Wilmington Reformed

This episode unpacks Acts 13:1–12 and explains that prophets, miracles, and prophecies marked the inaugural period of the early church. It argues the apostolic era culminated in the completed canon, so Christians today are called to rely on Scripture as the sufficient and final authority.
The preacher contrasts foundation-era signs with the present building stage, urging believers to embrace the Bible’s clarity, sufficiency, and liberating power for faith and life.

In this sermon on Acts 12 the preacher examines how the church’s earnest prayer brought about Peter’s miraculous rescue from Herod’s prison and the judgment on the king. The passage shows prayer as the primary weapon in the spiritual warfare between God’s kingdom and Satan’s kingdom.The message calls the church to persistent, faith-filled prayer, reminding believers that God answers and that our prayers engage heavenly power for deliverance, mission, and protection.

Acts 12 recounts Peter’s miraculous escape from prison, Herod’s violent persecution and sudden judgment, and the church’s fervent prayer. The sermon warns against opposing God, reflects on divine justice and hell, and points to Christ’s mercy as the hope that transforms fear into reverent awe.

This episode reads Acts 10:44–48 and explores the Holy Spirit falling on Gentiles, their speaking in tongues, and subsequent baptism. Pastor Jackson distinguishes between historia salutis and ordo salutis, and reviews Acts 2 and Pentecost to explain why tongues were foreign languages that signified both judgment on Israel and blessing for the nations.
The sermon argues tongues functioned as a revelatory sign of the unveiled mystery of the gospel—a reversal of Babel and the start of a new age of unity in diversity—and calls listeners to value preaching, means of grace, and pray for the unity of all peoples in Christ.

This sermon on 1 Corinthians 15 proclaims the historical resurrection of Jesus as the foundation of Christian faith and salvation, showing Paul’s argument that without the resurrection the gospel is meaningless.It explains how Christ’s rising brings new life now, empowers holy living, comforts in suffering, and promises final victory over death, offering hope amid cultural cynicism and personal trials.

Acts 10 retells how Cornelius, a devout Roman centurion, and Peter, an apostle, receive visions that lead to their meeting in Caesarea. Peter proclaims the gospel, the Holy Spirit falls on Gentile listeners, and they are baptized, signaling the end of former barriers between Jews and Gentiles.The episode emphasizes the central message that God shows no partiality, the fulfillment of Old Testament promises in Christ, and the formation of a new, universal people of God called to prayer, unity, and witness to the nations.

Acts 9:1–31 recounts Saul’s dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, his three days of blindness, Ananias’ vision, and Saul’s baptism and immediate proclamation of Jesus as Lord.The sermon draws out how this turning shaped Paul’s calling as God’s chosen instrument, emphasizing the sovereignty and power of God in salvation, the centrality of preaching, and the cost and courage of apostolic witness.

This sermon explores Saul's dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1–25) and how that moment transformed him from a fierce persecutor into Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. The pastor explains the historical and theological significance of the event, its impact on Paul’s life and teachings, and urges listeners to seek a passionate, Christ-centered life—whether their conversion was dramatic or gradual.

In Acts chapter 8 Philip preaches in Samaria where signs and conversions follow, Simon Magus tries to buy apostolic power and is sharply rebuked, and Peter and John bring apostolic authority. The episode shows the church taking shape and the gospel confronting false motives.An angel sends Philip to meet an Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah; Philip explains Jesus as the fulfillment of the prophecy, the eunuch is baptized, and the story highlights the inclusion of the nations and outcasts into God’s promised inheritance.