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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...
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Advice from a Spiritual Father – Acts 20:17-38
Paul had just travelled four days as he arrives in Miletus. Here the boat will probably unload and pick more passengers. Due to time constrains, Paul decides to call the Ephesian elders to Miletus (a 30 mile journey). He will give them his “farewell” address and encourage them to lead the church well as he […]
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Encouraging & Strengthening Others, Worshipping on the Lord’s Day! Acts 20:1-17
From the apostle Paul, the pastor and church planter we learn the value of encouraging one another to keep growing in the faith as we live in the world sharing the Good News of Jesus. We use the Word of God along with our times of gathering where we also share the Lord’s Supper and […]
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Affirming others in the Faith – Acts 18:18-28
Affirming (strengthening, supporting) others in faith is just as important as making sure our faith is steadfast. We have been called to encourage and build one another up in the Lord. Why is it important? Because our faith is lived in the community of believers, that is, the church. We were not called to be […]
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The God who is Close – Acts 17:16-34
In the passage we will study today, Paul shares the gospel with a totally different group than those he has shared at this time. Unlike those in Thessalonica, Berea, where he shared Scripture with them, these men are polytheists, religious philosophers who have no background to religious Jewry. Similar to Joseph in the story where […]
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Living and Sharing the Gospel Even in Difficulties – Acts 16:16-34
We are not saved just to live our lives before the world by showing Christ. We must also preach, teach, share, talk about Christ in multiple ways and forms. That is the topic of this morning. We want to see Paul’s example as an example, a model of what it is to live, to […]
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God Opens the Way and Opens hearts – Acts 15.36-16:15
In this passage we look at how God sovereignly guides Paul at the beginning of his second missionary journey to Philippi. In that city Paul preaches and God sovereignly transforms a woman named Lydia. That is the topic of this morning. The sovereignty of God. God’s sovereignty over our plans involving God’s mission—sharing the […]
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Conflict in the church – Acts 15
Christ’s church has grown from being formed mainly from Jews to Gentiles of all walks of life. Yet, the church has maintained is unity in the Gospel. But it is not free from conflict especially with the cultural and religious backgrounds between Jews and Gentiles and how they relate to the Gospel of grace. Many […]
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The Gospel is for Everyone – Acts 10:9-11:8
It’s normal when we think about those who need to know Christ, to think about the people who are in our circle or who are in our culture. It is difficult to think of others who are in other countries that we do not know. The truth is that the gospel, the good news of […]
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Doing the work of God – Acts 9:32-10:1-8
As we learn from Peter doing the work of God, let’s ask ourselves, “Am I doing the work of God?” It doesn’t have to match Peter’s exactly. Another question related to this can be, “Am I hindering the work of God?” This can also be happening. In our previous study we looked at Saul’s conversion […]
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