Bible Study

Sermon Acts 4:5-12 Is Jesus the Only Way? By Dr. Mickey Anders Pastor David Benke has been disciplined by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod because he participated in an interfaith “Prayer for America” service held at Yankee Stadium in September 2001. Because the event included Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus, Pastor Benke was accused … Continue reading “Acts 4:5-12 Is Jesus the Only Way? (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 4:8-13 No Other Name By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW AND WILL BE FOREVER, AMEN. “The only religion in the world which I ever heard of that people that people were … Continue reading “Acts 4:8-13 No Other Name (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 4:23-35 Scripts of the Empire By Rev. Amy Butler Our scripture readings today lead us straight into what it was like for the followers of Jesus since those early morning events that rocked their world. We are getting a glimpse today into what it was like in the immediate aftermath . . . … Continue reading “Acts 4:23-35 Scripts of the Empire (Butler) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 4:32-35 One Heart and Soul By Dr. Mickey Anders Oseola McCarty a onetime wash woman who lived and worked most of her life in a small, wooden-framed house in Hattiesburg, saved thousands of dollars she earned washing and ironing clothes for others. She earned international acclaim in July 1995, when the university announced … Continue reading “Acts 4:32-35 One Heart and Soul (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 5:27-32 The Best News Ever By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Holy Humor Sunday. An older couple got up one morning and stumbled into the kitchen. They both stared at the coffee pot, neither one volunteering to make the coffee. Finally the husband said, “Well, since you do the cooking, you should … Continue reading “Acts 5:27-32 The Best News Ever (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 5:27-32 Obeying God By Dr. Mickey Anders Alice Thompson lived with her parents in rural southern Illinois. Besides a house and a tool shed, the other building on their small acreage was a chicken coop where the egg-laying hens roosted. When young Alice found some matches, she took them into the chicken coop … Continue reading “Acts 5:27-32 Obeying God (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 6:1-8; 7:55-60 Practicing Resurrection: Healing By Rev. Amy Butler Who knew waiting tables was such a dangerous job? I certainly never considered the possibility that pursuing a vocation of waiting tables was a life-threatening endeavor when I applied for and was hired as a waitress at Pizza Hut the summer after my freshman … Continue reading “Acts 7:55-60 Practicing Resurrection: Healing (Butler) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 7:55-60 The Promise and the Price By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Our focus this morning is on the first Christian martyr, Stephen. What I hope you’ll get out of the sermon is a simple message: God promises life in all its abundance through faith in Jesus Christ; but with the promise comes a … Continue reading “Acts 7:55-60 The Promise and the Price (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 8:26-40 The Right Place, the Right Time By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The Sundays of Easter Season feature readings from the Acts of the Apostles that recount incidents from the earliest days of the Christian community. Today’s passage from Acts tells of one occasion when Philip the deacon found himself in the right … Continue reading “Acts 8:26-40 The Right Place, the Right Time (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 8:26-40 Our Mode of Transportation By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Theologian and author Henri Nouwen writes of having been visited by a Buddhist monk who took one look at him and with eyes twinkling said: There was a man on a horse galloping swiftly along the road. An old farmer standing in the … Continue reading “Acts 8:26-40 Our Mode of Transportation (London) – Bible study”