Edify, Comfort, Multiply: Acts 9:31
David Phillips • October 11, 2026
Sermon: Edify, Comfort, Muliply
Acts 9:31 A pattern ofcongregation Grown
Acts 9:31 summarizes the pattern of congregational growth seen in the book of Acts. Once established, each congregation is 1) edified, 2) comforted, 3) then multiples. Are we following that pattern in the church today?
In our study on prayer we direct our attention to James 5:16, “confess your sins to one another.” If Jesus is our advocate, why do we confess to one another?
We explore the biblical concept that Jesus is our advocate in the court room of heaven who intercedes and gives us the power to overcome our accuser by His blood.
In Lesson 2, we established the principle of reward. We now dig deeper to consider how endurance in suffering for the sake of Christ leads to great reward.
We continue our discussion of Jesus' teachings on fasting. Why is fasting considered a practice of righteousness? What is it about fasting that God rewards?
James 5:16 says the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much. What does a righteous person look like? The epistle of James contains the answer.
Hebrews 11:6 says that he who comes to God must believe that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. How does "reward" work in concert with grace?
In the sermon in the Mount Jesus teaches on practicing our righteousness. He identifies the practices that, when done to be seen by God in secret, God rewards openly
Continuing our discussion on the Bible pattern of confessing sin, we explore the consequences of concealing sin versus the blessedness of acknowledging sin.
Paul admonishes us to “walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.” What is that calling and how do we walk in it? We are called to walk in holiness.
Continuing our discussion on the great and precious promises of God, we explore our adoption in Christ Jesus and the glory for those seated with Him in heaven.
Jesus teaches us to turn the other cheek and our enemies. Jesus teaches how to live as Gods as always defied his people to live. As we also see in the Old Testament.
In the Parables Jesus describes what the kingdom is like. In Romans 14 Paul describes what the kingdom IS. How do we identify what is the kingdom of heaven today?
Our hope in the great and precious promises of God help to anchor our souls through the storms of life. What are those promises? What is our inheritance in Christ?
Is confessing our sins something Christians should be doing? The Bible pattern teaches us, yes. And the apostle John also instructs us to in Christ in 1 John 1:9.
Continuing our discussion of the importance of contemplation in prayer, we elaborate on the need to contemplate how God is working in our lives and draw near to Him.
