Sermon Notes

ACTS 5  | Peace in Prison and Persecution

MATT BLACK  | Sun, June 14, 2024

Peace does not come from our circumstances, but from knowing and growing in Christ.

1. Outline

1. PEACE AMIDST PURITY (5:12-16)

• Be at Peace in Reference to God’s Work of Purification

• Be at Peace in Reference to Others’ Purification

• Be at Peace in Reference to Your Own Purification

2. PEACE AMIDST PERSECUTION (5:17-32)

• Because of Sanctification

• Because of Protection

• Because of Spiritual Formation

3. PEACE KNOWING GOD’S PROVIDENCE (5:33-42)

• Resting in God’s Providence Brings Joy In Place of Despair

• Resting in God’s Providence Brings Faith In Place of Fear

• Resting in God’s Providence Brings Peace instead of Anger