Berean Christian Fellowship

Acts 9:32-43; Following the Master

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl speaks on Acts 9:32-43 where Peter heals a paralytic and raises a woman from the dead. Speaking on how following Jesus changes a person. How as we walk closely with Jesus, His aroma/fragrance seeps into every aspect of our lives. 

Verses Used:

Acts 9:32-35, 36-43

Luke 5:5-11

1 Corinthians 1:26-29

Mark 16:15-16

Acts 9:32-43

John 14:12

Mark 2:3-12

Acts 9:36-43

Mark 5:22-24, 35-42

Matthew 12:34-35

John 15:19

John 8:43-45

Matthew 7:15-17

Ephesians 4:1-6

Ephesians 4:17-24

Ephesians 5:1-2

2 Corinthians 2:14-15

Acts 4:13

Psalm 119:105

Matthew 28:18-20

John 14:17-19

Hebrews 10:22-23

 

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Acts 9:1-25; Saul’s Conversion Continued

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl delves deeper into the story of Saul's conversion in Acts 9:1-25. How did a man who dedicated his life to destroying God's church, radically change to become the man who wrote the majority of the New Testament books? What can we learn about conversions in general from this magnificent example? 

Verses Used:

Acts 9:1-25
Galatians 1:13-17
Galatians 1:1
Acts 9:25
Galatians 1:18
John 15:16
John 6:44
Romans 3:9-13
Ezekiel 36:26
Romans 9:16
Proverbs 27:22
Jeremiah 2:30
Jeremiah 2:22
Jeremiah 13:23
Isaiah 6:1-5
John 14:23-24
John 21:15-17
Galatians 2:20
Ephesians 4:17-24
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Romans 1:19-23
Exodus 34:29-35

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Saul’s Conversion; Acts 9:1-19

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl speaks on Saul's conversion and the story of how he saw Jesus on the road to Damascus recorded in Acts 9:1-19.

Verses Used: 

Acts 9:1-19

Acts 5:30-34

Acts 22:3-5

Acts 26:9-12

Acts 7:58-8:1

John 14:6

Philippians 3:2-6

1 Corinthians 15:9

Galatians 1:13

1 Timothy 1:15

John 15:19-20

Philippians 3:2-11

1 Corinthians 11:1

Matthew 18:3-4

 

1 Gospel, 2 Soils; Acts 8:9-40

Continuing on in Acts 8, Pastor Kohl speaks on the stories of the Ethiopian Eunuch and Simon the Sorcerer. Looking at these two very different men. They each heard the gospel message, but they had two very different responses. 

Verses Used:

Acts 8:9-40
Ephesians 2:14
Ephesians 3:3-6
Isaiah 14:11-13
Proverbs 8:15
Proverbs 16:18
Luke 18:9-14
James 2:17-20
Acts 13:6-8
Acts 19:11-15
Ephesians 2:8-9
Leviticus 21:16-23
Isaiah 6:1-5
Isaiah 55:1-3
Isaiah 53

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Acts 8:1-17, The World Changed

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl speaks on Acts 8:1-7, wherein the persecution of the church causes them to scatter throughout Judea and Samaria. What the world thought to be a way to destroy the church, becomes through the power of God a way to grow it even more and ultimately utterly change the world.

 

Verses Used In Sermon 

Acts 8:1-17

John 12:19-21

Matthew 23:15

Matthew 24:5-13

Matthew 10:16-26, 34-39

2 Timothy 3:12

John 12:23-25

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Acts 1:8

John 4:9

1 Kings 12:28-31

2 Chronicles 11:13-17

Ephesians 2:14-16

Acts 21:8

Ephesians 4:11-13

Matthew 28:18-20

Acts 1:22

Acts 2:31

Acts 4:2

Acts 4:33

1 Corinthians 1:18

Acts 5:33-39

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The First Martyr: Acts 6:8-7:60

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues the story of Steven; the first deacon and also the first martyr of the early church. In Acts 7, Steven after being arrested is on trial and addresses the rulers of his people. What do we learn from Steven's talk? What made the Jews so angry that they ordered Steven's execution?

Verses Used:

Acts 6:8-7:60

Malachi 1:1-3

Luke 4:25-29

Exodus 5:20-21

Amos 5:10-13

Amos 5:15, 18-24

James 1:27

Jeremiah 34:17-22

1 Corinthians 3:16

2 Corinthians 6:16

1 John 2:1

Romans 9:6-9

Romans 2:28-29

Hebrews 11:6-10

1 Corinthians 7:19

Colossians 2:11

Deuteronomy 10:16

Deuteronomy 30:6

Hebrews 11:13-16

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

 

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The First Deacons; Acts 6:1-7

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl speaks on Acts 6:1-7 wherein the first deacons are selected by the church. Part 1; deals with the idea of service. Deacon comes from the Greek word for serving/servant. What God values is not the same as what mankind values. Part 2; talks about how people try to change the clear qualifications for the Office of Deacon from 1 Timothy and how God gets to make the rules not us.

Verses Used:

Acts 6:1-7
Matthew 23:14-16
Philippians 2:1-11
Matthew 20:20-28
Mark 9:35
Galatians 6:1-3
John 13:2-7, 12-17
1 Timothy 3:8-13
Romans 16:1-2
Genesis 3:4-5
Romans 1:21-23
Judges 17:6
Matthew 6:9
Luke 10:21
Jeremiah 7:18
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Romans 1:24-27
Leviticus 18:22-25
Deuteronomy 22:5
Psalm 2:1-6
Galatians 2:20

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Guest Speaker Samuel Kohl; Creation Vs. Evolution

Guest Speaker, Samuel Kohl, speaks on the two competing ideas of creation/young earth vs. evolutionary thought. Delving into the history of these two ideas and how we as Christians can be confident that God created the world just like He says He did. 

Hebrews 11:1-3

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Exodus 20:8-11

Jeremiah 2:27

 

 

Acts 5:12-42

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues on in Acts 5 and the theme from last week of being totally submissive to God. In Acts 5:12-42, we see the apostles beaten and shamed for teaching about Jesus with a stern warning to no longer teach in His name. There was a very real likelihood that if they continued they would die. What was their response? "We ought to obey God rather than Men." They didn't cower, they rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the sake of Jesus and didn't cease preaching and teaching Jesus as the Christ.  

 

Verses Used In Sermon:

Acts 5:12-42
Romans 6:17
Romans 6:20-23
1 Samuel 15:22-23
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Psalm 119:105, 143
Matthew 27:24-26
Acts 5:30-32
Matthew 3:2

Matthew 4:17
Isaiah 1:11-19
Romans 10:13-14
Acts 1:6-8
Deuteronomy 7:6
Romans 9:26
1 Peter 2:10
Hebrews 4:9
Matthew 13:31-32
Matthew 7:13-14

 

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Acts 4:32-5:16

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues on in his series on Acts. Acts 4:32-5:16 contains the story of Ananias & Sapphira dropping dead at the apostle's feet when they lie. God is not to be taken lightly. He takes sin seriously, do we? 

Verses Used:

Acts 4:32-5:16

Matthew 24:15-22

Exodus 20:15

James 2:10

Psalm 51:1-4

Psalm 101:6

Psalm 5:4-6

Hebrews 12:5-7

1 Corinthians 11:29-31

Leviticus 10:1-3

1 Chronicles 13:7-12

1 Samuel 15:22-23

Matthew 4:1-11

1 Timothy 1:18-19

Ephesians 5:17-18

James 4:7-10

1 Peter 5:6-11

Jeremiah 9:23-24

 

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