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17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them,…

Jim Cymbala was on a full ride basketball scholarship, captain of the team, won a conference championship and played in the NCCA. On track for a major in sociology and a successful career, when he met his wife Carol who was a gifted organist and pianist, even though she had never been formally trained.…

We are reminded that God graciously promises He will return. We are encouraged to look around us and be a witness.

I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing…

Author: Luke Scholars agree. Writing style Attentiveness to early church history. I have dealt with all Jesus began to do and teach. One of the gospels. Luke was written to Theophilus. What do we know about Luke? Gentile Doctor Close companion and fellow missionary of Paul. Luke was responsible for most…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Must start in the book of Luke... Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good…

Jesus was leaving his disciples again. Christ spent 40 days reassuring his disciples that he will never leave them or forsake them. Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God throughout these 40 days. The disciples were to wait for what he promised them before he died. This was the Advocate who would act in…

It’s not a salvation thing There withing “Christiandome” many views and definitions about “second coming.” The second coming is not a salvation issue, but it can be a divisive issue. ( Insert second coming of Christ picture here) The second coming is often confused with other “comings” of the Lord. Other…

The Triune God has a plan for the performance (activity & mission) of His people.

Acts 1:11 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which…

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he…

I. When What You Know Is Too Much Not too much knowledge, but too much to understand. Too much to deal with. When what you know is too much about the mysteries and not enough about the reasons why, you just might get stuck, freeze, go catatonic and get real useless. There becomes an overload of disbelief…

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when…

For we who live in a country who fought a war to free ourselves from a king, it might be hard to think about the Christian life as being fundamentally a citizenship in a monarchy, a kingdom. How are we to live and think in that context? What is our primary responsibility as citizens of the Kingdom of…

As we remember the men and women who laid down their lives for this country, we also remember our Savior who laid down his life for the forgiveness of sin. we do pray for peace in the familys of those that has lost a family member in the military one day theres not going to be any wars 📷 Memorial Day…

INTRODUCTION . 9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11 They also said, “Men of Galilee,…

Living in the Light of Christ’s Return Picture a relay race, where a team of runners works together, each carrying a baton for a portion of the race before passing it to the next runner. The team's success depends on the collaboration and dedication of each individual. As they run, they keep their eyes…

Today we will begin an overview of the Acts of the Apostles. We did an overview of the Old Testament to get a Foundation of our Faith. Now, we are going to lay the Foundation for the church by looking at the overview of this book. The Acts of the Apostles Background Acts of the Apostles, or Acts, as…

Six Weeks Forty days, Acts 1:1–4 With a little arithmetic, we can make these conclusions: From crucifixion to resurrection, 3 days. From resurrection to ascension, 40 days. From crucifixion to ascension, 42 days (the third day and the day of resurrection overlap). Therefore, six weeks had elapsed since…

1 Thessalonians 4:9-4:18 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We got as far as the 8th verse last week, let me just remind you that Paul begins the chapter with the words finally then. Not as his closing, but as a transition between doctrine and practice. Or teaching…

Jesus promises new power and presence. (vs. 1-5) The disciples are confused (vs. 6) Jesus gives new direction (vs. 7-11)

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

God’s people are given a mission. The stories in Acts show us how that mission takes shape in the church; it is a mission that still takes shape in the church today.

Title: "The Ascension: Our Hope and Commission" I. Introduction A. Opening Prayer B. Welcoming the congregation and setting the context for Ascension Day C. Highlighting the significance of Jesus' ascension II. Understanding the Ascension ( Acts 1:1-3 ) A. Exploring the post-resurrection appearances…

A Parable Alight, let’s get back into the Word the morning. Looking at the Parable of the Ten Minas in Luke 19 . So what’s a mina? A Mina is a measure of currency. It’s about 100 drachmas. So what’s a drachma? its money. A Mina is about 100 drachmas. Like a Benjamin is 100 bucks. But in that day, a Mina…