I. A Redeemer Raised Up II. A Redeemer Rejected III. A Redeemer Redeems

Stephen not only shows the religious leaders that God was present with His people prior to the Temple, but that He was also providentially present and at work to keep and preserve His people. Stephen refers to the Joseph narrative and walks us ...

I. The Conufsion II. The Clarity III. The confession IV. The Consequence

I. Before Moses there was Abraham II. Before the Temple there was Worship III. Before the Law there was Promise

The battle belongs to the LORD. We fight our battles: I. For God's Glory II. In God's Power III. According to God's Word.

God grants us grace and the Holy Spirit to stand firm in the face of opposition to the gospel. We can face God's enemies even when they: I. Disagree with Christ's Teaching II. Designate False Witnesses III. Determine to Silence the Gospel.

When we encounter the Lord it must challenge our perspective: I. ... of our allegiance II. ...of God's holiness III. ...of God's commands.

Justification: I. What is it? II. So what? III. Now what?

The church grew in such an exponential way that there arose practical concerns and needs amongst the people in Jerusalem. The Apostles saw fit to establish what we now call Deacons to serve the most vulnerable among the Christian church. These ...

As the LORD marks His people with the sign of circumcision so does He remind the Israelites the He always provides for His people. He has provided, will provide, and presently provides. I. The pattern of the Lord's provision II. The promise of ...

This text concludes the account of Peter and John's encounter with the Sanhedrin. We see from this passage that there are varying responses to the gospel and the Jesus that the apostles proclaimed. I. The response of the Sanhedrin II. The respo...

This text recounts the Israelites receiving the sign and seal of circumcision, and so being marked as God's people, recipients of God's blessings, and heirs to God's promise. The LORD reassures His people that He is faithful to go before them, ...

How should we respond to the God who died for us that we might live with him? I. Don't refuse him because He is speaking to you in his Son, v25. II. Be grateful because you are receiving an enduring kingdom, vv26-28. III. Be reverent in your wo...

I. His anguish of love for the city of God, v37a. II. His anguish of love lamenting their wicked mistreatment of his messengers, v37b. III. His anguish of love, as of a caring mother rebuffed by her obstinate children, v37c. IV. His anguish of ...

I. What you have escaped from concerning Mount Sinai, vv18-21. II. What you have been brought to at Mount Zion, vv22-24. III. Application

I. The grace of God they are rejecting, v34. II. The guilt of sin they are accumulating, vv34-35. III. The generational attitude and judgment in which they are participating, v35-36.

I. Jesus accuses the scribes and Pharisees of self-righteousness and self-deception, vv29-31. II. Jesus, tongue in cheek, urges them to finish the evil of their fathers, v32. III. Jesus presses upon them the judgment of hell they deserve, that ...

How should we respond to the hardships of God's discipline? I. Help the weary and wounded, vv12-13. II. Pursue harmony and holiness, v14. III. Don't miss grace or grow bitter, v15. IV. Flee immorality and idolatry, vv16-17.

I. The danger of a graceless minister, v25a. II. The heart of a graceless minister, vv25, 27-28. III. The hope of a graceless minister, v26