Sermon Series: Acts 1976 - 1979

Tribulation and Triumph

Date: March 19th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 14:22  |  Topics: Faith, Trials, Tribulation, Triumph

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.


The All-Sufficient Savior

Date: April 2nd, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 15:1-31  |  Topics: Circumcision, Law, Legalism, Paul

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the GentileContinue Reading


James, The Lord’s Brother

Date: April 23rd, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 15:13-22  |  Topics: Brother, Family, James, works

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, uContinue Reading


The Compassionate Sovereignty of God

Date: May 28th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 15:13-18  |  Topics: Compassion, Humanity, Jews, Sovereignty

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, uContinue Reading


Holy Spirit as One of Us

Date: June 4th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 15:28  |  Topics: God, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Trinity

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;


The Man From Macedonia

Date: June 11th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 16:6-9  |  Topics: Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Missions, Religion, Ritual

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.


Miracles in Macedonia

Date: June 18th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 16:16-40  |  Topics: Biographical, Persecution, Preaching, Testimony, Witness

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. And when her masters sawContinue Reading


The Doctrine of Salvation

Date: June 18th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 16:25-34  |  Topics: Paul, Philippi, Salvation, Silas, Sin

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, DoContinue Reading


Saving Faith

Date: June 25th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 16:31  |  Topics: Dependence, Faith, Gifts, Salvation, Security

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.


The New Life In Jesus

Date: July 2nd, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 16:25-34  |  Topics: Faith, Paul, Philippi, Repentance, Salvation

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, DoContinue Reading