Sunday Evening July 12, 2015

1. The Power of God
Acts 8:4-24
Heritage Addition church of Christ
by Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Evening July 12, 2015

2. True Power

3. Preaching the Gospel
Act 8:4-8 NKJV Therefore those who were scattered went
everywhere preaching the word. (5) Then Philip went down
to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. (6) And
the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by
Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. (7) For
unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many
who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame
were healed. (8) And there was great joy in that city.

4. Preaching the Gospel
Preaching the Word = Preaching Christ
Act 8:4-5 NKJV Therefore those who were scattered
went everywhere preaching the word. (5)
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and
preached Christ to them.

5. Preaching the Gospel
Preaching Christ = Preaching the Kingdom
Act 8:12 NKJV But when they believed Philip as he
preached the things concerning the kingdom of
God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women
were baptized.
Preached – euaggelizō -- proclaim
glad tidings or preach the Gospel.
Preaching the Gospel = Preaching the Word
= Preaching Christ = Preaching the Kingdom

6. Preaching the Gospel
Preach the Death, Burial, & Resurrection of Christ
1Co 15:1-4 NKJV Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the
gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and
in which you stand, (2) by which also you are saved, if you
hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you
believed in vain. (3) For I delivered to you first of all that
which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according
to the Scriptures, (4) and that He was buried, and that He rose
again the third day according to the Scriptures,

7. Preaching the Gospel
The Gospel is something to be OBEYED!!!
2Th 1:7-9 NKJV and to give you who are troubled rest with
us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His
mighty angels, (8) in flaming fire taking vengeance on those
who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (9) These shall be punished
with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and
from the glory of His power,

8. Preaching the Gospel
Belief + Baptism = Salvation
Mar 16:15-16 NKJV And He said to them, "Go into all the
world and preach the gospel to every creature. (16) He
who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who
does not believe will be condemned.
Act 8:12 NKJV But when they believed Philip as he
preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the
name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
The Power of God, Romans 1:16

9. Act 8:9-10 NKJV But there was a certain man called Simon,
who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the
people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, (10)
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest,
saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
Act 8:13 NKJV Then Simon himself also believed; and when
he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed,
seeing the miracles and signs which were done.

10. Mar 16:20 NKJV And they went out and preached
everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the
word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
Mat 12:31-32 NKJV "Therefore I say to you, every sin and
blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against
the Spirit will not be forgiven men. (32) Anyone who speaks
a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but
whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven
him, either in this age or in the age to come.

11. True Repentance Brings the Power
of Forgiveness
1. Simon was saved, Acts
8:13; If he was not no one
in Samaria was!
2. Simon sins and fall out of
salvation; Acts 8:19-21
3. Peter tells Simon to
Repent and Pray; Acts
8:22-24

12. True Repentance Brings the Power
of Forgiveness
Eph 1:7 NKJV In Him we have
redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of His grace

13. True Repentance Brings the Power
of Forgiveness
1Jn 1:7-9 NKJV But if we walk in
the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanses us from all sin. (8) If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(9) If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.