Sermons Category: Acts

Today we celebrate all mothers who are truly a blessing to us all. Happy Mother’s Day! David denHartog teaches from Acts 13. In order to share the gospel most effectively we must know the basics about the Doctrine of Salvation which Paul goes over in this passage.   Additional Scripture References. Romans 1:16; Ephesians 2:8-9

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 13. In addition to praying for the Lord’s Kingdom to come, we must also pray for people who are willing to do His kingdom work and God will use those who are faithful and obedient to His will. The Jewish church has spread, so now we will begin to see […]

David denHartog teaches from Acts 12. Suffering and persecution often happen to those who believe in the gospel, but all people, believers or not, will at one point suffer in this life because we live in a broken world. Many times God does not intervene in our sufferings, but that does not mean He isn’t […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 11. As stated in last week’s sermon, when something is mentioned several times in one passage, it’s very important. In today’s passage, we will see how believers have an important job to do and that job will not be fully accomplished until Jesus returns. We will also see how we […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 11. We will see the gospel’s good news come to the Gentiles and their faith in Christ change the dynamics of the early church. It was a difficult transition for the believing Jews to welcome believing Gentiles. But in the end, we will see Christian Jews and Gentiles work out […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 10. In this passage, we see God setting the scene for the beginning of the international church. There are believers amongst the Jews, Samaritans, and now Gentiles after Peter shares the Gospel with Cornelius and his house. God divinely prepared these gentiles to hear Peter preach. God shows no partiality. Jesus […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 10.  God gave Abraham a promise over 2000 years ago that He has yet to revoke. In this passage, we will see an example of how God fulfills His promise of blessing His people. Every person has been designed to respond to God, but some people may be missing the […]

Kevin Bentley preaches from Acts 9. In this passage, we will see how Peter imitates Jesus Christ, just as we should. Imitating Jesus is a great testament of our faith to those around us. Everyone has a role to play as they imitate Jesus. What is your role? What things will people remember about you […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 9. God will go to great lengths to put us before the people we need to share the gospel with. Regardless of how those people may look, talk, or dress, we still need to share our salvation testimony and stories with them of what Christ Jesus has redeemed and delivered […]

David denHartog teaches from Acts 9. There are two types of people. Those who are ready to put their faith in Jesus when someone comes along to water seeds that have already been planted within them. Then, there are those who are like Saul, tough or hostile and want nothing to do with Jesus. In […]

David denHartog teaches from Acts 8. There are no coincidences in life, the Gospel, or in evangelism. In this passage, we will see that those who search for God will be found by him. God wants to use all his people to share the gospel so that anyone and everyone may come to know Him. […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 8. In this passage we will see how the gospel expands to various surrounding regions. This act is an illustration of  God using difficult things for good. But none of this could be done with out the power of the Holy Spirit within those who believe. Additional Scripture References: 1 […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 6 and 7. Stephen delivers a powerful sermon prior to being stoned. In his sermon he brings revelation to the jewish counsel who misunderstands Jesus. We will see the pattern of selection, rejection and then suspension of God’s blessing. This pattern that we see often in scripture, could be used […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 6. We must never quit sharing the gospel and we must also never stop loving and serving others. But those who are called to preach and teach cannot be the ones to do everything much less do it all well. Church members are needed to help with serving in other areas aside […]

David denHartog teaches from Acts 5. This passage is the first arrest of all 12 apostles and perhaps the greatest jail break in the entire Bible. It begins with an arrest, then an escape, a re-arrest and at last they were let go. We will see how nothing can stop what God has planned, He […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 5. Moving into the new year we must focus on being obedient as well as good stewards of what the Lord has given to us. When we get to the root of our sin, we can often find pride. God will judge our sin to reveal to us the work […]

David denHartog teaches from Acts 4. Often times we find ourselves struggling with sharing the gospel to those closest to us. First there must be a desire within us which will then allow space for a supernatural boldness to work through us. This boldness comes from the power of the Holy Spirit and can be […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 4. This will be the first trial of many, of the followers of Jesus. There are four observations  from this passage which includes: 1. Hostility roots towards the church, 2. Why the church does what it does, 3. Association with Christ Jesus, 4. CBC mission statement. Additional Scripture References: 2 […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 3. Peter is basically holding court in the temple, addressing the issue of sin. In this passage we will see contradictions, parallels, and prophecy. But importantly, we will also see practical truths that we can use in our day to day lives. Additional Scripture References: Numbers 35; Acts 4:4; Zachariah […]

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 3. God is spreading the Gospel message through the twelve disciples, to the early church. Everything is changing among believers because of the Holy Spirit now indwelling in them. But not all those who are witnessing the signs and wonders are being filled with the Holy Spirit immediately. We will see […]

David denHartog teaches from the last portion of Acts 2. In early verses, Peter tells us that the Jewish people were caught in the act and guilty of putting the Son of God on the cross. He later gives an invitation to these same people. But what exactly does this invitation mean?

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 2. The disciples now have power to be witnesses, after the coming of the Holy Spirit upon them. The Holy Spirit is the power of the engine. Peter addresses Israel for what they’ve done to Jesus. However Jesus has accomplished what He came to do and now with the power of […]

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts chapter 2. The work of the Holy Spirit will always glorify Christ Jesus in the life of a believer. The work of the Holy Spirit was extremely pivotal at Pentecost since prior, He came and went but after, the Holy Spirit comes to stay with believers.  The Holy Spirit now […]

Pastor Dean teaches from the remaining scripture in Acts 1. We are to wait for the Holy Spirit as commanded by Jesus in the previous passage. But what are we to do while we wait? In this passage we will see that we are not to passively wait for the lord but rather actively wait.

David teaches from Acts 1. If we intend to be what Christ has called us to be, as Christians, there is one thing that is needed most. There are three parts in this passage that will reveal this. Through the intro, the instruction from Christ, and the ascension of Christ, we will see that it is […]