Florida Coast Church

In the Proverbs, two women invite us to dine with them and embrace them, Lady Wisdom and Woman Folly.

If we are going to learn wisdom, we need to start with the fear of the LORD, which is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge.

The abrupt ending of Acts after Paul's arrival in Rome leaves us thinking about the growth of the gospel and where it goes from here.

As God granted safety to all Paul's fellow passengers, so God grants eternal safety to all those who are connected to Jesus by faith.

In his defense before King Agrippa, Paul emphasized the importance of the resurrection and the need for everyone to believe in Jesus and live in keeping with repentance.

Because Acts 25 shows us that things aren't always as they seem, we need to walk by faith and not by sight.

As Paul demonstrated in his trial before Governor Felix, Christians must testify about Christ with our words and with our lives.

A small “chance” occurrence that turned out for Paul’s protection reminds us of God’s providential care for his children.

Paul faced false accusations, a physical beating, a near flogging, and an unfair hearing, through which he took courage in the presence of Christ and in God's sovereignty.

Even as he adapted his defense to the hostile Jewish audience, Paul did not shrink back from emphasizing that the gospel is for all peoples.

The mission of the church is dangerous, and Christians will not always agree on how best to accomplish it, but the Lord will accomplish his holy will.

In his parting speech to the Ephesian elders, Paul showed with his actions and words what makes for a faithful shepherd in God's beloved church.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has far-reaching implications about how Christians live and how we die.

As Paul headed towards Jerusalem, he took with him fruit from his ministry among the nations.

There is only one true and living God who can rescue humans from serving our handmade gods.

God grows his church usually by ordinary and sometimes extraordinary means.

Paul received support of the body of Christ and reassurance from the words of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul’s time in Athens provides an example of how to present Jesus and the resurrection to a cultured non-Christian audience.

The proclamation of the King’s word provokes two opposite responses. 

In three missionary encounters in the city of Philippi, Jesus showed that he can take care of our true needs.

Paul's ministry took some unexpected turns, but through it all the Lord showed He was in control.

The Jerusalem Council kept the door of salvation open to all Jews and non-Jews who repent and believe in Jesus Christ.

The closing section of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas moved from confusion to clarification to conflict to consolidation to celebration.

In two more cities, Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel boldly, which resulted in many new believers and violent opposition.

In his sermon to the synagogue in Antioch, Paul emphasized that Jesus is the fulfillment of all of Old Testament history and prophecy.

The Antioch church set the example of following the Spirit's leading to release the church's most gifted workers into the mission field so that more churches can be established.

God opened the floodgates of the gospel in Antioch, bringing Jews and Gentiles together in Christ, strengthening their faith such that they sacrificially sent aid to suffering believers in Judea.

The Son of God shared in our flesh and blood, took our humanity, became like us in every essential way, and can help us in our temptations.

In a series of events that recall important Old Testament stories, God delivered James THROUGH death, delivered Peter FROM death, and handed Herod over TO death.

When Peter explained what happened at Cornelius‘s house, the Jewish Christians were amazed that God had given salvation also to non-Jews!

Through two visions, two visits, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, Peter learned that Christ's work removed the barriers between Jews and Gentiles so they can be members of one church.

During a time of peace, God built up his church through the preaching of his word and powerful signs.

-Jesus revealed himself to the persecutor Saul of Tarsus and called him to faith and to ministry as his chosen instrument to take his name to the nations.

After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.

Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.

In Stephen's speech before the Jewish Council, he gave a master class on the meaning of Old Testament history, which culminated in Jesus.

When church growth led to a conflict, the church chose a few good men to direct the ministry and enable the church to keep growing.

Because God's power is greater than ours, we ought to obey God, knowing that the joy he gives is greater than suffering humans can inflict.

God's presence in the early church produced awesome acts of community giving and healing but also an awesome judgment against hypocrisy and deception.

The religious leaders arrested Peter and Jon, but could not resist the force of their testimony about Jesus’ death and resurrection, which provide the only way of salvation.

After the Lord healed a man lame from birth, Peter announced the gospel to the crowd along with the promised blessings for those who would repent of their rejection of Jesus and believe in him.

In the second part of his sermon, Peter emphasized that God raised Jesus from the dead so that even those who had a part in his death could be forgiven and receive the Holy Spirit.

Once Jesus ascended on high, he sent the Father's promised Spirit to light up the church and empower her for her mission.

In Peter’s first of eleven speeches in Acts, he showed how Judas needed to replaced with another apostle so that the remade Israel would be complete and ready to be a witness to the nations.

In his second volume, Luke revealed that the promise of the Father would be the baptism in the Holy Spirit to empower Jesus’ followers to be witnesses to the ends of the Earth.

In fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures, Jesus died, was raised, and was taken up to God’s right hand, where he lives to represent his people.

On the first resurrection day, Jesus’ own disciples believed that he was raised as they remembered his words, understood the Scriptures, and broke bread together.

Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.

God used the sinful actions of humans to fulfill his will to provide the innocent one to take the place of the guilty.

As one of his disciples betrayed him and the others slept, Jesus wrestled in prayer to submit to his Father’s will and overcome his adversary.