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Review In Acts chapter twelve, God’s sovereignty shined brightly over the darkness and evil that Herod Agrippa brought to Jerusalem. God allowed James to be executed for the faith, but God also caused Peter to escape Herod’s prison. The sovereign king was overruled by the sovereign Creator. The Christians…

The goal of our discipleship is to equip for service.

Preparing for the work Life is full of preparatory work isn’t it? (give examples) God did preparatory work on you before your conversion, or maybe it is work being done now. Paul’s preparatory work included his heritage, his education and progress in his Jewish faith. Preparatory work continued in Damascus,…

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…

I just want to know what God’s will is for my life Two Divisions of God’s Will: His Universal Will: expressed in Scripture as God’s plan for all believers His Specific Will: an individual calling that God has placed on certain people to carry out Playground Analogy: playing inside the fence (God’s will),…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 13. Last week we began our study of the first recorded sermon from the apostle Paul in the book of Acts. He and his companions are in the Roman city of Antioch Pisidia. There are starting place was a local…

Today we will be in Acts 11 , and then Acts 13 . Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began…

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…

10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: ‘Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?’ 11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God , I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn…

Intro Kids Portion Today’s story is about a church that sends out missionaries Do you remember when we sent Sam Peterson to Colorado? We laid hands on him and prayed for him The missionaries are named Paul and Barnabas God gives them a special mission to go out and preach the gospel When they are out…

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…

1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all…

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…

reign missions is not easy, but it is essential!

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.

Acts 13: 6-16 ; 26-39 As we continue our study this morning, I want to remind us of our theme verse: Acts 17:6 – ...These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Paul, Barnabas, and the others who traveled with them were literally turning the world upside down for the cause of Christ.…

Acts 13: 1-5 As we begin this morning I would like to consider a challenging verse: And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; As was often the case, Paul and those who traveled…

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…

AD 48 around six years after Barnabas brought Paul to Antioch. At least forty different cites listed in Acts. We see a major shift in Acts 13 a change from Jerusalem as the center of ministry to Antioch in Syria. Also a sift from Peter as the leader to the apostle Paul as the new leader. The Work of…

On the Move, Part 1 The book of Acts makes a shift in chapter 13. Luke goes from a focus on the Jerusalem church to now focusing on the mission of Saul who will soon be called Paul. We read in the first couple of verses in Acts 13 these words 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy…

Commissioning As we start tonight we find our selves among some elite leaders; Now you maybe asking why are they elite, what a great question - because they all are prophets and teachers; On a side note we see one named Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch - why single him out because…

Unnoticed and Unstoppable In Acts 1-7 we see the origin of the church begins with the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. It explodes with the coming of the Holy Spirit and the preaching of Peter and the 12 on Pentecost. It grows in the face of opposition as God continues to work miracles and change…

God’s plan in action God’s grand plan has been given, empowered, sent, now it will expand as we continue our look in “Witness to the world: Book of Acts.” God’s plan delivered and empowered to apostles (Act1:8) 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses…

Confrontation I want to start by reading a few scriptures from the Gospels. John the Baptist to the religious leaders 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? New Testament 46-47 AD Beginning of the Missionary Journeys of Paul. Written definitely to those who knew the geography. Overview: What's going on here? 4 So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they…