Merlin Miller continues the study of Acts with the 32nd message, taken from Acts 13:1-12. This text begins the next section of Acts, the church being sent out in order that the gospel may spread. We study the anatomy of the call, as well as the first interaction of the missionaries on the island of Cyprus.
31: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller continues the study of Acts with the 31st message, taken from Acts 12:1-25. This is the 2nd part of the struggle between Herod and the early believers, focusing on God’s miraculous deliverance of Peter from prison, and the lessons we learn from that.
30: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller continues the study of Acts with the 30th message, taken from Acts 12:1-25. The attention returns to Jerusalem and struggle between Rome and the early church develops - who will prove more powerful?
29: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller preaches the 29th message from Acts from chapter 11, verses 19-30 where we see God continue his powerful movement of the Gospel, and opening the church to the Gentiles, and also we see God’s continued commitment to the unity of those now called Christians.
28: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller preaches the 28th message from Acts from chapter 11, verses 1-18 where Peter must now give answers to the criticism that he operated outside of regulations by meeting with Cornelius.
27: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller preaches the 27th message from Acts, the stunning conclusion of what God had sovereignly arranged with Peter and Cornelius.
26: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller returns to the study of Acts and this 26th message is part 2 of the same text, this time focusing on Cornelius.
25: The Church Opened
Merlin Miller returns to the study of Acts and this 25th message moves to the next section of Acts when the scattered church is opened up for the first time to the Gentiles without requiring them to become Jewish first. Part 1 of this text focuses on Peter.
24: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller preaches the 24th message from the Acts of the Apostles, taken from chapter 9:32-43. This text is a transition between the church being scattered and the next part of God’s sovereign advance of the Gospel: the church opened.
23: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller preaches the 23rd message from the Acts of the Apostles, taken from chapter 9:19b. We see the immediate results of Saul’s conversion: bold proclaiming of Jesus the Christ and the hunter becoming the hunted.
22: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller preaches the 22nd message from the Acts of the Apostles, taken from chapter 9:1-19a. Attention in the text returns to Saul, and we witness the of the most dramatic (and important) conversions in the early Christian church. What are the lessons for us today?
21: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller preaches the 21st message from the Acts of the Apostles, taken from chapter 8:26-40. When the Lord seems to take Philip away from fruitful ministry to a place where few are, we see how much He cares about each individual soul, and how great He is at arranging circumstances!
20: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller preaches the 20th message from the Acts of the Apostles from chapter 8:9-25. Lessons for believers today are learned by observing the specific events of Simon the magician and the new Samaritan converts.
19: The Church Scattered
Merlin Miller returns with the 19th message from the Acts of the Apostles. Following Stephen’s death persecution breaks out against the fledgling church - how will they respond?
18: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller preaches the 18th message from Acts, where the conclusion of Stephen’s trial before the council results in his death, the first martyr of the recently birthed Christian church.
17: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller preaches the 17th message from Acts, where Stephen, who was arrested and stands before the council, uses a history lesson as his defense against the false charges.
16: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller preaches the 16th message from Acts, where Stephen, one of the men chosen in last week’s text is opposed. This time the opposition will rise to a level previously unreached.
15: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller returns to Acts with now the 15th message, still focusing on the birth of the Christian church. This new group of followers of Jesus has experienced pressure from the outside, but now for the first time faces internal pressure. How will they respond?
14: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller continues his sermon series, Acts of the Apostles. This 14th sermon of the series is the second of 2 taken from Acts 5:12-42 where the momentum of the early church and wonderful works that God was doing through them continues to be contrasted with the efforts of the Jewish leaders to squash this explosive movement.
13: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller continues his sermon series, Acts of the Apostles. This 13th sermon of the series is the first of 2 taken from Acts 5:12-42 where the momentum of the early church and wonderful works that God was doing through them is contrasted with the efforts of the Jewish leaders to squash this explosive movement.