Preached on Sunday 29th October 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation.
The third of a three sermon series: The Church in Acts: what, who and why?
1. The storms of human events cannot stop the Lord Jesus growing his church!
i. Storms of every kind (vv.11-13)
ii. Yet there are ‘brothers and sisters’ already (vv.14-16)
iii. Rejection by some, acceptance by others (vv.17-29)
2. The church of Jesus both subverts and answers the longings of Rome
i. A welcome (v.30)
ii. A message (v.31)
3. The church of Jesus has not stopped with Rome
iii. Luke’s brevity and Luke’s point
iv. The ongoing story…including us