Acts: Christ Building His Church

In building a new home, plans and blueprints are so important. Starting a new church is even more critical since we are dealing with eternal issues, people’s souls. The series in Acts (begun in Fall 2022) is intended to be exactly that: searching for God’s guidance for His Church: His plans, purposes, and priorities. We want to be the church God wants us to be!

After laying good foundations (the “Who We Are” series), CBC continues into this book: seeing Christ building His Church by the power of the Spirit through His apostles and subsequent generations of Christians.

As an aside, the following are my main study resources for the book of Acts:

• The Message of Acts—Stott (best in my opinion; BST series)

• Acts—MacArthur (MNTC series)

• Acts—Bock (BECNT series)

• The Book of Acts—Bruce (NICNT series)

Why Acts?

“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:14–17

*All these elements are contained in this wonderful record!

The value of the Acts:

Historical record.
Inspiration – confidence, enthusiasm, vision and power.
Realistic – made up of newly redeemed sinners – “the rivalries, hypocrisies, immoralities and heresies which troubled the church then as now. Nevertheless, one thing is certain. Christ’s church had been overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit, who thrust it out to witness.” (Stott, Message of Acts, p10).

May our journey into this book be just a beginning to understand correctly, to look for the right things and so be challenged and encouraged to see Christ’s work of buidling His Church continue in and through the ministry of Cornerstone Bible Church of Sonora.

You can click on the links for each sermon below to view the sermon notes! Recent sermons will also be posted to our YouTube channel, which you can access here. Specific sermon links will also be listed where they are available.

01a. Christ Building His Church--Intro to Acts: Acts 1:1-3
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01b. Christ Building His Church--Intro to Acts: Acts 1:2-5
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02. Christ Building His Church--You will be My witnesses: Acts 1:6-11
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03. Christ Building His Church--Replacing Judas: Acts 1:12-26
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04. Christ Building His Church--Birth of the Church: Acts 2:1-4
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05. Building His Church--Birth of the Church on Pentecost pt2: Acts 2:5-13
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06a. Christ Building His Church--Peter Preaching on Pentecost pt1: Acts 2:14-41
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06b. Christ Building His Church--Peter Preaching on Pentecost pt2: Acts 2:14-41
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06c. Christ Building His Church--Peter Preaching on Pentecost pt3: Acts 2:14-41
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06d. Christ Building His Church--Peter Preaching on Pentecost pt4: Acts 2:14-41
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07. Christ Building His Church--The Spirit-formed and filled Church: Acts 2:41-47
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08a. Christ Building His Church--The Name pt1, Healing and Hope: Acts 3
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