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Questions arise Is it good to ask questions? To seek counsel from others? In our study this morning we are looking at Paul, Barnabas, Silas along with others going to Jerusalem to seek counsel. Before this journey we have seen the open door to the Gentiles ( turn to Act14:27 ) 27 When they had arrived…

In 1970, the Apollo 13 mission faced a life-threatening crisis when an oxygen tank exploded in space. The astronauts aboard the spacecraft, along with mission control teams on Earth, had to quickly and clearly communicate under extreme pressure to solve the problems that unfolded. Everyone involved shared…

Intro Talk about families. How many of you shudder at the thought of all the family gatherings during the holidays? During the holiday season, we will all spend more time with family that we do the rest of the year. Someone once said this about family… It’s good to see them come and it’s good to see…

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…

Must fulfill purpose Jesus had purpose ( Lk19:10 ) You have a purpose ( Eph2:10 ) Paul had a purpose ( Rom1:15-16 , 15:20-21) 15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who…

Review Two weeks ago we followed Paul and Barnabas as they went forward together planting churches across the Roman province of Galatia. They endured great resistance. When they were chased out of one city, they didn’t quit . Instead, they went forward together and preached the Gospel. They didn’t try…

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord…

Living up to Our Family Name What’s in a name? Green Boots - Sleeping Beauty, The German woman, etc. Is the name “Christian” a good name? What does “Christian” mean? How do we live up to His name? Who will draw conclusions about Christians because they know you? Alexander the Great once learned that…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather here today, we come before You with hearts open to receive Your Word. We recognize that Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We invite Your Holy Spirit to be our guide and our teacher as we delve into the truths of Your…

Acts 15-16 Introduction: -The major question that the early church was asking was: What does it look like now that the God of Israel has opened the doors to allow all nations to become his covenant people. -Israel was a very exclusive religion in the fact that you were born into it. The Israelites always…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text Paul has spent some 18 months in Corinth last week and he was given a vision from the Lord. 9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no…

1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still…

A. Rapport for the time There is not doubt that Mom’s have a huge influence over our lives as children and adults. They have many messages of wisdom they share with us. Children say things like—My elbow hurts when I move it like this, and mom’s respond with: don’t move it like that son A young man heading…

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.…

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…

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...…

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.

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…

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…