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After this week, I will be honest, it was hard to even think of what text to preach today. I thought about having someone else preach, just to give my mind a rest. But then, one thing kept coming to my mind about what uncle had said throughout his illness. He kept telling us that he was fine, he knew…

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…

Something much greater than just what we see is happening. BIG IDEA: THE MIRACLE OF HEALING OPENS THE DOOR FOR THE GREATER MIRACLE OF SALVATION Looking at 2 examples of the church growing as a result of the Gospel impacting remote areas INTRODUCTION: In the case of the early church we are going to see…

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…

5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the Lord , O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4…

If you had to could you give a reasoned explanation of your faith and why you do the things you do? Could you actually defend your faith, provide reasons for your belief before an audience? In working through this series which we have called Global Mission we have looked primarily at the missionary journeys…

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

We are returning to our study of the book of Acts today. We took two weeks to talk about Palm Sunday and Easter, so now over the next two Sundays we will finish the book of Acts. If you followed the reading plan, you already finished reading the book. But if the last two weeks were kind of a whirlwind,…

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…

The Apostle Paul Gives his defence before King Agrippa and all those gathered in the great hall. Since Agrippa was a Jew, this is a gospel tract for sharing with a Jewish person. I. Paul Believes in the Resurrection (1-8) 1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched…

Introduction Puzzles have experienced a revival during quarantine. From simple to complex; few pieces to thousands; large pieces to tiny pieces. Enjoyable to frustrating! There is the fear that all dissectologists (that’s the official name) share: the lost piece. It doesn’t matter that the puzzle is…

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 are ending the book of Acts today, we are nearing the end of Paul’s ministry and he is headed to Jerusalem knowing that he will die very similar to the way that Jesus had determined to head to Jerusalem knowing that He would die. After he had traveled through several towns we pick up in Caesarea Ac…

A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.

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…

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 8 Prophecies of Birth Over 300 prophecies in the OT pointing to Jesus. Peter Stoneman, Chairman of the Department…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

As we have been studying this eighth chapter of Romans now for the past few months, I think you will agree with me that the apostle Paul has done something rather remarkable, especially in verses 5 through 8, in that he has encapsulated and captured and held up for display a remarkably clear and succinct…

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.…

All planned out It had been his plan for long time ( Act19:21 ) He planned to go and impart a spiritual gift on the church there ( Rom1:9-11 ) then Having preached the word, he was coming to them on the way to Spain, after a stop in Jerusalem first ( Rom15:23-29 ) 23 but now, with no further place for…