Know for Certain
2025 November 2
Acts 2:14-41: Peter’s sermon on Pentecost demonstrates the certainty that Jesus is Lord and Christ using for proofs: His miracles, prophecy, His resurrection, and witnesses. The certain conclusion is that He is Lord and Christ, and we can be saved when we repent and are baptized.
Times of Refreshing
2025 November 9
Acts 3:12-26: Peter helps the Jewish people to understand that by choosing to listen to Jesus they can have times of refreshing, forgiveness and blessing, if they will turn away from their sin and believe in Jesus.
The Cornerstone
2025 November 16
Acts 4:5-13: The Jewish Leaders rejected Jesus, despite being the cornerstone (head of the corner). In this rejection they failed to find salvation. In this lesson, we consider the importance of our not rejecting Jesus and the things we can do to as believers because of our salvation and righteousness in Him.
Magic, Miracles, & Messages
2025 November 23
Acts 8:4-13, 25: Simon uses his magic to earn the praise of men. Philip preaches Jesus and does miracles to bring them know Jesus and Joy. Who will we pay attention to?
Prophecies of the Christ
2025 December 7
Isaiah 53; Acts 8:30-39: Prophecies help us to verify that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ that Jehovah had promised. They still matter today. The demonstrate the reality, power and purpose of God so that we can have assurance of our salvation.
The Good News About Jesus
2025 December 14
Isaiah 53; Acts 8:30-39: Philip and the Eunuch remind us of the necessity of the guidance of the Holy Spirit in understanding prophecy, and the prophecy of Isaiah 53 reveals the salvation that is in Jesus, revealing our sins and what Jesus did for me, giving me hope, and leading me to believe in him, live to righteousness and returning to our Shepherd. And all that culminating in baptism and rejoicing.
A Great Light from Heaven
2025 December 21
Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-16; 26:4-19: Saul is a man convinced and zealous that he is serving God. But then he sees the great light from heaven and learns that He is his true Hope and that there is forgiveness when he believes and is baptized.
Good News of Peace
2025 December 28
Acts 10: Cornelius is a godly man, but he didn’t really know about Jesus. In this lesson, Peter presents the good news of peace to Cornelius teaching him that God anointed him, God raised him, and God appointed him judge. But by believing in Jesus we can have forgiveness.
The Message of This Salvation
2026 January 4
Acts 13:16-52: In this message from Paul, he reminds us that in Jesus God fulfilled his plan for Israel. And despite the clear teaching in the prophets the people in Jerusalem didn’t recognize Jesus, condemned him and buried him. However God raised him from the dead as he had said, and thus forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in Jesus. Paul ends with a warning against scoffing against this message as those who scoff will perish.
Vain Things
2026 January 11
Acts 14:8-18: Paul and Barnabas go to Lystra and heal a man. The people decide that Zeus and Hermes have visited their city and Paul and Barnabas must persuade them to stop from offering sacrifices to them. So Paul speaks to them of turning from the vain things and to the living God.
Messy Church
2026 January 18
Ephesians 5:27 We are reminded by Paul that Christ’s church is glorious. But when we look at our own congregation, and at many of the congregations in the New Testament, we see that they are also kind of messy. Our job is not to be a group without flaws. Rather we are to be sure that no one fails to obtain the grace of God. With aid from Redbeard the Hilarious.
Something New
2026 January 25
Acts 17:16-31: Paul’s message to the Athenians was just something new for them to hear, but really it was a revealing of the known God and the hope they have in him if they will seek him.
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