Acts 5:33-41 Over the past few weeks I have been talking about the confrontation that took place between the Sanhedrin, the ruling body of Jewish leaders, and the disciples of Jesus. This morning as we take a look at Acts 5 and this second encounter between the disciples and the Sanhedrin, it might be helpful…
Acts 5:17-33 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. It is not difficult to understand why the Sadducees were jealous. There was just one religion. There were not a number of religions from which to choose. And in this religious monopoly,…
Acts 5:12-16 Do you want to see a miracle this morning? Actually I did not say that right. DO YOU WANT TO SEE A MIRACLE THIS MORNING? That’s how it is usually said. We like miracles. Miracles are exciting. Evangelists and faith healers use miracles to attract people to their meetings. “Come see a miracle!”…
John 20:1-18 Last week, Easter Sunday, I began my sermon by talking about the traditions of my family when I was growing up. One of the things I talked about was how we would color Easter eggs on Saturday night and then the Easter Bunny would hide them while we slept. In the morning, before…
John 20:1-18 I grew up in a family with many traditions. We began celebrating Easter on Saturday night when we would color Easter Eggs, dipping white eggs into cups of dye to make multi-colored eggs. These were set out for the Easter bunny to hide that night while we slept. Then we went to sleep…