"James" Tagged Sermons

And They Are All Zealous for the Law – Acts 20:35-21:25

October 27, 2024
Pastor Kevin Lea
Acts, Archives

As Paul continues the final leg of his third missionary journey, a prophet named Agabus in Caesarea warned him of dangers awaiting him in Jerusalem. Ignoring his friends’ pleas to stay away, Paul proceeds to Jerusalem and meets with James and the other Elders of the church there. As James, the half-brother of Jesus and head of the church in Jerusalem, responds…

It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit – Acts 15:13-35

August 11, 2024
Pastor Kevin Lea
Acts, Archives

After much discussion with Paul and Barnabas “declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles” (Acts 15:12 NKJV), James, the half-brother of Jesus and leader of the church in Jerusalem, issues the final decree on the question of whether Gentiles need to convert to Judaism to be saved. Quoting the prophet Amos and under the inspiration of…

Persecution Starts Again and James is Murdered – Acts 11:19-12:25

Today’s study starts a new division in the Book of Acts, which chronicles the spread of the gospel beyond Jerusalem and Judea. Pastor Kevin begins with a brief recap of prior divisions, tracing the history of the early church and how God used the early Christians – even through persecution and martyrdom – to begin spreading the gospel to peoples beyond Jerusalem. …