Acts
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Listen to the latest teaching from our series in the book of Acts. These teachings are recordings from our Sunday Evening Bible Study on the beach.
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The story of the Book of Acts is the story of Christ forming a new-creation community that is designed to reflect His kingdom on earth. As we embark on Phase 2 of planting Everlight Church we will open the book of Acts as a guide to form us into a community. We will witness God’s plan for the Church form Pentecost to Pismo Beach.
Throughout the narrative of Acts, Luke includes “progress reports” or summary statements that mark the expansion of the Kingdom. These serve as literary seams, dividing the book into distinct scenes with theological significance.
Click the button below to access a pdf that has summary of each scene, a section for personal notes, and diving deeper questions designed to interact with the Scriptures in community with other people.
Study Guides
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Acts: Overview
The story of how God advances HIs Kingdom through the Church.
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Scene 01 | 1:1-2:41
The Ascension of Christ and the Day of Pentecost. Click the link below for more.
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Scene 02 | 3:1-6:7
The Tale of Two Temples. The Old Temple of stone and the New Temple of the Spirit.
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Scene 03 | 6:8-9:31
The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church. How persecution grew the Church.
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Scene 04 | 9:32-12:24
The Church becomes an International Jesus Movement that is unstoppable.
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Scene 05 | 12:25-16:5
Paul’s First Missionary Journey and Gospel Life. How the gospel grew.
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Scene 06 | 16:6-19:20
Paul’s Missionary Journeys and the Clash of the Kingdoms.
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Scene 07 | 19:21-28:31
Kingdom Witness from Chains to Caesar. How the gospel continues to grow.
Recent Articles
Acts Teachings
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To kickoff our series in the book of Acts, Pastor Tyler unpacks Acts 1:1-11 where three questions emerge: (1) What is the Kingdom? (2) Where is the King? (3) What do we do?
We find that the Ascension of Christ is the linchpin that holds the book of Acts together, and Jesus' commission in Acts 1:8 becomes the outline of the story where the Church is a witness to the world of the reality of Christ's resurrection.
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Acts 2 records the day the Church was born on Pentecost. Check out the Study Guide for extended notes on the importance of Pentecost.
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Acts 2 introduces the early church as a vibrant community with established priorities that serve as a guide today.
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As we continue our series in the book of Acts we turn to Scene 02, the Tale of Two Temples. We find that the Church is not only a new-creation community, but the New Temple where God's presence and power dwells.
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As we continue our series in the book of Acts we conclude Scene 02, the Tale of Two Temples. We find that the Church is not only a new-creation community, the New Temple, but also a priesthood of all believers.
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Unfortunately the audio recording failed for this teaching. Check out the notes below to see how the Church’s approach to suffering and hope is an echo of the cross.
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"The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church". That is the title we've chosen for Scene 03 of our study in the book of Acts. The scene begins with Stephen's death and ends with Saul's conversion. A powerful reminder of the grace of our God.
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As we continue our series in the book of Acts we open to Scene 04, "The International Church". In this scene we take a look at Peter's Vision, Cornelius' Conversion, and Gospel Inclusion. We find the Spirit taking the Gospel through social, ethnic, and political barriers.
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As we continue our series in the book of Acts we conclude Scene 04 with a sermon titled, "The Tale of Two Angels" from Acts 12. In this passage we find God intervening through an angel of deliverance and an angel of judgment. In both instances we find God establishing a countercultural Kingdom on earth that will not be stopped by any other Kingdom.
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Ernesto Sanchez continues our series in the book of Acts with Scene 5: A Missional and Sacrificial Church.
Notes
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In Acts 15 we find a council in Jerusalem determined to bring clarity to the confusion running rampant in the early Church.
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Acts 16 begins Scene 6 of our study in Acts: The Clash of the Kingdoms. In this scene we find the kingdom of Light confronting the kingdoms of darkness.
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Scene 6 opens with the Holy Spirit forbidding Paul from entering Asia and concludes with Paul being led by the Spirit into Asia.
How do we make since of the mess and mystery of the Kingdom? Pastor Tyler opens to Acts 18 to reorient ourselves on the providence of God.
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As we enter the final scene of the book of Acts, we find that in certain ways Paul's final journeys reflect Jesus' own journeys. Although there are differences, we find that the kingdom of God prevails through weakness, adversity and difficulty. Through it all, Jesus is writing a grand story of redemption.
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Pastor Tyler concludes our thematic overview of the book of Acts with a final message titled, "Living in the Kingdom" from Acts 27. In this passage we see that through the Storm, Shipwreck, and Salvation, God's will is coming to fruition through the life of Paul as we he surrenders to the Holy Spirit.
Suffering and glory. Despair and Hope.