Sermon Series | Praexis (Acts)

1. The Move of God, Part I. As we begin our study on the Acts of the Apostles or the Praexis of the Holy Spirit, we prepare to step into year two of LifePoint and all that God has for us to do. (October 2, 2005)
2. The Move of God, Part II. (October 9, 2005, not available)
3. The Move of God, Part III. In today’s world, we love the anticipation of the start–new beginnings. Likewise, the apostles waited in Jerusalem for the moment when everything was going to start, when Holy Spirit would come just as Christ promised. (October 16, 2005)
4. The Move of God, Part IV. What is it that Peter communicated in his first sermon? For the church, this is the essence of what we are about–sharing the gospel with people who don’t have a relationship with Christ. (October 23, 2005)
5. The Move of God, Part V. Jesus truly is the supreme savior, and in his proclamation of the gospel, Peter sets it forth as truth. What he gives us is a model we can use to share the gospel and Jesus through our lives. (October 30, 2005, not available)
6. The Gospel Model. Lane asks “Is God still God when it comes to the microscopic aspects of life?” then points to Acts 2: 37-41 to show us a faithful response to the gospel and a faithful result of the gospel. (November 6, 2005)
7. The Gospel Community, Part I. When Christ-followers respond to the faithful proclamation of the gospel, what does that gospel community look like? And what should it look like? (November 13, 2005)
8. The Gospel Community, Part II. The Connection of Community: What is it that keeps us bonded not only to God, but also to one another? This sermon examines the marks of an individual Christ-follower that create the connection of the community of Christ-followers. (November 20, 2005)
9. The Gospel Community, Part III. The Ethos of Community: We might think that God is calling us to a utopia, but Christ-followers must guard themselves from creating extremes, and must make the changes God asks us to make in our own community of Christ-followers. (November 27, 2005)
10. Following Christ Daily. The story in this part of Acts can help Christ-followers learn how God has worked in the past so that we may understand how he might work in our lives. (December 4, 2005)
11. Clarity of the Gospel. In Acts 3 and 4, Peter is preaching the story of the gospel. In his sermon, Peter gives us some central themes–common characteristics–of the gospel’s story in each of our lives. (January 15, 2006)
12. Courage in the Face of Opposition. It takes courage to follow Christ in the midst of crisis in our lives. In Acts 4, Peter and John face a challenge and show us how to have courage in these trials. Their example provides four points where courage is built. (January 22, 2006)
13. Comfort of Community. What do you take comfort in? In the community of Christ-followers, there is a comfort and care that God has built whereby he can provide for the needs of his people. How does this take place? In Acts 4, we see that early Christ-followers took comfort together. (January 29, 2006)
14. Authentic Without Pretense. Every Christ-follower should radically strive to live authentically–completely without pretense. The familiar offense of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 4 and 5 teaches us to love God more in every area of our lives. (February 5, 2006)
15. Rhythm of the Gospel. Music is an integral part of our lives that supercedes culture; God has given it to us to express ourselves. In Acts there is a rhythm in how the church is established, and there is a tune for us to hear and to resonate within our own souls. (February 12, 2006)
16. Living a Missional Life. Acts 6 teaches and illustrates how Christ-followers of every era are to live missional lives. In this chapter, we see how early Christ-followers took the gospel and Christ’s life and let it shape their lives. Today we’ll study five principles of living missionally in community. (February 19, 2006)
17. Stephen’s Example. In the midst of the gospel’s rhythm, Stephen steps up to be a servant to the church and ends up becoming the first martyr of the church. He was recognized by his godly character and fulfilling the call of God upon his life–to follow wherever Christ leads. Our call is the same as Stephen’s: to follow Christ. (February 26, 2006)
18. The Persecuted Church. In Acts 8, the church faces persecution, and Pastor Dennis teaches how the early church became an example of Christ’s unconditional love. In the midst of great success, the church is hit with persecution, not just toward the leaders but toward the people, too. (March 5, 2006)
19. Ethos of a Christ-follower. Following the persecution the church faced in Acts 8, the church is scattered, and Christ-followers preached the Word wherever they went. In their actions, we see the defining spirit characteristics–ethos–of a Christ-follower. (March 12, 2006)
20. The Impact of Salvation. Saul was the greatest, single persecutor of the early church and rallied people to hate Christians. In his unique conversion to Christianity, we study why he was converted in this way, whether all people should be converted in the same manner, and the great impact of his salvation. (March 19, 2006)
21. The Continuing Impact of Salvation. Paul’s conversion was pivotal to the history of the church. As he begins his work, he communes with other Christians, and we see that there is no way to measure the full impact community with other Christ-followers will have on our growth in Christ. (March 26, 2006)
22. The Split-Screen of Salvation. Acts 10 is the culmination of work God had done in the first 9 chapters of Acts. In this chapter, the door of the gospel swings open, God pushes Christ-followers into the world, and we see a larger picture of how God’s sovereignty in salvation works. (April 2, 2006)
23. The Marriage of Evangelism and Disciple-making. Christ-followers are scattered throughout the world, preaching the gospel wherever they go. People are saved, community is formed, and we learn how evangelism and discipleship are married in our work as Christians. In this passage, this marriage leads to church planting. (April 9, 2006)
24. (April 16, 2006, not available)
25. (April 23, 2006, not available)
26. (April 30, 2006, not available)

Download all 21 sermons (175 MB).