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Welcome Intro Review Last Week We began a Series on the Book of Acts. Luke, the Author of Acts began by making sure his readers were, Certain of; Jesus’ Ministry His teaching and preaching His miracles His death burial and resurrection Jesus came to shed His blood for the forgiveness of sin This was…

A Child's Wisdom "A little girl was sitting on her grandfather s lap as he read her a bedtime story.From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.Finally she spoke up, Grandpa, did God make…

Spirit of the Living God Acts 2:1–13 (ESV) 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and…

(S1) — Pinto/Camaro Disciples had Jesus…things were moving along, like the pinto…then Jesus commanded them to go... Matthew 28:19 “...and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Pentecost was Like going from a Ford Pinto to a Chevrolet…

We live in a time when many things are being redefined. ideas of gender, relationships, etc Jesus did not redefine family. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever He and the Father are one Family is designed by God and to be honored Christ affirms family values He addressed divorce several times…

Break up your fallow ground. It is time for a new season of growth spiritualy. Apologies for the audio quality. It somehow switch to the computer microphone instead of the line input. (Apologies about the audio this week. For some reason the laptop mic was being used instead of the input from the sound system.)

Author: Jude The brother of James. Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: Half brother of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon…

Introduction Introduce this series dealing with the Holy Spirit / Ghost Oftentimes you have various denominations that will take one part of the Triune God and emphasize them more than the other two: As Baptists, we’re often guilty of stressing the importance of Jesus, to the neglect of the Father and…

Review In Acts chapter one, the Lord designates His disciples to go throughout the world as His witnesses. But first, they had to wait. This they did, likely in the same upper room where they had celebrated the Passover with the Lord just before His death on the cross. They stayed where the Lord wanted…

Message Today we begin our series on the Acts of the apostles. Some writers have suggested that it could be alternatively named, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit.” Or, “The Acts of the Risen Christ Through the Holy Spirit Working Through the Church.” I mention this because each title gives us a slightly…

This morning we are discussing my favorite gift to study and talk about. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at…

Dwells in Us Individually 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the…

Jesus commands us to have faith, and he gives faith to those he loves. The mountaintop experience is followed by service The physical and the spiritual are often connected The faith of the congregation impacts the kingdom impact Luke 9:37–43 (ESV) On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,…

The Second Coming and Subsequent Judgments What is the second coming? The second coming is that event when Jesus Christ—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will gloriously return to the earth at the end of the present age (after the tribulation period) and set up His 1000-year kingdom on earth. The very…

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and…

The Celebration of the Departure of Jesus The Culminating Event Luke 24:49–53 (ESV) 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51…

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…

What is the gift of tongues? Buenos días, le damos la bienvenida a nuestro servicio en la Iglesia Bautista Monte Carmelo. Nuestra oración es que recibas una bendición de Dios hoy. Salve, nos ad munus nostrum suscipimus in Ecclesia Baptistae Montis Carmeli. Oratio nostra est ut a Deo hodie recipiatis…

MARY’S RESPONSE OF WORSHIP Mary, filled with joy and bubbling over with praise, hurried to the hill country to visit her beloved relative, Elizabeth. There’s no suggestion that Mary was fleeing the shame of her premature pregnancy. It seems she simply wanted a kindred spirit to share her heart with.…

Review In verses 1-11, we learned that Luke was writing this book so that Theophilus could be a witness of the Lord Jesus. A witness is someone who can affirm with confidence what he himself has seen or heard. Since the time of Christ, every generation of Christians have been called to witness of Christ.…

But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever felt like you were in over your head? Maybe it was a job you felt under qualified for and you hoped your boss wouldn’t find out. Or a relationship where you know you’re the lucky one and you hope the other person doesn’t figure…

1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. 5 Then Philip…

Planning for a trip. Who likes to do that? Anyone? My wife and I hate it. We usually say we don’t go on vacation because we are too poor to…really it’s because we don’t want to plan for it and pack for it. I was thinking about the stages of preparing for a trip over time. Really little and mom and dad…

When I first gave my life to the Lord I was excited. I wanted to grow closer to the Lord, but I really didn’t know how. I began reading the Bible but I didn’t really understand what it was saying at the moment. Any one with me so far? So I would read a chapter ad then go back and read the chapter over…