Paul’s First Recorded Sermon

Northwest Bible Church - July 14, 2019 - Book of Acts - Alan Conner

Acts 13:13-43

Paul’s First Recorded Sermon

Intro

A. WHY DID JOHN LEAVE? (Acts 13:13).

1. Paul viewed him as a “deserter” (Acts 15:38).

2. Speculations on possible reasons.

B. WHAT MADE PAUL BYPASS PERGA AND GO TO ANTIOCH? (Acts 13:14).

1. Gal. 4:13-15 and Paul’s bodily illness.

2. Speculations on Paul’s illness.

3. The city of Antioch Pisidian.

C. PAUL’S FIRST SERMON (Acts 13:16-41).

1. Two initial observations.

2. OT history (Acts 13:17-22) -

3. Death, burial and resurrection of Christ (Acts 13:23-37).

a. According to promise God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus (Acts 13:23).

b. John the Baptist (Acts 13:24-25).

c. The message of salvation (Acts 13:26-37) -

- DEATH OF JESUS (Acts 13:26-29) -

- BURIAL OF JESUS (Acts 13:29) -

- RESURRECTION OF JESUS (Acts 13:30-37) -

Human Witnesses (Acts 13:30-31) -

Scriptural Witnesses (Acts 13:32-37) - Ps. 2:7; Isa. 55:3; Ps. 16:10

4. Promise of salvation through faith and warning for unbelief (Acts 13:38-41).

a. This salvation is “through Christ” (Acts 13:38, 39).

b. This salvation is the “forgiveness of sins” (Acts 13:38); and freedom = justification (Acts 13:39).

c. This salvation is for “everyone who believes” - both Jews and Gentiles.

5. The response of the people (Acts 13:42-43).

Conclusion

Alan Conner

Alan Conner was born and raised in Duncan, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he earned a B.A. degree. During his college years he came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and embraced the reformed doctrines of salvation. He then attended Dallas Theological Seminary and graduated in 1979 with a Th.M. degree. After seminary, in 1980, he married his wife Patti and they have been blessed with two children. Alan was involved in church planting ministries from 1980-88 and then was one of the founding elders for Northwest Bible Church in the fall of 1988.