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Sermon Notes ​ Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe ​ 1. THE FIRST IMPLICATION OF THE GOSPEL: Generosity 2. v1 - Ananias, with his wife Sapphira 3. v2 - kept back … brought only part 4. v3-4 - did it not remain your own … was it not at your disposal? 5. v4 - you have contrived this deed in your heart 6. PROBLEMS WITH ANANIAS (along with his wife, Sapphira) He is a legalist. He is a hypocrite. He is a lover of money. He is a functional atheist. 7. Jesus and … I wonder, how many here squirm a bit at this story, not because of the shocking death of Ananias and Sapphira, but because you identify with their pretension? The legalist always looks at religion as transactional. Because the legalist believes he can perform his way into the kingdom in his pride he begins to believe he can also pretend his way into the kingdom. The legalistic hypocrite spends his day testing his heart against his own thoughts about himself and his perception of what others think of him. Jo

Sermon Notes ​ Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe ​ 1. v2 - GREATLY ANNOYED 2. v3 - THEY ARRESTED THEM 3. v4 - MANY OF THOSE WHO HAD HEARD THE WORD BELIEVED 4. v7 - “BY WHAT POWER OR BY WHAT NAME …” 5. v8 - FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT 6. v9 - EXAMINED CONCERNING A GOOD DEED 7. v10 - LET IT BE KNOWN 8. v12 - THERE IS SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE 9. v13 - THE BOLDNESS OF PETER AND JOHN 10. v14-15 - THEY HAD NOTHING TO SAY IN OPPOSITION 11. v16-18 - WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THESE MEN? 12. v19 - LISTEN TO YOU RATHER THAN TO GOD? 13. v20 - WE CANNOT BUT SPEAK 14. BOLD PROCLAMATION 15. CLEAR PROCLAMATION 16. SINGULAR PROCLAMATION To be saved under the name of Jesus is to abandon all other names and every other hope. John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than h

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe v1 - Going to the Temple v1 - Peter and John v2 - A Beautiful Gate v4 - Peter Directed His Gaze v6 - What I Do Have I Give to You v8 - Walking and Leaping and praising God What does the healing of this crippled man have to do with the gospel? v10 - They Were Filled with Wonder and Amazement w v12 - Why Do You Wonder At This? v16 - by faith in his name v18 - What God Foretold … he thus fulfilled v19 - Repent … That Your Sins May Be Blotted Out v21ff - God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets Luke is reinforcing a vivid point that he has been making since the beginning of this book: The apostles teaching didn’t originate with the apostles. The power and authority of the apostles’ preaching doesn’t reside in the apostles themselves, but in the Holy Spirit, who alone brings forgiveness and salvation. Psalm 36:7–9 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and yo

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe DEFENDING THE WORKS OF THE SPIRIT JESUS: ATTESTED, DELIVERED, CRUCIFIED, RAISED THEY WERE CUT TO THE HEART What is the result of this most amazing manifestation of the Holy Spirit of God? 1. A clear, reasoned, biblical, impassioned declaration of Jesus and a call to repentance and faith. Numbers 11:29 But Moses said to him, “Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!” 1 Corinthians 12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. Luke 1:3–4 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. R. C. Sproul [Peter] did not ask people to circumvent their intelligence, because the gospel that moves the heart gets to the heart through the mind. R. C. Sproul That is my dream

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe The Spirit of God upon the people of God declaring the Gospel of God THE SPIRIT FILLS THE HOUSE 1. v1 - When the day of Pentecost arrived 2. v1 - they were all together in one place 3. v2 - And suddenly there came … a sound 4. v3 - tongues as of fire 5. v4 - began to speak in other tongues TWO AMAZEMENTS 1. v7 - Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 2. v11 - the mighty works of God 3. v13 - But others mocking said … THE CHURCH AND ITS MISSION BELONG TO GOD Martyn Lloyd-Jones It seems to me to be simply ludicrous to suggest that such men, without learning, without any influence or authority, without any money behind them, with none of the means of propaganda that we are familiar with today, that such men by their own efforts and abilities could succeed in doing what we read of in the pages of this book. How did it come about? There is only one answer. The world was turned upside-down not because of what they did, but because of what

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe 1. THE LORD SENDS AND THEY GO 2. THE LORD SAYS AND THEY DO 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God R. C. Sproul The theme of Acts is this: the church’s obedience to Christ’s commission and commandment to be His witnesses as the ascended King, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. John Calvin … certainly if we are to call God our Father, it is essential that we should be brothers and agree together as brothers.

