The text for this lesson is Acts 2:1–21 Key Point At Pentecost, God sent the Holy Spirit to His Church. Through Word and Sacrament, God gives us His Holy Spirit to create and sustain saving faith in Jesus. Law: I sin when I believe that I can understand and trust in God on my own. … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 3 Key Point We are all lame beggars before God. Through the Means of Grace—God’s Word and Sacraments—God gives us faith to believe in Jesus as our Savior and grants us forgiveness, the cure for all sin. Law: Disability and illness are physical symptoms of sin in the … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 6–7 Key Point We are crushed and enraged at the accusations of God’s Law, but the Gospel brings peace and quietness. In church, the pastor speaks the same Word of God as Stephen speaks in Acts 7:60, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them,” and gives us … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 8:26–40. Key Point As He came to the Ethiopian, our Lord comes to us in our weakness, for we cannot by our own reason or strength come to Him. Through the Means of Grace, the Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies us, keeping us with Jesus Christ … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 9:1–31. Key Point Through the Law, we are crushed by the weight of our sin, and like Paul, we are enemies of God, unable to save ourselves. As God revived Paul through Ananias, He revives us through the proclamation of His Word and the administration of His Sacraments, … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 9:36–43. Key Point In the life of Dorcas, we see that God leads us to do good works that glorify Him and point others to the saving light of Christ! Law: By nature, I seek glory for myself in all that I do, even my outward good works. … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 10. Key Point In church, we receive the Good News that, although we are judged unrighteous and deserving of death, God mercifully declares us holy, righteous, and innocent because of Christ and His work. Law: Jesus is the judge of the living and the dead and rightfully condemns … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 12. Key Point Like Peter, we may suffer because of the sins of others, but God’s will is always done. His Word is never proclaimed in vain, but breaks the chains of sin that bind people and sets them free. Law: In this world of sin, the Church … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 13–14. Key Point Just as God sent Paul and Barnabas to spread the Gospel, so today He sends pastors and missionaries to preach the Gospel, baptize, and administer the Lord’s Supper in mission fields around the world. Law: When I despise the preaching of God’s Word, do not … Continue Reading
The text for this lesson is Acts 15:1–16:5. Key Point Human reason believes, as many did in Paul’s day, that we must do something to be saved. Yet the answer is always Jesus, Jesus, only Jesus, whose resurrection from the dead sealed our salvation and absolved the world. Law: I sin when I believe that … Continue Reading
