All Nations Presbyterian Church: Afternoon Sermon Series

Last Sunday afternoon we closed our prayer day by looking at Psalm 13, a psalm of lament together. We saw that faced with suffering and despair, David cried out to God: how long, O LORD, how long? Like David, it is okay for us to ask God the deepest questions of our hearts. As our perfect Heavenly Father, God loves to hear us cry to Him in prayer, even when we are confused and overwhelmed with grief and pain. Even more, we saw that...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard Paul’s very first recorded sermon in Acts 13:13-52 together. We saw that this long sermon can be summed up in just one word: Jesus. Paul’s sermon reminds us that history centers on Jesus, the Bible centers on Jesus, and faithful preaching centers on Jesus. We face many worries in life, but it is a great comfort to know that God moved all of human history to bring our Savior into this worl...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard about the spiritual battle between the apostle Paul and the magician Elymas from Acts 13:4-12. This passage reminds us that when God’s Word is proclaimed, sometimes people show interest in learning more about Jesus. At the same time, however, when God’s Word is proclaimed, there is always spiritual war, as Satan tries to deceive people and turn them away from the truth of Jesus Christ. Tw...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Acts 13:1-3 together. In this passage, we saw Jesus building a church for all nations through gospel workers called by the Holy Spirit and commissioned by the church. We also saw that fasting and prayer played an important role in the growth of the church. Although there may not be a biblical command that all Christians must fast, fasting is certainly a helpful and useful practice when used to h...

Last Sunday afternoon, we heard from Acts 12:1-25 together. In this chapter, we saw the repeated theme of suffering, with James killed and Peter locked up for their faith in Jesus. Although we may not face such intense persecution in Australia, as Christians we will suffer for our faith now, and Christians in other parts of the world still do suffer imprisonment and death today. Yet, we also saw there is great hope in the midst of ...

Last Sunday afternoon we continued our series in Acts by hearing from Acts 12:1-17 together. In this passage, we saw Christians facing persecution, with James killed and Peter imprisoned. How did the church respond to this suffering? They gathered to pray to God together, reminding us of the value of prayer with other Christians. Yet, despite their earnest prayers, when God actually answered them and saved Peter from prison, the ch...

Last Sunday afternoon, we continued our series in Acts by looking at the church in Antioch in Acts 11:19-30. We especially saw that the Antioch church was the first All Nations Church—the first church made up of Jews and Gentiles from all nations. We are blessed to be a part of a church like Antioch, a church where we can see that same reality of all nations. At the same time, we need to continue working to include and welcom...

Last Sunday afternoon, we resumed our sermon series in the book of Acts together. We saw that Acts is Volume #2 in Luke’s two-volume history of Jesus Christ. Volume #1, the gospel according to Luke, focuses on what Jesus began to do and teach, especially showing us that the Lord Jesus Christ lived and died and rose again to save us from our sins. Volume #2, the book of Acts, focuses on what the risen Lord Jesus Christ continu...