Florida Coast Church

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.