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Paul and Barnabas completed their first trip to spread the gospel among the gentiles, and returned to Antioch. We continue to see how the church stayed on Mission. What is the mission? You will be my witnesses (martyr) What are the methods? Pray and Proclamation. What is the means? Power from the Holy…

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: 14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. 30 So when they were sent off, they came to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude…

12345 Outline: Today’s story is about Paul and Barnabas, do you remember them from the last couple weeks? Paul and Barnabas are still traveling from town to town teaching people about Jesus When they get to this place called Antioch, they decide to go to the Synagogue and teach the people When Paul has…

1 Thessalonians 2 Good morning Church! We are going to be in 1 Thessalonians 2 this morning. As you can see on our opening slide this morning, our message is titled earning the right to be heard…but as the week went on and I considered more and more of the context of our passage… the title is also...…

We are continuing a our series this morning. Yes, You: Fulfilling God’s Purpose. This four-week series explores the lives of a few unlikely people whom God used to do amazing things. Through the stories of David, Rahab, John Mark, and Gideon, we will see that God uses the small, the outsider, those behind…

Ephesians 4:1-16 Good morning church. We are going to be in Ephesians 4 this morning, with a message entitled “Grow Up!” Now if you’re not offended by the title, hold on I’m not done. Actually, it is so easy to offend people when talking about certain things, so before we get started, we should pray…

Author: John Mark Who was John Mark? He carried two common names as the time. 1. John is Hebrew his Hebrew name. 2. Mark (Marcus) is His Latin name. It was not uncommon for Jews to carry a Jewish name and a Greco-Roman name. He was the son of Mary who lived in Jerusalem . 12 When he realized this, he…

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.

Faith in God’s providence, instead of repressing our energies, excites us to diligence. We labor as if all depended upon us, and then fall back upon the Lord with the calm faith that depends upon him. —C.H. Spurgeon Much of our study of providence has been examining God’s working in the lives of OT saints.…

Last week we saw how the early church handled serious questions about the faith. We saw the church leaders in Jerusalem looking to what the Lord had already done, and what He has revealed in the scriptures to affirm the truth of the gospel, that God accepts everyone who come to Him by faith in Jesus.…

reign missions is not easy, but it is essential!

Introduction If you are new to our church we have been working our way through the book of Acts, we have called this the beginning of a movement which we now call the church. As I have mentioned before, when people say to me wouldn’t it be great if the church today would just go back to the way the first…

Scripture Text 13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have…

Acts 29 We spent the last 37 weeks traveling through the book of Acts. It has been a joy and a journey for me and I’m sure for you as well. What I want to do this morning is highlight some key insights into the book and then I want to give you all the opportunity to speak up and out about how we can…

Our mess does not derail God's plan

Power in Philppi Introduction Acts 15:36–41 (ESV) 36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” 37 Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38 But Paul thought best not…

Grace Alone Throughout the history of the church there have been councils and for lack of a better term, business meetings determining the truth that should be taught in regards to Christianity. For Example, the council of Nicea. This took place in 365 AD to discuss the nature and divinity of Jesus Christ.…

Adelphos (adelphoi) – is the word for brother (brethren). It occurs some 346 times in the New Testament. 1. A brother - born of the same two parents, or only of the same father or the same mother. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother,…

Acts 15:39 “They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company.” That is where our passage today ends, but before we explain the situation that Paul and Barnabas are in, we have to understand how they got to this point. So, we’ll work our way backwards in a sense. BUT FIRST, LET’S PRAY What…

22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, 23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and…

Introduction Different people shape our lives. Who in your life impacted you the most? A parent, a friend, teacher, pastor??? In the Scripture there are people that have been used by God to make a difference: Abraham - man of faith. Moses - leadership Joshua - courageous warrior David - worshipping king…

Unity in Disagreement It depends on what we disagree about? Toilet Paper: Over or Under - Pepsi or Coke Meat or No meat Electric or gas cars Republican or Democrat or Independent Boycott Pro sports - Agree or disagree? Boycott Netflix - Pro-life or pro-abortion Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter…

Controversy, Conflict and Contention The mission trip was filled with controversy and conflict with the unbelieving Jews, and even the believers from Jerusalem about circumcision. Controversy and conflict can bring contention. And in our passage tonight it is contention within. Controversy over circumcision…

Agree to Disagree for Unity Conflict resolution styles Style Matters Five Styles of Responding to Conflict. Today’s message sees a key conflict in the church resolved by a gathering of its leaders. The conclusion leaves the church with an interesting challenge for people on both sides of the debate.…

Conversing through conflicts Change, fear of the unknown can bring about conflicts. That as well as miscommunication or no communication. There is conflict that is arising within the early church and we can learn historically from it. Hopefully we can find some application along the way too. Question…