Sermon Year: 1954

The Downtown Church

Date: January 3rd, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 18:9-10  |  Topics: Appeal, City, Downtown, Evangelism, FBC-Dallas, Growth

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.


God’s Tentmakers

Date: January 3rd, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 18:1-11  |  Topics: Corinth, Discouragement, Evangelism, Opposition, Rejection, Tentmaking

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. And when Silas and Timotheus were comeContinue Reading


The City Church

Date: January 10th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 18:16  |  Topics: Church growth, Motivation, Opportunity, Popular, Vitality, Youth

And he drave them from the judgment seat.


The Living Christ

Date: January 10th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 18:9  |  Topics: Christ, Personality, Promise, Theology

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:


While Apollos Was At Corinth

Date: January 17th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 19:1  |  Topics: Charismatic, Church growth, Motivation, Popular, Preachers

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,


Lettering Out

Date: January 17th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 18:27  |  Topics: Church, Encouragement, Letter, Membership

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:


Disciples of John the Baptist

Date: January 24th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 19:1-7  |  Topics: Baptism, Ephesus, Holy Spirit, John The Baptist, Regeneration

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that theyContinue Reading


Diana of the Ephesians

Date: January 24th, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 19:8-41  |  Topics: Diana, Doubt, Ephesians, Greed, Idolatry, Magic, Necromancy, Palm Readers, Paul, Self-interest, fortune tellers

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrought sContinue Reading


The Tears Of Paul

Date: January 31st, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 20:31  |  Topics: Character, Desire, Evangelism, Priority, Responsibilities, Suffering

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


Blood On Our Hands

Date: January 31st, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 20:26-27  |  Topics: Conversion, Evangelism, Missionaries, Responsibilities, Revival, Travels

Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.