Pastor Dan finishes his sermon discussing the sovereignty of God in the early church, before going on to explain the critical difference between ‘being’ the church and ‘going’ to church. Relying on the Sovereignty of God I can’t say enough good about this part of the passage. They prayed, “You Lord, know the hearts of … Read more
The Unity of the Early Church The passage we are covering for today marks the very beginning of the Apostles’ life without Christ on the earth as their ever present guide and friend. They had spent the last three years of their lives together with him, and now he has ascended back to heaven. The … Read more
Historical Context – Roman Rule and Persecution And what was going on in the world during the book of Acts? Well, this would have been about 30 to 35 years since Christ had been crucified when the events of Acts began. The crucifixion was somewhere in the region of 28 to 33 AD. The conversion … Read more