Bible Study

Sermon Acts 1:6-14 A Second Easter By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today the disciples wait for a second Easter. Back before the first Easter, back when Jesus is captured and put to death, these disciples are left in shock. They scatter, and find themselves together yet alone, unable to understand what is happening, at a … Continue reading “Acts 1:6-14 A Second Easter (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:6-14 Witness Begins at Home! By Richard Niell Donovan Jesus’ disciples never did learn! Jesus was within minutes of leaving them forever, but they asked, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” All their lives, they had expected that the Messiah would restore Israel to King David’s glorya new and glorious … Continue reading “Acts 1:6-14 Witness Begins at Home! (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:15-26 Witnesses to the Resurrection By Dr. Randy L. Hyde At Easter, the television industry trots out all the religious programming it wouldnt dare show any other time of the year. You can always count on Moses showing up in the form of Charlton Heston, and this year a milder form of Mel … Continue reading “Acts 1:15-26 Witnesses to the Resurrection (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Crisis and Response By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker I have become increasingly convinced that the stories in the Acts of the Apostles, the first work of church history, are not set before us simply to remind us of what happened when.These stories are preserved because they shed some light on ways … Continue reading “Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Crisis and Response (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:6-14 Surviving the Moment By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Ive lost control! Have you ever said that? Ive lost control of my life! Thats often what good people say when bad things happen to them. Ive lost control of my life! Ive said it myself, but its not true. Human beings do not … Continue reading “Acts 1:6-14 Surviving the Moment (London) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 2:1-4 Danger: High Voltage By Dr. Philip W. McLarty In his commentary on today’s text, Richard Donovan makes a strong point. He writes: “Luke wrote both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles the Gospel being the story of Jesus and Acts being the story of the early church. It … Continue reading “Acts 2:1-4 Danger: High Voltage (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 2:1-11 Finding Our Own Voices By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Last week as I walked through an airport concourse, I saw a display case full of matching yellow boxes, each with the name of a language prominently displayed upon it. At this counter, a traveler could purchase a set of tapes for learning … Continue reading “Acts 2:1-11 Finding Our Own Voices (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 2:1-11 As Simple As Breathing By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Today I would like us to considerthat Christianity is as simple as breathing. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Several of the most important moments in the biblical story have something to do with breathing. Consider creation. Genesis tells … Continue reading “Acts 2:1-11 As Simple as Breathing (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 2:1-21 The Gift of Fire By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Have you ever received a gift you were not sure you knew what to do with? I suspect we all have. Garish ties that you would not be caught dead in…rank perfumes or colognes that you would not wear for fear … Continue reading “Acts 2:1-21 The Gift of Fire (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 2:1-21 Receive the Holy Spirit By The Rev. David Sellery This Sunday most of the action is in the Acts of the Apostles. So with due reverence to Johns gospel, lets break precedent and focus on this weeks First Reading from Acts. But first, lets borrow a thought from Johns gospel account of … Continue reading “Acts 2:1-21 Receive the Holy Spirit (Sellery) – Bible study”