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Easter and Christmas are probably the most significant days in the Christian faith. The birth of Jesus and His resurrection, major components of the gospel. Instead of spending just one week focusing on the Easter event, I wanted us to spend a few weeks after Easter reflecting on the resurrection and…

With a little help from a friend. . . We get by with a little help from a friend. David Brown picture here Let me share a story with you about David Brown. Sprinter, 100 meters, less than 11 seconds. He holds a worlds record. (the story) He is blind, he runs in the Paralympics. David has to use a guide…

Review Acts chapter nineteen focused entirely on Paul’s three year ministry in the city of Ephesus. He saw God put His stamp of divine approval upon some new converts in the city - 12 men who were disciples of John the Baptist. God did not treat them as second class citizens in His kingdom. Paul observed…

Mission Control “This is Paul, I’m ready to go again.” Paul has returned to Antioch after this trip, just as he had his first missionary trip. Between trip one and trip two a two year interval passed, but a trip to Jerusalem did happen for Jerusalem counsel Paul did spend sometime, but not long in Antioch…

Paul A Man on A MISSION Scripture: Acts 20 through ch 28 Topic: Endurance GOAL: encourage saints that are ready to quit 1. To Know: Where their strength comes from 2. To Feel: Empowered 3. To Do: Get up INTRO: Main Idea --> Pauls Heartbeat We are going to look at a few chapters that comprises the end…

The book of Acts moves fairly quickly from one place to the next and it is easy to get the impression that all the events happened in a very short period of time. But in reality this book covers a span of 32 years from the ascention of Jesus to Paul’s imprisonment in Rome in about AD 62. And his third…

What is your aim in life? What is your goal? Our aim needs to be followed up with actions, steps to achieve what we are aiming for. Today we pick up the journey of Paul in Acts 20 . We have seen Paul stay on mission, being a witness of Jesus Christ, praying and proclaiming the good news of salvation…

Good morning everyone! My name is Eric and I am one of the pastors here at Abide church. I am privileged to be able to share the word with you today, this sermon series through the book of Acts has been such a blessing. This week we are in Acts chapter 20, and I am going to start by inviting the kids…

Introduction Well it’s the new year for me in preaching, as I have been out of the pulpit for three weeks. It has been refreshing to listen to others speak God’s Word and for me to see both the written Word being spoken, shown and the people responding. Thank you for the folks who have been speaking…

Our World's illusions of power fail as an altrnative to the true power of God.

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.

As we saw the Apostle Paul come towards the end of his missionary journey and face difficulties ahead, we learned together about the importance of understanding the route of Christian life and that it is essential that we work to finish the race.

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…

Be Encouraged Intro Just a few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a video that intrigued me. The video was of David Brown. David Brown is a Sprinter. He runs a 100 meters in less than 11 secs. He is currently the World Record holder in his sport. He is also Blind. He races in the Paralympics.…

Make it Count There are two different or possibly connected ideas of why we age and ultimately die. They are the concepts of weakening of the DNA and damage. We can see in some single celled organisms that they don’t seem to age. They can divide without loss or damage to either the original or the new…

Time to go Paul had been in Ephesus for 3 years. He had some great success, some trials and some concerns about the church at Corinth. Paul, did not run from the turmoil in Ephesus he stayed, worked through with them, then moved on. After the uproar Paul exhorted and left (Act20:1) 1 After the uproar…

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Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

I Will Build My Church… these are the words promised by Jesus Christ in Matthew 16:18 … and the gates of Hell will not overpower it!!! Christ when He left gave a mandate… Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the…

Introduction Renewed interest in War Movies. I believe this is because we identify with them. All are in a battle. Some physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Paul certainly understood this. Struggles wherever he went! But, Paul never gave up. He persevered. What was the key to Paul’s perseverance…

If I asked you what the most important letter you ever read, what would you say? proposal? Love letter? birth of a baby? draft letter? Sweepstakes letter? IRS? Letters can be good or bad. Maybe you get a job offer… We are going to study one of my favorite books in the Bible. Paul’s letter to the Romans.…

Life of an apostle We have journeyed through the life of Paul. From persecutor ( Act8:1 , 9:1-2 ) To proclaimer after conversion ( Act9:3-20 ) To missionary ( Act13-20:26 ) To prisoner ( Act20:27-28:20 ) (note) We now get to the final year of Paul’s life. The second Roman imprisonment, and implied death.…

Introduction Paul is a familiar character of the Bible - probably the most familiar of the New Testament and largely because the book of Acts devotes so many pages to his ministry. We know him today through various titles and works that described him. To us... He was Paul the Apostle. He was Paul the…

Please turn in your bibles to Ephesians 2:11-22 . The Book of Ephesians is addressed to the church at Ephesus and likely some surrounding churches Big Picture: Know who you were. Know what is yours in Christ. Know what you are in Christ now. = So the apostle is laying the foundation in the early part…