Part one of a two part series on the Pentecost. The four points discussed in this first sermon on Acts 2 are: 1. Jesus’ miracles attested that He came from God, 2. God is sovereign and we are responsible, 3. Death could not contain Jesus, and 4. Jesus is Lord and Christ.

This passage has at its core, the incredible miracle of Jonah being swallowed by a fish where he survives for three days and nights before being spat out on dry land. To some, this story is enough to rubbish the whole bible as being truthful. For the Christian, it is another example of our God […]

The people want to make Jesus king by force and yet he withdraws from them.  He knows his purpose and is not tempted to deviate.  Sending his disciples away he then comes to them during a storm walking on water.  The key point is to see that Jesus comes to them and therefore to you […]

Mike P. Andrus entitled his study on this subject, “With friends like these, who needs enemies.” I believe we have seen into the heart of Paul. He desires to be in a good relationship with the church he established. He sees himself as a parent who has delinquent children. He loves them dearly but they […]

Jesus could have worked the Nazareth’ crowd and performed miracles there, and they would have loved him for it. The problem would be that he would have left them in their sin. They would have thought that they were the objects of God’s love instead of the objects of His wrath. Jesus wasn’t giving in […]

Many of those who followed Jesus then leave – perhaps in dribs and drabs. If Jesus wasn’t going to give them more to eat and perform other amazing miracles they were out of there. At the end Jesus is left only with the twelve. While the great crowds were curious about Jesus – even wanting […]