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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…

Finally got there! Ever plan a trip and try to plan for everything, but things do not go as planned? Paul arrived in Jerusalem with joyful anticipation, after several delays along the way ( Act20:16 , 21:3-10 ) and was bearing love gift for the needy saints in Jerusalem ( Rom15:25-27 ) His arrival had…

Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Why prophecy? 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. 4 Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. Testing Prophecy Scriptures Its Character…

Review Luke highlighted two of Paul’s messages in Acts chapter 20. The first message was noteworthy because while Paul was preaching, a young man named Eutychus went asleep, fell three stories, and died. God restored his life again. We saw that God’s favor is shown towards us as He chooses. We don’t…

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…

As we have been studying our way through Acts, we have been seeing the theme which is spelled out in the very beginning of the book. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” This…

8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in…

Thegospel is opposed byboth Wolves and Wolvs masquerading as sheep.

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.

1. Paul’s arrival in Jerusalem . (1) A. Paul was received gladly… at first . (1) B. Paul gave a good report. 2. The elder’s response to Paul. (2) A. The elders glorified God. (2) B. The elders were less than happy with Paul. (2) C. The elders had a plan ready. We have four men that have take the vow…

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…

God Honoring Witness Intro .Acts 21:17-22:21 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther confronted the Catholic Church by nailing his 95 theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. These theses were a list of problems that he saw within the teaching of the Catholic Church. Including- Indulgences…

Paul’s intention and knowledge Paul had been heading to Jerusalem for Pentecost and with purpose too. Here is what we know. Paul’s intentions , be in Jerusalem by Pentecost (Act20:16) 16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to…

Coming Home Familiar, Comfortable . . . It feels like you belong. This is where we find Paul. He is in Jerusalem. He is in the temple. He is participating in the customs of his people. He is enjoying what feels familiar and for years spoke to his heart and his devotion to God. Now imagine if your family…

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…

We reviewed the Damascus situation today. It is amazing that we were studying Damascus, as the world is shocked at the events in Syria in the last 48 hours. We consider the 3 main passages that pertain to Damascus prophetically. We continue our study of Acts 9 and Saul's conversion.

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…

We had a birthday party for Michelle’s mom yesterday. It was a great party. And she was surprised… always a plus. What a Welcome! Small group of disciples on their way back to Jerusalem. It’s about 65 miles up hill from Caesarea… The small group has grown thanks to some friends from the church in Caesarea…

JEZEBEL... This name has never been on the popular list of baby girl names, and for good reason! The name Jezebel carries with it the stigma and personification of evil, wickedness, and immorality. We’re introduced to Jezebel in the Old Testament in 1 Kings 16:29-33 This Queen Jezebel... Was a murderer……

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…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

IRL Who here that is over 50 know what the three letters IRL stands for? In Real Life Now, I should perhaps mention I’m the type of person that writes all my words out in full, even in text messages, but my understanding is that when young people use IRL, it’s essentially an admission that the online…

Introduction: We have mentioned already that this book is one of the Pastoral Epistles - consisting of 1 and 2 Timothy as well as Titus. And we discussed how these books are all about order in the church. Well today we come to a difficult passage for our culture. This is a sermon that was really not…

Selection and Purpose of Deacons 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not…