What happens when an opponent can no longer win the argument? They resort to ad hominem, suppression, and intimidation. Luke shows us that is exactly what happened with the Sanhedrin court with Peter and John.
Acts 4:5-12 No Other Name
Peter and John had the full weight of the political and religious apparatus stacked against them. This passage shows how the Christian today should expect the cultural pressure to be mobilized against them and how they can confidently stand against that pressure.
Acts 4:1-4 What to Expect When You’re Faithful
Why did the Sadducees rush to confront Peter and John after the lame man was healed? What can we learn from this encounter for our current cultural context? Find out why this passage is so relevant to our current battles.
Acts 3:17-26 Ignorance Is No Excuse
Many read the language of verse seventeen as Peter softening his tone toward the people. Pastor Carr demonstrates why the context of the passage actually works against interpreting Peter’s tone as conciliatory.
Acts 3:11-16 A Sermon About A Sermon Repeating A Sermon
Patterns matter. They inform what an author is doing and saying in a book. Pastor Carr shows how Luke shows a pattern in Peter’s preaching and what that means for the book of Acts and how it can help us better understand the text.
Acts 3:1-10 Visible Condemnation
In this passage Peter and John are confronted with a beggar on the outside of covenantal life. Pastor Carr shows the significance of this man’s healing and why he is a picture of the nation of Israel at the border of God’s blessing but excluded because of uncleanness.
Acts 2:43-47 Recovering a Covenant Lens
It can be difficult for baptists to think in terms of covenant. In this sermon Pastor Carr shows how Luke necessitates that we think in terms of covenant realities even when we are tempted to get swept up in descriptive narrative.
Acts 2:42 Devotion to the Pillars of Covenant Life
What happens when Christ redeems a people and brings them into covenant with each other? In this passage we see the four pillars of covenant life that shaped the early church and continues to shape the covenant people of God today.
Acts 2:37-41 Four Questions
As Peter’s covenant lawsuit comes to an end, the response of the crowd becomes even more pressing. Listen as Pastor Carr demonstrates the necessary response for both national and spiritual Israel in this conclusion to his Pentecost series.
Acts 2:34-36 Verdict Delivered
As Peter draws his covenant lawsuit to a close he delivers the final verdict against the enemies of God. Pastor Carr shows how Peter tightens the noose of judgment on those who listen to his sermon.
