Acts 15:1-2 -Debate over circumcision arises
Acts 15:3-6 -The apostles and elders in Jerusalem discuss the matter
Acts 15:7-11 -Peter speaks
Acts 15:12 -Barnabas and Paul speak
Acts 15:13-21 -James speaks
Acts 15:22 -Word is sent from Jerusalem
Acts 15:23-29 -The letter sent from Jerusalem
Acts 15:30-32 -The letter is received and confirmed
Abstain from meat offered to idols
I Corinthians 8:1-13 -Eating of meat sacrificed to idols
I Corinthians 10:14-30 -Food offered to idols and idolatry
Abstain from blood, Abstain from strangled animals
Leviticus 17:10-14 -Life is in the blood
Hebrews 9:11-28 -The blood of bulls and goats, the blood of Christ
Abstain from fornication
Galatians 5:19-21 -The works of the flesh
I Corinthians 6:12-20 -The body is nor for sexual immorality, but for the Lord
Showing posts with label Acts. Show all posts
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Stephen's Sermon - 11/29/09pm
Acts 6:1-7 -Stephen is one of seven chosen to oversee the distribution
Acts 6:8-10 -Stephen disputes with unbelievers
Acts 6:11-15 -Stephen is falsely accused of blasphemy and brought to trial
Acts 7:1-8 -The history of Abraham
Acts 7:9-16 -Joseph, and his family, in Egypt
Acts 7:17-22 -The enslavement of the Israelites by Egypt
Acts 7:23-29 -Moses leaves Egypt for Midian
Acts 7:30-36 -God speaks to Moses, who leads the people from slavery
Acts 7:37 -Moses’ prophecy of the Messiah
Acts 7:38-43 -Israel’s rejection of God’s word
Acts 7:44-50 -The tabernacle and presence of God
Acts 7:51-53 -Stephen convicts them of resisting the Holy Spirit and killing the Messiah
Acts 7:54-60 -Stephen is killed by stoning
I Peter 2:18-24 -Be like Christ, enduring suffering and persecution
Acts 6:8-10 -Stephen disputes with unbelievers
Acts 6:11-15 -Stephen is falsely accused of blasphemy and brought to trial
Acts 7:1-8 -The history of Abraham
Acts 7:9-16 -Joseph, and his family, in Egypt
Acts 7:17-22 -The enslavement of the Israelites by Egypt
Acts 7:23-29 -Moses leaves Egypt for Midian
Acts 7:30-36 -God speaks to Moses, who leads the people from slavery
Acts 7:37 -Moses’ prophecy of the Messiah
Acts 7:38-43 -Israel’s rejection of God’s word
Acts 7:44-50 -The tabernacle and presence of God
Acts 7:51-53 -Stephen convicts them of resisting the Holy Spirit and killing the Messiah
Acts 7:54-60 -Stephen is killed by stoning
I Peter 2:18-24 -Be like Christ, enduring suffering and persecution
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Before Pentecost - 2/15/09am
Acts 1:1-3 -Second letter to Theophilus, infallible proofs
This was the second letter Luke wrote to Theophilus. In introducing this second letter, he briefly recaps the previous letter, the Gospel of Luke, presenting the evidence as infallible and unmistakable.
I Corinthians 15:3-11 -Christ appeared to over 500, at one time
Acts 1:4-8 -The coming of the kingdom and Holy Spirit
The disciples ask if it is time for the Lord to bring about the kingdom. He answers that they will receive power in Jerusalem.
Matthew 6:28 -Some were alive who would see the kingdom
Luke 24:44-49 -Christ opened their minds to the scriptures
Acts 1:9-11 -The ascension of Christ
Christ, after His resurrection, ascended back to heaven. Since then, we await His return and eternal life with Him.
I Thessalonians 4:15-18 -Christ will return, the faithful will be with Him
Acts 1:12-14 -Continuing in one accord with prayer
As the disciples did, so must we: to gather ourselves together, to be of one mind, and to pray constantly.
Philippians 2:1-11 -Be of one mind: requires humility like Christ had
James 5:13-18 -Prayer for a variety of reasons and circumstances
Acts 1:15-22 -The apostles understand the scriptures, and begin to replace Iscariot
The apostles not only understood what the scripture meant, they took the knowledge and made application. We too much make application of God’s word to our lives.
Matthew 7:24-27 -The wise and foolish builders
James 1:22-25 -Do not only listen to the word, do what it says
Acts 1:23-26 -Matthias is chosen by lot
Matthias is chosen over Barsabas. Why? It does not seem to be because Barsabas was unrighteous (or why would he have been considered to begin with?). It was because Matthias was better suited to that particular role.
I Corinthians 12:12-31 -Different members for different purposes
This was the second letter Luke wrote to Theophilus. In introducing this second letter, he briefly recaps the previous letter, the Gospel of Luke, presenting the evidence as infallible and unmistakable.
I Corinthians 15:3-11 -Christ appeared to over 500, at one time
Acts 1:4-8 -The coming of the kingdom and Holy Spirit
The disciples ask if it is time for the Lord to bring about the kingdom. He answers that they will receive power in Jerusalem.
Matthew 6:28 -Some were alive who would see the kingdom
Luke 24:44-49 -Christ opened their minds to the scriptures
Acts 1:9-11 -The ascension of Christ
Christ, after His resurrection, ascended back to heaven. Since then, we await His return and eternal life with Him.
