1. a church is
born
A Study of the Book of Acts
St. J & B - June 2014

2. a church is
born
June 1st: The First Beliefs
June 8th: The First Outpouring
June 15th: The First Sermon
June 22nd: The First Church
June 29th: The First Miracle

3. a church is
born
Week #3: The First Sermon
Acts 2:14-40

4. The First Sermon
Surpassed
the Preacher.
a church is
born#1:

5. a church is
born#2:
The First Sermon
Understood
the
Congregation.

6. “You that are Israelites,
listen to what I have to
say:”
Acts 2:22
a church is
born

7. a church is
born#3:
The First Sermon
Appealed to
the Mind.

8. “Therefore let the entire
house of Israel know with
certainty that God has made
him both Lord and Messiah,
this Jesus whom you crucified.’”
Acts 2:36
a church is
born

9. a church is
born#4:
The First Sermon
Flowed from
the
Scriptures.

10. “This is what was
spoken through the
prophet Joel…”
Acts 2:16
a church is
born

11. a church is
born#5:
The First Sermon
Pointed to
Christ.

12. a church is
born#6:
The First Sermon
Cut to the
Heart.

13. “Now when they heard this,
they were cut to the heart and
said to Peter and to the other
apostles, ‘Brothers, what
should we do?’”
Acts 2:37
a church is
born

14. George
Whitefield
1714-1770