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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
Category Archives: Acts
Jesus, The Gospel & The Church
What is the Gospel and what is the Church’s role in it? Jesus, after resurrecting from the dead, clearly delineated what the Gospel involves. There are approximately 7.3 billion in the world today. Of these, about 2.84 billion, or 41.1% of the total are unreached. They may have Christians (about .04%) but the vast majority […]
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God Sovereignly Protects – Acts 23:12-35
Here is the audio recording for Acts 23:12-35 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. This section shows that even though men appear to be in control, God is sovereign over all. He has a plan and will do His will. Isaiah 46:10; Proverbs 21:30 For Paul, now in chains, God is at work. He […]
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Defending the Gospel – Acts 21:36-22:23
Here is the audio recording for Acts 21:36-22:23 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. Defending the Gospel – Acts 21:36-22:23 Paul’s trials which cover a period of two years, Acts 22-26, deal with his defense on the accusations that he is advocating an overthrow of the Jewish religion. He will argue that […]
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Unjustly Persecuted For the Lord – Act 21:15-35
Here is the audio recording for Acts 21:15-35 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. Unjustly Persecuted For the Lord – Acts 21:15-35 There are three things we can learn from this passage: 1. Believers Should Expect False Accusations and Unjust Persecution Matthew 5:10-12; John 15:20-21 The Lord promised we would have accusations […]
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Ready to Die For the Lord – Acts 21:1-14
Here is the audio recording for Acts 21:1-14 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. Paul left Ephesus and now heads to Jerusalem.Commentators see a parallel between our Lord Jesus and Paul. Both do a final journey to Jerusalem (see Luke 9:22,44; 18::31-34 and compare with Acts 20:22-24; 21:4; 21:10-11) where suffering is […]
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Encouraging Leaders of the Church to Lead Well (Elders/Pastors/Bishops) Acts 20:17-38
Here is the audio recording for Acts 20:17-38 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. In this section Paul addresses the elders (bishops, overseers, bishops) of Ephesus. The elders (“presbyteroi” v. 17- see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5) are the leaders of the church who lead with maturity. They are also the bishops or overseers […]
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Encouraging & Strengthening Others, Worshipping on the Lord’s Day! Acts 20:1-17
It is interesting too that today in our Sunday School we got to put into practice much of what we learned. We had a visitor that showed up seeking help and from the moment she walked into our church one of our class members spoke to her. She came to our class, listened and cried. […]
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The Threat of the Way, the Foolishness of Idolatry and God’s Mission – Act 19:21-20:1
Here is the audio recording for Acts 19:21-20:1 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. The Threat of the Way, the Foolishness of Idolatry and God’s Mission The Gospel transforms the way we live and those things that we thought were worthwhile become meaningless in light of the cross. When this transformation happens […]
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Affirming Others in the Faith – Acts 18:18-28
Here is the audio recording for Acts 18:18-28 taught during our Sunday School hour at Village Bible Church. Affirming Others in the Faith – Acts 18:18-28 This passage talks about Apollos. Here is a description of him: 1. He was Educated v. 24 He was originally from Alexandria which was the second most important city in […]
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