God International Kingdom (Acts 1:1-9)

Reformed & Expository Preaching · Apr 14, 2026

Introduction

The book of Acts is the second volume of Luke's two-part work. Luke writes this second volume to the same audience as his first volume. His gospel records the historic work of Christ. It is the invitation for Theophilus and the world to see that Christ is the Messiah for the nations. His second volume, Acts, records the impact of Christ’s mission.

Our struggle is that we might think Christ has left his church. However, Acts is communicating that Christ is very much present with his body until the end of the age. Luke communicates that the ascended Lord remains present with his…