generation
A. Beautiful design
B. Blurring the boundaries
C. Contrasting and clarifying two views of marriage
1. Consent-based
2. Comprehensive
III. The long view
"Boldness in Sovereign Hands" (Acts 4:23-31)
I. Responding to threats
II. Praying for boldness (verses 23-31)
A. Come together in prayer
B. Source of their confidence
C. Speak with boldness
D.Spirit-filled power
III. Let us ask God to empower us
"In Light of the Resurrection" (Acts 4:1-22)
I. Arrogance of Christianity
II. Resurrection Revolution
A. Hostility arises
B. Behind closed doors
C. Boldness of common folk
III. Never the same!
"Holy Momentum" (Acts 3:11-26)
I. How would you witness to a Jew?
II. Piercing proclamation
A. Seizes opportunity
B. Appeal and promise
C. Prophets tell the truth
III. The gospel is compelling, not coercive
"Beautiful Encounter" (Acts 3:1-10)
I. Take your local church seriously
II. The healing of a lame man
A. Team ministry
B. Beautiful gate
C. Walking, leaping and praising God
III. Power, praise and awe!
"The Young Body of Christ" Acts 2:42-47
I. Early embrace
II. Early essentials
A. Apostles' teaching
B. The fellowship
C. To the breaking of bread
D. The prayers
E. Awe and the miraculous
F. Sharing the miraculous
G. Life together
III. Gateway fellowship
Peter's Pentecost Proclamation (Part 3) Acts 2:22-41)
I. Obstacles to believing
II. Making the case (verses 22-36)
A. Life
B. Crucifixion
C. Resurrection
D. Exaltation
E. Lord and Christ
III. What should we do?
A. Immediate
B. Summons
C. Response
IV. Join the rescue mission
Case for Christ, Acts 2:22-32 (Sermon Outline)
I. First Evangelist (Introduction)
“All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as He wills.” 1 Corinthians 12:11
II. Making the case (Verses 22-32)
A. Life
B. Crucifixion
C. Resurrection
III. Christianity is Christ (Application)
“No religion stands or falls with a claim about the resurrection of its founder in the way Christianity does.” Craig Blomberg
"Peter's Pentecost Proclamation" (Acts 2:14-21)
I. Power of the spoken word (Introduction)
II. Fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy (verses 14-21)
A. Launches message
B. Words from Joel
III. The witness begins (Application)
"The Promise is Here" Acts 2:1-13
I. The mighty works of God (Introduction)
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands…” Revelation 7:9
II. The wait is over (Verses 1-4)
A. Mighty rushing wind
“It is appropriate that the event that was going to propel the gospel to the ends of the earth took place at a time when people from the ends of the earth were in Jerusalem." Ajith Fernando
John 7:37-39
B. Divided tongues of fire
Jeremiah 31:33
III. Amazing proclamation (verses 5-13)
A. Truth in their language
B. Different reactions
Ephesians 5:18
IV. Tell everyone! (Application)
