Acts 12:19b-13:3 - Ministering to the Lord

Part 30 in the Acts sermon series.
After Peter was released from prison, the story turns to King Herod, whom the people are praising as a "god". What happens when Herod basks in this praise, rather than glorifying the one True God that he was supposed to serve and represent?
"Herods" will come and go, and no matter what damage they inflict, God's Word still increases. God's true Church will CHOOSE to praise Him and to minister to Him.
Acts 12:19b-13:3

Acts 11:27-12:19 - Through It All, Trust God

Part 29 in the Acts sermon series.
Persecution comes to the church in Jerusalem; the apostle James is put to death and the apostle Peter is arrested. Expecting the same fate as James, Peter waits in the prison cell, chained between two guards. Does he wait fearfully, remembering Jesus' words that he would die for Him? Does he ponder his defense before Herod at his trial the next morning? Here's a very real message for us today no matter what trial we may be facing.
Acts 11:27-12:19

Acts 11:22-26 - Becoming an Encourager

Pt 28 in the Acts sermon series.
In this passage, a man called Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement, went to Antioch to encourage the followers of Jesus there. The Word says that when he arrived, he saw "the evidence of the grace of God." What was this "evidence" Barnabas saw? What was so special about Barnabas that he is recorded as a "good man"?
Acts 11:22-26

Acts 11:1-21 - Bringing People to Christ Takes the Hand of the Lord

Part 27 in the Acts sermon series.
After witnessing the conversion of the Roman centurion and his friends and family, Peter went back to Jerusalem. At first, the Jewish Christians criticized Peter for eating at the house of Gentiles, but then they heard how the Lord moved on them in the same way as He had with them.