1. Acts 1:1–11 (ESV)
  2. Sermon suggestions

Sermon goal of Acts 1:1-11

Acts 1:1–11 (ESV)

1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,

The book of Acts recounts the spread of the early church and the manner in which Christ works to take the gospel from Jerusalem, to Samaria, and finally to the ends of the world (Acts 1:8). In your sermon you must introduce the book, explaining that it narrates the continuing work of Jesus Christ. You must also show how the proclamation of the kingdom is the central task of the church and that we can support this work with our prayers, our giving, and our testimony/words.