This set includes the entire collection of the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series: Matthew 1-7, Matthew 8-15, Matthew 16-23, Matthew 24-28, Luke 1-5, Luke 6-10, Luke 11-17, John 1-11, John 12-21, Acts 1-12, Acts 13-28, Romans 1-8, ... View reviews of this product. And life in ancient times was not identified as a global village, even under the Pax Romana, there was still independent language and independent culture and traditions and customs that were inimitable to these various assembling of people. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) /. Acts /. ISBN- 9780802407597 Join John MacArthur as he searches the pages of the book of Acts to uncover the intricacies of God's Word spoken to His people. I know he will treat the text faithfully an accurately. The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. It connects the early church to the ministry of Jesus, and provides the backdrop for the New Testament epistles. The book's focus on cross-cultural evangelism and the spread of the gospel makes studying Acts a must for any believer who is serious about living out the great commission. My son will soon have all of the New Testament commentaries and I highly recommend them to any student of the Bible. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series is a help to Christians and preachers. They’ve left their doctrine inscripturated in the New Testament. We want to stay on schedule and we want to stay on point, fulfilling our duty because we have this calling from God. I buy his commentaries one at a time due to my budget. I often refer to this set of commentaries to enhance my understanding of the text and to shed light on difficult passages and questions.-Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author, Revive our Hearts radio teacher, John MacArthur has provided a compelling example of pastoral ministry based on the Word of God. What has happened here, all of these quotes from the Old Testament come out of the mouth of the Apostles. This commentary will help to give a better, fuller, richer understanding of God's Word, while challenging the reader to a vibrant personal spiritual walk. However, after His death and after His resurrection, there was an incident that happened back in Luke 24. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more. Why? Forged in the study, fired in the pulpit, these comments on the whole New Testament are a gift from one who loves Christ, given to Christ’s bride, the church.-Mark Denver, pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. Dr. MacArthur’s love for the Scripture and his many years of diligent study have resulted in a resource that is a great gift to the Body of Christ. I don’t know if you need to be reminded of this, but it might help. Join John MacArthur as he explains each verse in a way that is both doctrinally precise and intensely practical. This commentary will help to give a better, fuller, richer understanding of God's Word, while challenging the reader to a vibrant personal spiritual walk. Acts 1-12 MacArthur New Testament Commentary 352. by John MacArthur. It’s amazing the range of confusion there is about what the church is supposed to be in the world, what we’re supposed to do because the Scripture doesn’t leave us in any confusion at all. These are the acts of God who is working out the plan of redemption. 85 ratings. The Apostles and the prophets of the early church, took their transcendent message from Jerusalem to Rome, from the biblically literate Jews to the biblically illiterate Gentiles. The book's focus on the church and the spread of the gospel makes studying Acts a must for any believer serious about living out the Great Commission. This is all brand new…brand new. Very compelling question because we have to respond to that question. I don’t know that there is an even close parallel in the history of the church to this massive explosion of salvation, the greatest story of church growth ever, ever. The New Testament is about God acting in the bringing of His Son and acting to bring about redemption through His Son. The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. Because it’s growing so fast, I think they lost count. I mean, I’d like to have the number, wouldn’t you? You come to chapter 12 after the death of Herod, verse 24, “The Word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied.”  You come to chapter 16, this is just a pattern all the way through, chapter 16, you’re into the Gentile world now and the churches were not believers but churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number daily. The book's focus on cross-cultural evangelism and the spread of the gospel makes studying Acts a must for any believer who is serious about living out the Great Commission.Join John MacArthur as he explains each verse in a way that is both doctrinally precise and intensely practical.The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series comes from the experience, wisdom, and insight of one of the most trusted ministry leaders and Bible scholars of our day. (5) The church prays for Peter. $16.99; $16.99; Publisher Description. Register. If the church gets confused about its purpose, about its mission, about its means, about its calling, much is lost. John 1:38–51. Acts 21:2 and having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. Again the emphasis on the explosive growth, it has jumped out of Jerusalem into Judea, up into Galilee, over into Samaria. It wasn’t until after the resurrection that they understood the Old Testament, and by that I mean that they understood that Jesus was the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Regarding Pentecost, regarding the coming of the Holy Spirit, this is what Joel was talking about in a preliminary way when the Lord pours out His Spirit. These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored ... View reviews of this product. The church is the assembly of God’s redeemed people. 5 out of 5 stars for Twelve Ordinary Men. The same Greek word (pneuma) means either "wind" or "spirit. Under the apostolic preaching of the cross and the gospel, the church exploded. Log In I'm a fan of having the text at the beginning of the chapter but the editor has constantly inserted scripture that has already been included at the beginning. The one in chapter 13 is preached by Paul. The gospel of Luke includes in the opening verses this statement, “It seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the exact truth about the things you’ve been taught.”. I appreciated John MacArthur's faithfulness to the word. They were taking this message out of the Jewish world, into the Gentile world. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Some commentaries are primarily linguistic, others are mostly theological, and some are mainly homiletical. Both pastor and layperson will benefit for years to come from this unique commentary series.-C.J. Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019. Each volume was written to be as comprehensive and accurate as possible, dealing thoroughly with every key phrase and word in the Scripture without being unnecessarily technical. They all had a universal need…deliverance. The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. It records the story of the church from its explosive beginning on the Day of Pentecost to the imprisonment at Rome of its greatest missionary. It crosses the world, it ignores the nuances of social order, the peculiarities of custom, style is pointless, meaningless. View reviews of this product. We don’t change the message. Each volume was written to be as comprehensive and accurate as possible, dealing thoroughly with every key phrase and word in the Scripture without being unnecessarily technical. Acts 2, look at verse 42. Download and Read online Acts 1 12 Macarthur New Testament Commentary ebooks in PDF, epub, Tuebl Mobi, Kindle Book. Abolishing Death: The Ultimate Triumph. This package includes the complete two-volume set of Acts from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series: Acts 1-12 and Acts 13-28. The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. It records the story of the church from its explosive beginning on the Day of Pentecost to the imprisonment at Rome of its greatest missionary. And I think that played a very large role in the transformation of these men. This package includes the complete two-volume set of Acts from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series: Acts 1-12 and Acts 13-28. I’d love to know how many tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people have been saved in these early beginning months and years as the gospel exploded. The Spirit has come, empowered us and we write the net chapter of history as God’s plan unfolds. Here’s Peter talking spontaneously and he just plucks out Psalm 69:25, Psalm 109:8 because now he has a new kind of facility, a new kind of alacrity with the Old Testament and he seeing it like he never saw it before. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Acts 1-12 (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Series) (Volume 13), Moody Publishers; New edition (October 9, 1994). Ask us here. So it was the message. Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016. It is the Word of the Lord. Acts 1. But basically we’re kind of exposed to much the same culture. Paul has to go around later on and raise money to give to the Christians in Jerusalem who are housing these people who have not left. The following sermon transcript does not match the video version of the sermon—it matches only the audio version. Try again. So we need to ask the question, what were the means that God used to grow the church like that? Under the power of the Holy Spirit, we are called to the very same principles, same elements, same features, same duties, same responsibilities that they had. Now it spreads from Judea into Galilee and into Samaria and throughout all those areas. But the writings that the Spirit inspired them to write are in our hands and we study them as we have tonight to know our role, the part we play as this history continues to be written until Jesus comes. Here's a brief explanation why. But I really think the main character in the book of Acts is the same main character that was in the Old Testament and the same main character that was in the gospels. The book's focus on the church and the spread of the gospel makes studying Acts a must for any believer serious about living out the Great Commission. 2 Reviews. The presentation of the scripture and then the breaking down of each concept within the chapter was a help in not only understanding the verses but the memorization of the verse b/c of now fully knowing the verse. They did not understand this statement.”  That could be said pretty much most of the time. Very occasionally, though, we will post the audio from one service and the video from another. This episode in the Book of Acts stands as a sequel to the account of John the Baptist’s ministry, including the baptism of Jesus, that is narrated in the Gospel for the Day (Mark 1:4-11). Introduction to Acts, Part 1. Because it is the message that God has sent. And how wonderful is it that God has allowed you to be in a place where you have been taught the meaning of the Old Testament, the meaning of redemption unfolding in Christ, and now, if you haven’t learned it before, the history that flows out of the gospels as recorded in the book of Acts. named for the city of Corinth, where the church to whom it was written was located. “For it is written in the book of Psalms, let his homestead be made desolate, let no one dwell in it and let another man take his office.”. They pass off the scene in the book of Acts. Such was the case for the sermon titled “The Dead Will Hear Christ,” the transcript of which follows below. Acts then continues the story. Chapter 17, the Apostle Paul, of course, is now the main human character. That’s the story of the book of Acts, just exploding and exploding, and exploding, and exploding, and exploding. The Apostle Paul, it is said in verse 12, ‘Under his preaching, many believed along with a number of prominent Greek women and men.”  This was in Berea, wherever they went. This package includes the complete two-volume set of 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series continues to be one of today's top-selling commentary series. This package includes the complete two-volume set of 1 Peter and 2 Peter & Jude from the MacArthur New Testament Commentary series. The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series continues to be one of today's top-selling commentary series. The Greek manuscripts title it “Acts,” and many add “of the Apostles.” The Greek word translated “Acts” (praxeis) was often used to describe the achievements of great men. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. To design an evangelistic event, that’s fine. Then you go down to verse 47 of chapter 2, “And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.”  Now this is an imperfect tense which means continuous, continuous, continuous, continuous. The numbers are exponential at this point, it’s just happening so fast. But as soon as you get into the book of Acts, you find that they are not only bold, they are downright courageous, something dramatic has happened in their lives. Our message has to ignore the trends and the fads and the pop culture and bring heaven’s truth down in its full…listen…its full alien character. And the church has become essentially the caretaker of gospel truth until Jesus comes. Here’s Peter who didn’t understand the Old Testament before the Lord explained it that night in the Upper Room, and now he can draw on the Old Testament. A great resource for pastors, teachers, leaders, students, or anyone desiring to dig deeper into Scripture. No we don’t need the men because we have their doctrine, right? What happened was basically the apostolic preaching of the gospel. Familiar with these things, he can stand up spontaneously because he knows the Old Testament and now he knows what it is predicting. But the book could more properly be called “The Acts of Because this is our history now. Acts 1-12: The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, The book of Acts is the first volume of church history. The book of Acts, the divinely inspired history of the early church, is all this and more. In the author's words: One reason I love to study the book of Acts is its uniqueness. It is the sourcebook for the spread of early Christianity. Yes, the resurrection, of course, energizes them and yes early in the book of Acts we read the history of the coming of the Holy Spirit, that explains, of course, a great measure of the transformation of these Apostles. It wasn’t helpful when the Apostles didn’t understand. 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