A List of Sermons in the Book of Acts

The book of Acts gives a unique glimpse into the life and practice of the early church. It describes the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 2, the spread of the Gospel outside of Jerusalem in Acts 8 and to the Gentiles in Acts 10, how the church made decisions in regards to doctrine (Acts 15), and more. The sermons in the book of Acts give us a window into the preaching ministries of Peter, Stephen, Philip, James, and Paul, along with the immediate impact those sermons had.

Below is a list of sermons preached in Acts along with a short description and reference for each are listed below. Not every passage below quotes the preacher’s sermon directly, but each passage will share something important about the content of the sermon or the response of the hearers.

A List of Sermons in the Book of Acts

Major Sermons and Preaching in the Book of Acts
SERMON	THEME	BIBLICAL REFERENCE
Peter to Crowds at Pentecost	Peter’s Explanation of Pentecost	Acts 2:14-40
Peter to Crowds at the Temple	The Jewish People should repent for crucifying the Messiah	Acts 3:12-26
Peter to the Sanhedrin	Testimony that a helpless man was healed by the power of Jesus	Acts 4:5-12
Stephen to the Sanhedrin	Stephen reviews Jewish history, accusing the Jews of killing the Messiah	Acts 7
Philip to the Samaritans	Philip flees Jerusalem after the stoning of Stephen and begins to preach to the Samaritans	Acts 8:5
Peter to Gentiles	Gentiles can be saved in the same manner as Jews	Acts 10:28-47
Peter to church at Jerusalem	Peter’s Testimony of his experiences at Joppa and a defense of this ministry to the Gentiles	Acts 11:4-18
Paul to Synagogue at Antioch	Jesus was the Messiah in fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies	Acts 13:16-41
Paul and Barnabus at Iconium	Paul and Barnabus spoke boldly in Iconium’s Jewish Synagogue, causing many to believe and disbelievers to stir up opposition	Acts 14:3-7
Peter to Jerusalem Council	Salvation by grace available to all	Acts 15:7-11
James to Jerusalem Council	Gentile converts do not require circumcision	Acts 15:13-21
Paul and Silas in Prison	Paul and Silas preach to the prison guard after a terrible earthquake	Acts 16:31
Paul in Athens at the Areopagus	Paul preaches the Gospel in the Athenian culture that has no knowledge of the God of Judaism	Acts 17:22-35
Paul to Ephesian Elders	Remain faithful in spite of false teachers and persecution	Acts 20:17-35
Paul to crowd at Jerusalem	Paul’s statement of his conversion and his mission to the Gentiles	Acts 22:1-21
Paul to Sanhedrin	Paul’s defense declaring himself a Pharisee and Roman Citizen	Acts 23:1-6
Paul’s defense before Felix in Caesarea	Paul proclaims his righteousness and judgment to come	Acts 24:10-21
Paul to King Agrippa	Paul’s statement of his conversion and zeal for the Gospel	Acts 26:2-23
Paul to Jewish leaders at Rome	Paul’s statement about his Jewish Heritage	Acts 28:17-20

*Much of the information in this chart is taken from Nelson’s Complete Book of Maps and Charts (1996).

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