Sermons on Acts (Page 2)

Sermons on Acts (Page 2)

Exegesis, Eisegeses and Hermeneutics

Taught live Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Intro: In a theological sense, the definition of EXEGESIS is an approach to interpreting Bible passages utilizing critical analysis. Greek word which means ‘to lead out of.’ A. Exegesis interprets a text by analyzing what the author intended to communicate.  B. So quite simply, exegesis means digging into the text to pull out the meaning, while its opposite, eisegesis, reads meaning into a text that isn’t there. C. “We don’t want to twist Scripture into…

Paul the Persecutor

Scriptures Referenced 1 Timothy 1:13Galatians 1:11–12Titus 3:51 Corinthians 6:11Acts 9:1–2Acts 9:5–7 Paul given a twofold mission:

A Church that Changes the World

Scriptures Referenced Acts 17:6Acts 2:422 Timothy 3:16-17Matthew 7:24-271 Peter 2:2Ephesians 6:17John 13:34-35Acts 2:44-451 John 4:20-21Matthew 28:19-20Acts 5:28Acts 19:10

Acts 8 Miracles Prove Testimony

Scriptures Referenced Acts 8:1–3Acts 8:4Acts 4:12Matthew 10:16–23Acts 8:6–7Matthew 24:112 Corinthians 11:14–15John 3:1–2Acts 8:8Romans 8:14–17 What can we learn from Acts 8?

Acts 6 Prayer, Leadership, Service, Discipleship

Scriptures Referenced Acts 6:1–7Philippians 2:4Romans 15:1Acts 6:7 There are two elements of the obstacle to notice First…A Possible Threat to the Unity of the Church.Second…A Possible Threat to the Spiritual Mission of the Church. Notice what was NOT the solution to the problem 

Acts Chapter 5: Trying Jesus

Scriptures Referenced Acts 5:17-33Acts 5:28 In Acts 5, verses  We see 1-11 The problems with counterfeit goodness 11-16 The consequences for spiritual hypocrisy 33-42 A model of wise toleration There were several things about the arrest and trial of Jesus that were illegal Consider all that the Sanhedrin ignored up to this point

Significance of Baptism

Scriptures Referenced 1 Peter 3:21Genesis 6:12Romans 6:3–6John 14:26Mark 16:15–16Colossians 2:12Hebrews 9:141 Peter 3:15–16

Acts 2 Part 2

Scriptures Referenced Acts 2:32Acts 2:33John 15:26–27Acts 2:34–36Acts 2:37Acts 2:38Matthew 26:28Acts 2:392 Thessalonians 2:14–15Acts 2:40