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Acts 17:1-12 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Thessalonica Passed through Amphipoli & Apolonia (presumedly no synagogues) Pauls entered the synagogue AS WAS CUSTOM He was there to spread the Gospel The brothers…

Peace, fear, comfort, multiplication How does peace, fear, comfort and multiplication work together? Look and remember how they work together (Act9:31) 31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort…

The honor of God rests on the proper worship of the Lord by His priests who are called to His service. If we are called a nation of priests how much more should we teach the proper worship of the Lord? The command of the Lord is to guard yourself in your Spirit and to not be faithless

When God is going to work, MOST often... He uses His people He prepares His people AND… His people should be in a state of preparedness to be used by God! As we observe the early church today in our passage, we will take note of several things that prepared them to be used by God for an amazing work…

Almost 26 years ago… I was 15 years old… God had orchestrated events and life lessons in my heart to draw me to the place I found myself that night in may 1993. That night God placed a distinct call on my heart and life to serve Him in full-time ministry… in order to hold myself accountable and never…

It would be easy to come to today’s passage and consider dates, events, and timing of the things stated in this passage. We could allow ourselves to get wrapped up in the foolishness of man and the foolish things stated by mankind generation to generation. Today however, I want us to Consider God, Especially…

Do we dishonor the Lord when we gather for the Lord’s Supper?

Paul begins to speak directly to the Galatians about the issues that false teachers are causing. In verses 6-10 Paul warned against their false teaching and about false teachers. Here we begin to see that not only did these false teacher attack the true Gospel, but they also sought to discredit the Gospel…

God Can Use Anyone For His Ends Some on the bright side, some on the flip side John 14:21 -32 He Uses the Sent and Unsent Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his…

Think on these things We have recently looked at the Book of Colossians and the Supremacy of Christ. Today we will start a journey into the Book of Ephesians and see the Sufficiency of Christ. As we start this journey today may we enjoy the journey as we ascend into the heavenlies on a personal level…

Greaterness

Paul’s Missionary journeys — region of Galatia — modern day Turkey. 1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father…

New Normal During the last month we have done ministry in unanticipated ways. Preachers and leaders have learned new skills, tactics, methods, and tools so that this church, and virtually all others can continue worshipping, ministering, teaching, and celebrating Jesus. Soon we will reassemble. At that…

Persistent Pleas, Praise and Pursuit

How We View God’s Call Will Dictate Our Response. Paul opens up his letter to the church at Ephesus by telling them about God’s call on his life. I do not think that there is any greater thing in the life of a person than the call of God. Paul held this same opinion about the call of God on a person’s…

Introduction In Acts 2:22–36 we find the first apostolic sermon from the mouth of the apostle Peter. Recall that it was Peter who was the spokesman for the apostles back in Matthew 16 to whom it was revealed by God that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God! This same Peter is prominent here…

Paul and Peter collectively show human weakness that reveals the power of God and divinely-given authority that is unseen by humans. That combination is the mark of an apostle and a call to follow their teaching and their Jesus.

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the…

1 UN LLAMADO SOBERANO DE DIOS (13-15) 2 UN LLAMADO A GENTE COMÚN Y CORRIENTE (16-19) Intro Continuamos con esta serie del Evangelio Según San Marcos, los hechos de neustro Señor Jesucristo. Y vamos hablar del llamado. Estamos aquí porque fuimos llamados eficazmente por nuestro Señor. Esto es parte de…

The Power of the Gospel Introduction The book of Romans is a powerful book about unity. Unity around all of the right things. We are struggling as a nation to find anything to be unified around. Almost nothing can bring the factions together in a way that is remotely satisfying. The tension of Covid…

Should Christians defend themselves? We hear Jesus say: “blessed are the meek” or “ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek,…

Paul, under the commission of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, defends his sovereign election as an apostle and the gospel he is commissioned to preach against Judaizers.

God loves you. God cares for you. God favors you. God loved you so much that “he gave his only begotten son that.....” God cares for you so much that he listens to your prayers and then answers them. You are so favored by God that you have been blessed time and time again. God loves you. God cares for…

Leadership when focused on Christ and imitating Christ will speak into the lives of the people and unify them in Christ.

Paul is going to deal with the sin and disunity of the Corinthian church. Before he begins the correction and instruction this congregation needs, he wants to remind them of some necessary truths. With these truths in mind, they will be better able to understand his instructions and better equipped to make the necessary changes.