Open Door Baptist Church Acts 8:1-25 1-3 Paul didn't participate in Stephen's murder, but he didn't do anything to stop it. He was determined to prove that he was the most zealous of all the pharisees. At this time he thought that meant he had to stop the spread of the church, but he must …
There is a way out.
Danby House 2 Corinthians 4:6-12 There is a way out, but we don't have to worry about it. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But …
Moved with Envy
Open Door Baptist Church Stephen's case against the establishment has 8 accusations: 1. Acts 7:2-10 The will of God was with Joseph, the establishment rejected him. 2. Acts 7:17-29, 35 Moses came as a deliverer and was rejected. This is the first time that the children of Israel rejected Moses. This Moses whom they refused, …
The Bottom Left Corner
Danby House Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: ( Philippians 1:6 ) Writing sermons can be an odd process. I have been trying to remember a passage that I heard or read which I thought was …
The Face of an Angel
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 6:9-15 9 Libertines - Freedman, the name of a synagogue. a freedman, one of the class of manumitted slaves; a synagogue at Jerusalem appears to have been reserved for them. Manumitted - Manumission, or affranchisement, is the act of an owner freeing his or her slaves. Cyrene - Cyrene (/saɪˈriːniː/; …
The Diaconate
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 6:1-7 The ordination of the first deacons. The word Deacon doesn't occur in the passage as written in the KJV but it does in the Greek 1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because …
Speaking to the Air
Danby House So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. ( 1 Corinthians 14:9 ) A brief review of the highlights of 1 Corinthians, once the hard part is over and things start to …
At the Feet of Gamaliel
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 5:24-32 Just read. Acts 5:33-42 33 The threat of imminent death was very real. This is why the Angel of the Lord let them out of prison. 34 Gamaliel was well regarded as a scholar of the law. Acts 22:1-5 Paul studied under Gamaliel. He uses the name to give …
That Good Part
Danby House Luke 10:38-42 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and …
All the Words of this Life
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 5:12-22 12 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. ( Mark 16:20 ) 13 None of the rest - No formalists or hypocrites, durst join themselves - In an outward show only, like Ananias and Sapphira. …
