Jesus was a preacher.  How else did He communicate His message except by preaching it? Preaching is what the entire world does to communicate its various messages. The word for proclaiming a message that you want people to turn and believe is preaching. Christian preaching has a distinct look and feel. In our day people … More Jesus – was a preacher

Paul’s Witness to the Disciples of John (Acts 19:1–7) 1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy … More Acts 19 – New American Commentary

The Book of Acts demonstrated the Lord’s master plan of fulfilling the Great Commission: #1: preach the Gospel in the midst of strategies cities. Antioch – the third largest city in the Roman empire. Athens – the cultural and intellectual center of the Roman empire. Corinth – the commercial center of the Roman empire. #2 … More The Lord’s 3 Great Commission Strategies

George Whitefield Sermon 9 The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough Ecclesiastes 7:16, “Be not righteous overmuch, neither make thyself over-wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?” Nothing is more frequent, than while people are living in a course of sin, and after the fashion and manner of the world, there is not notice … More The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough: Rev. George Whitefield

7. Establishing a Church in Corinth (18:1–17) That Luke did not intend to present a full-scale history of the Pauline mission is well illustrated by his treatment of Corinth. During the time of the church’s founding, Paul spent a year and a half in Corinth, as Luke attests (18:11). And yet the coverage is briefer … More Acts 18: New American Commentary

5. Establishing Churches in Thessalonica and Berea (17:1–15) Paul, Silas, and Timothy proceeded from Philippi to the major seaport city of Thessalonica some 100 miles distant (vv. 1–4). Thessalonica was then (as now) the second largest city in Greece, with a population estimated at 200,000.46 It was founded in 315 b.c. by Cassander on the … More Acts 17: New American Commentary

George Whitefield Sermon 6 Britain’s Mercies, and Britain’s Duty. (Preached at Philadelphia, on Sunday, August 14, 1746 and occasioned by the suppression of the late unnatural rebellion.) Psalm 55:45 “That they might observe his statutes and keep his laws.” Men, brethren, and fathers, and all ye to whom I am about to preach the kingdom … More Britain’s Mercies, and Britain’s Duty: Rev. George Whitefield

Revisiting Derbe, Lystra, and Iconium (16:1–5) 1He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he … More Acts 16: New American Commentary

Homily XXXII. Acts 15:1. “And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.” Mark1 how at every step of the right progress in respect of the Gentiles, the beginning is brought in as matter of necessity. Before this … More Acts 15: Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans [Homilies XXXII – XXXIV

Christ the Best Husband: Or an Earnest Invitation to Young Women to come and See Christ. (Preached to a Society of Young Women, in Fetter-Lane.) Psalm 14:10-11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear: Forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house: So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty, for he … More Christ the Best Husband: Or an Earnest Invitation to Young Women to come and See Christ – Rev. George Whitefield