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe 1. JESUS: RISEN (v1-3) 2. JESUS: REDEEMER (v4-5) 3. JESUS: REIGNING (v6-11) The purpose of the distinction between baptism with water and baptism with the Holy Spirit is to be careful to distinguish the external sign (administered by a mere human using earthly means) with the inward result of salvation (administered by Jesus, the Redeemer, using Spiritual means) Luke 1:1–4 ESV Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. Hebrews 8:1–2 ESV Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a min

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe WE ARE GOD’S WORKMANSHIP WE ARE CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS WE ARE CREATED FOR GOOD WORKS Jesus Created Us to Make Him Known Jesus Created Us to Love One Another Jesus Created Us to Abide in His Love We are saved by a God that is greater than ourselves into a church that is greater than ourselves. John 15:9–11 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:12–13 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Philippians 3:8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. John 15:26–27 But when the Helper [the Holy Spirit] comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe It is only as we grow with Christ as our head that our growth is a growth that is from God. We want to do all that we do in such a particular way that if there is any growth, if there is any increase, if there is any fruitfulness in our midst, it is obvious that it is the Lord who has done this so that the Lord would be marvelous in our eyes and in the eyes of our community. 1. Far be it from us that anyone could say, that church is a great church, that church has a great pastor, that church is a great community, that church has a great ministry … 2. … and at the same time have no thought or awareness that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. We pay attention to not only whether or not we get our gospel proclamation right, but also whether or not we get our gospel practice right. 1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Ephesians 1:22–23 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all thin

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe It is important to give people the opportunity to explain who they think Jesus is. It is only when the word of God is opened as a means of understanding our journey, it is only as the story of God according to his own word about himself is opened that we begin to understand the story of our own lives. Jesus seems to believe that the Word of God, the Bible, is the only sufficient means by which we can know, understand and believe in Jesus. Deuteronomy 6:6–7 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dw

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe v1-6 - THE TRAP v7-11 - TO THE GUEST v12-24 - TO THE HOST Luke 14:24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. Proverbs 25:6–7 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” 
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. Revelation 19:9 Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. C. S. Lewis It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about … like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased. ETrade Commercial There they are. Your neighbors. You like them. They always remember everyone’s names. Your kids love swimming in their pool. You love them. You forget your trucks, they’ll loan you some. They have a section in their stock porto

Sermon Notes Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe v36 - THE INVITATION TO THE TABLE v37 - AND BEHOLD, A WOMAN … v37-38 - THE INSTRUMENTS OF HOSPITALITY v39 - SELF-RIGHTEOUS MUTTERING v40 - JESUS HAS SOMETHING TO SAY v41-42 - TWO DEBTORS AND A MONEY LENDER v43-46 - FORGIVENESS AND LOVE v48-49 - POINTED PROCLAMATION OF GRACE v50 - GO IN PEACE WITH WHOM DOES JESUS FELLOWSHIP? WHAT DOES FAITH LOOK LIKE? MEALS AS COMMUNITY IN THE COMMUNITY Tim Chester - A Meal with Jesus Prostitution, if that was her business, is a commercial parody of hospitality. Kent Hughes Consider her hair. It was her womanly glory, but she loosed it to wipe the Savior’s feet. Her comeliness was devoted to Jesus’ glory. Luke 1:46-48 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; What a glorious community of faith: Mary, the mother of Jesus, and this woman of the city. It is a story about costly grace before it is a

Sermon Notes Preacher: Bill Dumphy v27-28 - Jesus calls Levi v29-30 - Levi makes a great feast and invites “a large company of tax collectors and others”, but the Pharisees don’t like it, v31-32 - Jesus explains that he eats and drinks with sinners because it is those who are sick who need a physician, v33-35 - Jesus goes on to explain why his disciples don’t fast, Grace turns everything upside down What are the implications of grace turning everything upside down? * We’ve been personally invited to come as we are to the table and extended the ultimate grace in salvation. This guarantees us a seat at the lamb’s supper table when we are with him in glory. What are the implications of grace turning everything upside down? We are instruments of grace to those apart from Christ. We are to invite them to the lamb’s table and more literally to our table.

SERMON NOTES TIL WE EAT AGAIN THE SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING THE TABLE IN THE SCRIPTURES THE LINK BETWEEN THE TABLE AND GRACE TELL ME ABOUT YOUR TABLE AN INVITATION TO DINE 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. The end of salvation is “reclining at table” with God (Luke 13:29). Soma Music - King of the Ball Gather 'round for the feast. All creation, man and beast. At the center of it all, sits the king of the ball. Play the trumpets and melodies. Bang the drums and your tamborines. Break the bread and pour the wine. Drink it in and have a good time. Oh what a party. Oh what a feast. A beautiful circus of crazies and freaks