If a man makes a great claim about himself, he should be ready to present evidence to back up his claim. In John 5:17-47, Jesus made the most astonishing claims imaginable for a human being. By his own admission, if he alone held this opinion of himself, we should not believe him. Therefore, he backed up his claims with the most expert witnesses possible. For this reason, we can believe him. (full sermon notes)
In two more cities, Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel boldly, which resulted in many new believers and violent opposition.
In our summer series, we will be looking at critical events in the book of Acts, starting with Jesus’ commission of his “sent ones”...
God grows his church usually by ordinary and sometimes extraordinary means.