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Introduction: Andy Sernovitz writes that "Advertising is the price of being boring. If your customers won't talk about your stuff, you have to pay the newspapers and TV shows to let you do it yourself." Sernovitz's comment has been endlessly fascinating to me, and it has caused me to ask if what I want…

Introduction: Acts, in the NT canon, really opens up God's agenda for us. If there was ever a question of what God wants, what God is up to, or how to join in God's work, Acts answers it. Almost as if God is a pebble dropped into the middle of human history, the ripples go out in waves to the shores…

Introduction: Thus far in Acts we have watched the Gospel move outward in ever increasing westward arcs. Paul has been determined to remain true to his calling. Per Jesus who, "...set his face to go to Jerusalem," Luke 9:51. So also Paul in Acts 19:21: You have to admire Paul because he kept his commitment…

Introduction: If you were a Jew, you would not have liked Cornelius. He represented everything you hated. Cornelius was an uncircumcised gentile, and he made his living in the military occupation of your homeland. Cornelius was an outsider who lived on the fringe of your community. So you would not have…

From Strength to Strength – Gospel Highlight Keith’s humility Welcome the Hinshaw’s One of the most interesting challenges that we face as a community is to learn how to go from Inviting, teaching, and persuading people about the church to… Inviting, teaching, and persuading people about Jesus Example:…

Introduction A. Growing Movement The events of Acts 3 occurred about 2 months after the crucifixion of Jesus. The group of disciples was growing. v. 47. The reputation of the church as growing as well. v. 43. B. Unconverted There were still many who had not accepted Jesus' Lordship. Luke commented on…

From Strength to Strength: Leadership & Religion Acts 6 Notice Luke switches gears here Number of disciples increasing instead of numbers Just couldn’t keep count? Or following David’s mistaken example of numbering the Israelites? Everything at this point was going through the Apostles Leader Dependent…

From Strength to Strength: The Kingdom Luke told the story of what Jesus began to do and teach while He was on earth. Acts picks up the account by telling what He continued to do and teach through the church on earth. The Gospel of Luke tells of Christ’s ministry on earth in a physical body, while Acts…

From Strength to Strength: Pattern of Suffering Pattern of Suffering (11:27– 12:4) These “prophets” (v. 27) were Christians who ministered in the local assemblies and revealed the Word of God. That they came to Antioch from Jerusalem indicates that there was close fellowship between these two churches.…

Jonah and Nineveh Nineveh’s historical situation during this period may explain the readiness of the king and his people to accept Jonah’s message. Assyrian power was a at a particularly low point during the reign of Assur-dan III (773-756 B.C.) They had suffered military reverses, diplomatic setbacks,…

From Strength to Strength: Hit the Road Review the Big Picture of our Study: Church in Jerusalem · Kingdom · Gospel · Holy Spirit · Prayer Church Life Anaias & Saphria Your life Matters Patterns Jesus like Joseph and Moses Rejected in order to be Redeemer Deliver Egypt out of Israel Jesus’ View of the…

From Strength to Strength: Religious Types April 13 Church Passover April 16 Easter At Ohio State University. They have a new art building, the Wexner Art Center. The building has no pattern. Staircases go nowhere. Pillars support nothing. The architect designed the building to reflect life. It went…

From Strength to Strength: Our Understanding Versus God’s Plan Acts 11 In this chapter we learn of the relationship between believers in Jerusalem (a Jewish church) and the new Gentile disciples. Keep in mind that the Jerusalem church’s problem is not prejudice but rather a misunderstanding of the purposes…

From Strength to Strength: Spirit Moment of Silence: Misdirected beliefs about your spiritual worth Misunderstood truths about the Holy Spirit “He had by the Holy Spirit” This is the first mention of “the Holy Spirit,” who is so important in Acts. In the OT “the Spirit of God” (ruach) was a force which…