The Sermon in Acts 13

  • Acts 13:17-22 – Paul starts with some brief history.
  • Acts 13:23-25 – Paul skips 1000 years to talk about Jesus and John the Baptist.
  • Acts 13:26-31 – Paul has now proclaimed the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
  • Acts 13:32-35 – Paul did some convincing, by referencing Old Testament prophecy, which would carry a lot of weight with the Jews.
  • Acts 13:36-37 – This is the same point Peter made in Acts 2.
  • Acts 13:38-39 – Forgiveness of sins comes through Jesus.

This was a sermon about forgiveness of sins through Jesus

  • Acts 13:23 – Jesus was called the Savior. This was probably a new idea to much of the audience.
  • Acts 13:38-39 – Christ now offers freedom from sin. See Hebrews 10:1-4, 10-12. The time has come and the Law of Moses is over!
  • Acts 13:42-44, 48-49 – The people shared the gospel and were excited to hear more!

God worked for thousands of years to bring about forgiveness today!

It’s possible to go to church every week and still not know the truth.

  • Acts 13:15, 38-41 – They were reading the Law and Prophets, but didn’t know what Paul spoke. The quote here is from Habakkuk 1:5.
  • Let us be careful to remove our bias and see God’s plain truth!