The Last Word…

Acts 28:30-31

About the Sermon

With this sermon from Acts 28:30–31, we come to the end of our series with a text that marks the end of the book of Acts. This is the verse from which we get our series title, God’s Unhindered Word. The last word is, more precisely though awkwardly translated, unhinderedly. What is that word doing there at the end of Luke’s second volume? Luke’s abrupt ending is no ending. This last word moves us to boldly proclaim God’s word in our times, a fitting conclusion to this series marking our fiftieth anniversary as a church. Here’s an abrupt ending to convince us that God’s Word will not.

About the Series

The book of Acts ends with an invitation—Apostle Paul in Rome, “teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance” (Acts 28:30–31). Luke’s conclusion invites us to imagine the future progress of God’s unhindered Word. At fifty years old, our church is the proof that God creates, sustains, and sends his people by his unstoppable Word. To celebrate, five preachers with a special connection to our church’s past proclaim God’s Word to strengthen us for the future.
The book of Acts ends with an invitation—Apostle Paul in Rome, “teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance” (Acts 28:30–31). Luke’s conclusion invites us to imagine the future progress of God’s unhindered Word. At fifty years old, our church is the proof that God creates, sustains, and sends his people by his unstoppable Word. To celebrate, five preachers with a special connection to our church’s past proclaim God’s Word to strengthen us for the future.

Sermons in the Series