I Thessalonians 4:15-18 -Christ will return, the faithful will be with Him
Acts 1:12-14 -Continuing in one accord with prayer
As the disciples did, so must we: to gather ourselves together, to be of one mind, and to pray constantly.
Philippians 2:1-11 -Be of one mind: requires humility like Christ had
James 5:13-18 -Prayer for a variety of reasons and circumstances
Acts 1:15-22 -The apostles understand the scriptures, and begin to replace Iscariot
The apostles not only understood what the scripture meant, they took the knowledge and made application. We too much make application of God’s word to our lives.
Matthew 7:24-27 -The wise and foolish builders
James 1:22-25 -Do not only listen to the word, do what it says
Acts 1:23-26 -Matthias is chosen by lot
Matthias is chosen over Barsabas. Why? It does not seem to be because Barsabas was unrighteous (or why would he have been considered to begin with?). It was because Matthias was better suited to that particular role.
I Corinthians 12:12-31 -Different members for different purposes
Saturday, February 7, 2009
What God Has Cleansed - 2/9/09pm
Leviticus 11:1-8 -Land animals must chew the cud AND have cloven hooves
Leviticus 11:9-12 -Fish must have fins AND scales
Notice the concern with detail. More instruction was given than just generalities, specific examples have been named, illustrating what the Israelites could and could not eat. We too must be concerned with the details of what
Leviticus 11:13-19 -Restrictions on birds
Leviticus 11:20-23 -Restrictions on insects
Leviticus 11:24-30 -Further unclean animals
Leviticus 11:31-38 -If an animal carcass contacts is, is it unclean?
Imagine the care that a person must have taken to ensure that their produce, their water, and all their food remained clean. It would require dedication to keeping the commandments of God. Are we so determined to keep God’s commandments? Or are we somewhat more relaxed about the Lord’s will?
Keeping in mind the stringent detail of God’s instruction, and how much effort would be put into keeping it, it makes what occurs later a much bigger deal than what we usually think.
Acts 10:1-8 -Cornelius the centurion sends men to Peter
Acts 10:9-16 -Peter’s vision of unclean animals on a sheet
Acts 10:17-23 -The men reach Peter, Peter travels with them
Acts 10:24-29 -Peter understands the vision
Acts 10:30-33 -Cornelius tells of the voice he heard
Acts 10:34-48 -Peter preaches, the household of Cornelius believes and is baptized
Peter understood what has been told to him: that no man is unable to come to Christ or set apart from the word. And while we usually look at this passage and are glad, as the majority of us are of gentile heritage, there is another application for us. We must teach all men, not just the ones we view as being more “clean.” No matter how “common” or “unclean” a person seems, we must bring them the word, as Peter did here.
Acts 11:1-3 -Other Christians contend with Peter for eating with gentiles
Acts 11:4-17 -Peter explains the vision and the meaning of the vision
Acts 11:18 -The gentiles are granted repentance to life
What God has cleansed, let us not call unclean. Of course, it’s entirely possible to give up being clean, isn’t it? Just as in the Old Testament, the Israelites could, through their actions, make themselves unclean, we do the same when we choose to disobey the Lord. If you have never obeyed the gospel, you must do as these first gentile converts did: believe, and obey through baptism. If you have obeyed and come to God, yet turned away and made yourself unclean, you must “repent unto life” again.
Leviticus 11:9-12 -Fish must have fins AND scales
Notice the concern with detail. More instruction was given than just generalities, specific examples have been named, illustrating what the Israelites could and could not eat. We too must be concerned with the details of what
Leviticus 11:13-19 -Restrictions on birds
Leviticus 11:20-23 -Restrictions on insects
Leviticus 11:24-30 -Further unclean animals
Leviticus 11:31-38 -If an animal carcass contacts is, is it unclean?
Imagine the care that a person must have taken to ensure that their produce, their water, and all their food remained clean. It would require dedication to keeping the commandments of God. Are we so determined to keep God’s commandments? Or are we somewhat more relaxed about the Lord’s will?
Keeping in mind the stringent detail of God’s instruction, and how much effort would be put into keeping it, it makes what occurs later a much bigger deal than what we usually think.
Acts 10:1-8 -Cornelius the centurion sends men to Peter
Acts 10:9-16 -Peter’s vision of unclean animals on a sheet
Acts 10:17-23 -The men reach Peter, Peter travels with them
Acts 10:24-29 -Peter understands the vision
Acts 10:30-33 -Cornelius tells of the voice he heard
Acts 10:34-48 -Peter preaches, the household of Cornelius believes and is baptized
Peter understood what has been told to him: that no man is unable to come to Christ or set apart from the word. And while we usually look at this passage and are glad, as the majority of us are of gentile heritage, there is another application for us. We must teach all men, not just the ones we view as being more “clean.” No matter how “common” or “unclean” a person seems, we must bring them the word, as Peter did here.
Acts 11:1-3 -Other Christians contend with Peter for eating with gentiles
Acts 11:4-17 -Peter explains the vision and the meaning of the vision
Acts 11:18 -The gentiles are granted repentance to life
What God has cleansed, let us not call unclean. Of course, it’s entirely possible to give up being clean, isn’t it? Just as in the Old Testament, the Israelites could, through their actions, make themselves unclean, we do the same when we choose to disobey the Lord. If you have never obeyed the gospel, you must do as these first gentile converts did: believe, and obey through baptism. If you have obeyed and come to God, yet turned away and made yourself unclean, you must “repent unto life” again.
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