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Review Message In the second half of Acts chapter eleven, Luke tells us about some ordinary people that fled to Antioch and told others about an extraordinary Person. Because of their witness, Gentiles in Antioch began to trust Christ and collectively, they and the Jewish believers became known by an…

Before we begin today, I want to encourage you to go back and read all of Acts 11 . We will not read any of that chapter today. I want us to go to chapter 12. We will begin reading at verse 1. What kind of trials are you facing today? What kind of persecution are you facing? The things we go through…

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…

If our goal is to better understand the value of the local church and church membership, we need to take some time to see what it looks like. “I can be a Christian without going to church.” How do you feel about that statement? First: simply going to church is part of what guides that statement. If I…

Review Tanakh Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) Brit Chadasha - He appeared have life Brit Chadashah: ( John 4:3-14 ) Tribulation A New Moon Anani Introduction Summary Torah Portion: ( Gen 28:10-32:3 ) 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. 1 So Jacob went on his way, and…

‌The functional word “angel” ἄγγελος (angelos) is by far the principal New Testament term for celestial beings in service to God. The label—effectively a job description (“messenger”)—communicates assistance from heaven. Of the 175 occurrence in the Greek, it is translated 7 times as “messenger”, 6 time…

The imagers of God, eternal members in his family, have a lot more to do than cloud-lounging and singing. But discerning that requires grasping heavenly host (“angelic”) participation and reclaiming the nations currently under the dominion of evil, supernatural beings. A theology of the heavenly host…

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Intro: We’ve been making our way through Daniel chapter 6 and last week we ended with Daniel being thrown into the Lion’s den and a huge stone, sealed with the signets of the King and the other political leaders being placed over the opening of the den. Part of what we looked at last week were the charges…

As there are some folks who are coming to our church and are new to the faith, as well as the rest of our congregation we must be firmly rooted in the fundamentals of the faith. Over the last several months we have been looking at the foundations of our faith, and making sure that we help believers build…

Persecution and Growth of the Church (Acts 12)

We are back in Acts this morning. I encourage you to open your bibles to Acts 12 . We have not covered Acts 11:19-30 yet, and my plan is to talk about that section that next week with Acts 13 . However, it is the background for what we are going to cover here in chapter 12, so here is a quick summary.…

12345 Intro: Good morning everyone! I am so happy to be back up here preaching the word of God. It has been a long stretch since I have preached, and I am always so blessed by the oportunity. It has been really cool for me personally to have such diversity in our peaching. Getting to have Joey, Matt,…

A. Rapport for the time Size of Mississippi river in Memphis crosses some ___________________Yrds. But did you know in Minnesota you can walk over the Mississippi river? Everything that is found after the source gets larger and larger as different river pour into the Mississippi river. B. Reading of…

Guest Preacher: Pastor Greg McGhee - Northroad Church 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And…

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…

Believing in the transformative power of the Gospel, we must NEVER hesitate to share it with others!

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.

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…

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.…

YouVersion How to use it during the service Introduction This is one of my favourite Bible stories to tell to children. It has suspense, drama, plotting, excitement and a great story line. It involves a ruler, guards, prison, captives, Angels, and even a child. If you have take the time to prepare for…

In Acts 10 , Peter discovered God’s intent to bring Gentiles, that is non-Jews into the same covenant relationship with Him as all the Jewish believers had. This was signified by the coming of the Holy Spirit on all in Cornelius’ household. Peter returns to Jerusalem only to find out there were those…

Exposition 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows…

James is Killed, Peter is in Prison About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And…

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…