CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides Pay Careful Attention to Yourselves Acts 20:17-38 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian elders is the only speech in Acts that is addressed to a Christian audience. He thus gives us insight into the nature of the church, structure of the church, and purpose… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides Go On Speaking and Do Not Be Silent Acts 18-19 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: Paul’s travels to different cities enabled him to come into contact with people who were at various stages in their journey with the Lord. His encounter with Aquila and Priscilla resulted in a deep friendship… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides He Commands All People Everywhere to Repent Acts 17:16-34 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: Paul’s address before the Areopagus is one of the most remarkable evangelistic messages ever delivered. Standing in the intellectual center of the first-century world, Paul is so emotionally moved by the display of empty religious… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides This Jesus is the Christ Acts 16-17 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: The advance of the gospel is a divine work using human means that occurs with intentional conversations and clear calls for commitment to Christ. Luke provides four examples of conversations that lead to conversions, each with a… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides No Small Dissension and Debate Acts 15 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: The surprising success of the Gentile mission brings to light a central question regarding the gospel—is it necessary to observe Jewish customs in order to be fully Christian? Answering this question rightly requires the apostles and elders… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides Discipleship: How the Word Increases and Multiplies Acts 11-12 Taylor Mendoza, Pastor of Student Ministries Overview: Last week in Acts 10, we learned that the gospel is for everyone, both Jew and Gentile alike. As we move through the book of Acts, some of the major themes such as… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides God Shows No Partiality Acts 10 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: The spread of the gospel to the Gentiles was not a new idea in the New Testament; rather, it was intended by God as early as the Old Testament. In this vein, Luke introduces us to Cornelius, a… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides A Light from Heaven Acts 9 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: The transformation of Saul the persecutor to Paul the apostle is one of the most remarkable conversion stories in history. Saul had originally intended to put an end to the faith by persecuting Christians, but Jesus put an… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides The Triumph of the Gospel Acts 8:1-40 Tamene Menna, Northpoint Ministry Assistant Overview: In his historical narrative, Luke takes us to the time the early believers were persecuted; displaced from their homes, and scattered to the neighboring cities and towns, and the result indeed was the proclamation of the gospel… Continue Reading
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Sermon Notes & Slides Stephen, Full of Grace and Power Acts 6:8-7:60 Tony Chute, Interim Pastor Overview: The first martyr of the Christian faith was Stephen, a man filled with the Holy Spirit, who had been arrested on charges of setting aside the importance of the Law and diminishing the role of the… Continue Reading