Acts - Scattered To Gather (Week 7)

Acts - Scattered To Gather (Week 7)

From CG Constantiaberg by Common Ground Church Constantiaberg

April 27, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

This episode explores how the early church spread the gospel through persecution and the work of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the need for an undivided heart in believers.

What divides your heart? | Acts 8–12 | Common Ground Constantiaberg What if the spread of the gospel was never meant to depend on comfort, control, or perfect conditions? In Acts 8–12, we see God advancing his saving message through persecution, scattered believers, and hearts fully given to Jesus. This sermon traces the story from Pentecost to Peter, Saul, and Cornelius, showing how Luke presents the early church as a people who had seen and heard the risen Christ — and could not stay silent. It also connects Genesis 11 and Acts 2, revealing Pentecost as a redemptive reversal of Babel, where God begins gathering people from every language and nation through the Holy Spirit. Along the way, the message asks a searching question for every believer: what divides our hearts? The call is simple and challenging — to bring our whole lives to Jesus and ask for the undivided heart that makes room for the Spirit's work. In this sermon: - How Luke writes Acts as a carefully told account of Jesus’ mission continuing through the church. Why does Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth matter - How Pentecost reverses Babel and points to…

Topics covered

  • gospel spread
  • persecution
  • early church
  • Holy Spirit
  • undivided heart
  • conversion
  • mission of Jesus

Keywords

  • Acts 8-12
  • gospel
  • persecution
  • Holy Spirit
  • early church
  • conversion
  • Pentecost
  • Babel
  • Saul
  • Cornelius

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Organizations: Common Ground Constantiaberg

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