Text: Acts 2:22-41 Theme: Peter reasoned and pleaded, but God called to salvation. Key verses: “Men of Israel,listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs…” (v. 22). “Brothers, I tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried…But he was a prophet ...
Text: Acts 2:1-21 Theme: The saints spoke everyone’s language and praised God supernaturally–as it will be in God’s Kingdom. Key verses: “A sound roars from the sky without warning, the roar of a violent wind…Then a flame appears, dividing into smaller flames and spreading from one person to the next. All of the people present ...
Text: Acts 1:20-26 Theme: God will show us his will and make the final choice. Key verses: “Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us…” (v. 21). “So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas…and Matthias. ...
Text: Acts 1:12-19 Theme: The disciples were left in a lurch once Jesus ascended. Key verses: “Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives…” (V. 12). “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. In those days ...
Text: Acts 1:1-11. Theme: Our ultimate priorities as Christians Key verses: “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised…in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (v. 4-5). “But you will receive power ...
Text: Luke 9:12-17 Theme: Stepping Up to Ministry Key verses: “Disciples: Send the crowd away so they can find lodging and food in the nearby villages and countryside. We’re out here in the middle of nowhere. Jesus: No. You give them something to eat. Disciples: Are you kidding?…That would cost a small fortune” (v. 12-14a). ...
Text: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Theme: Everything done in the church should edify others, not bring chaotic confusion. Key verses: “How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, as a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.” (v. 26) ...
Text: 1 Corinthians 14:13-25 Theme: God gave the gift of tongues for non-believers — not to be exercised among other believers. Key verses: “Therefore let him who speaks pray that he may interpret.” (v. 13) “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding.” (v. 15) “I thank God I ...
Text: Psalm 127 Theme: Any project or institution not initiated and empowered by God is useless, tiresome, and distracting. Key verses: “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, ...
Text: 1 Corinthians 14:1-12 Theme: Our greatest desire and purpose in worship should be to edify and exhort others in the Church. Key verses: “Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.” (v. 1) “He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, ...
