Acts: The Church Afire

by R. Kent Hughes

Overview

This commentary on the book of Acts explores the history of the early church, examining the spread of Christianity in the years following Christ’s death and resurrection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433538261
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	02/28/2014
Series:	Preaching the Word Series
Edition description:	ESV Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

R. Kent Hughes (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and visiting professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hughes is also a founder of the Charles Simeon Trust, which conducts expository preaching conferences throughout North America and worldwide. He serves as the series editor for the Preaching the Word commentary series and is the author or coauthor of many books. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, and have four children and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

A Word to Those Who Preach the Word 11

1 "You Will Be My Witnesses" (1:1-11) 13

2 Expectant Prayer (1:12-26) 23

3 Pentecost (2:1-13) 29

4 Peter's Greatest Sermon (2:14-37) 37

5 The Church Where the Spirit Reigned (2:38-47) 45

6 When Life Is Jumping (3:1-26) 53

7 The Bliss of Persecution (4:1-22) 59

8 When the Church Is Great (4:32-37) 67

9 Keeping Things on the Up-and-Up (5:1-16) 75

10 The Liberty of God's Children (5:17-42) 83

11 Maintaining the Ministry (6:1-7) 93

12 Standing Tall (6:8-7:60) 101

13 God's Way (8:1-25) 109

14 Philip: The Touch of God (8:26-40) 117

15 Saul: The Hunter Hunted (9:1-18) 125

16 Saul's Preparation for Ministry (9:19-30) 133

17 Peter's Preparation for Greater Ministry (9:32-10:23) 141

18 Opening the Church's Arms (10:23-11:18) 149

19 The First Christians (11:19-30) 157

20 Getting Acquainted with Our Power (12:1-24) 163

21 Realities of the Church Militant (13:1-13) 173

22 Sticking to the Task, Regardless (14:1-28) 181

23 Grace Alone (15:1-35) 191

24 God's Guidance (15:36-16:10) 201

25 Beachhead in Europe (16:11-40) 211

26 God's Nobles (17:1-15) 221

27 Paul versus Athens (17:16-34) 229

28 Rejuvenating God's Servants (18:1-17) 237

29 The Missing Ingredient (18:22-19:7) 245

30 Assaulting the Castle Dark (19:8-20) 253

31 When the Leaves Fall Away (19:21-41) 261

32 Falling Asleep in Church (20:1-16) 269

33 Paul's Approach to Ministry (20:17-38) 275

34 Man's Word or God's Word? (21:1-16) 281

35 A Dangerous Heart (21:17-40) 289

36 Encouraged in the Night (22:30-23:24) 299

37 On Giving and Receiving God's Word (24:1-27) 309

38 The Accused (25:1-12) 315

39 Blessed Madness (26:1-32) 323

40 Anchors in the Storm (27:1-44) 331

41 Building an Indomitable Spirit (28:1-30) 339

42 The Twenty-Ninth Chapter of Acts 347

Notes 353

Scripture Index 362

General Index 371

Index of Sermon Illustrations 376