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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…

Review Last week, Paul stood on trial before Felix and was accused of being an insurrectionist against the Roman order. With grace and wisdom, Paul calmly gave his defense. Felix knew that Paul had not broken any Roman laws, but he deferred his judgment in the case because he wanted to please the Jews.…

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…

“Why didn’t Jesus get married and have babies?” 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself,…

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.

KNOW YOUR MISSION , MOTIVE AND SPEAK

1 Now after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul. 2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being…

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…

Before Kings . Acts 25:1-26:32 Seal Training intro? 1 Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking as a favor against Paul that he…

Paul’s appeal and defense The prisoner Paul continues to make his case, his defense. Previously before the Jewish mob (Act22:1-21) The Sanhedrin (Act23:1-10) Before Felix and Drusilla (Act24:1-27) Before Festus (Act25:1-12) The Jews wanted Paul back to Jerusalem so that they could ambush him and kill…

Shifting Sands The Mall Jesus teaches: 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? NT; Paul has been arrested, is currently en-route to Rome He has been in prison, has appealed to Caesar (Nero/Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; you’d have turned out lousy, too) (then Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus) Festus: came after…

4 Principles of Christian Living from Paul’s trial before Festus. Hatred (1-6) 1 Festus then, having arrived in the province, three days later went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him, 3 requesting…

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…

Lord’s Supper Reminder: when the men bring the plate around, if you wish to participate, you’ll need to take from the plate. Jesus was telling His disciples that His sacrificial death on the cross was not the end. It was just the beginning. He would rise from the dead, He will setup a literal kingdom…

Life, Journey of faith We all have faith in things. Paul had faith in God but was ignorant Paul served in faith with clear conscience Paul’s object of faith changed and started a true journey of faith, 3 mission trips, several trips to Jerusalem Plans to go to Spain and stop in Rome Lots of persecutions…

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…

We’re now several chapters in to 2 Samuel, specifically following the life of David. 1 Samuel tracks a lot of David’s young life, and 2 Samuel has been tracing his path to kingship. David’s been anointed king over all Israel, and we’re going to see what happens next. Of course, we need to remember David…

People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

This Week’s Theme: Purposed Restored Word for the Week is Restoration: The returning of something or someone to their original state. Through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, both humanity and creation will eventually be restored. Memory verse: Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any…

Life of an apostle We have journeyed through the life of Paul. From persecutor ( Act8:1 , 9:1-2 ) To proclaimer after conversion ( Act9:3-20 ) To missionary ( Act13-20:26 ) To prisoner ( Act20:27-28:20 ) (note) We now get to the final year of Paul’s life. The second Roman imprisonment, and implied death.…