WHEN SAUL MET STEPHEN
ACTS WHEN SAUL MET STEPHEN Acts 5:12-8:2 THE CHURCH PRAYED FOR BOLDNESS Acts 4:29 THEY BECAME BOLD….AND PERSECUTED Acts 7;54-60 1. Bad stuff can happen to good people. Deuteronomy 31:6 Hebrews 13:5 Matthew 5:11 2. Good things can come out of bad things. Acts 7:58 3. That doesn’t always make it easy. Acts 2 4. […]
TRUTH
ACTS TRUTH Acts 5:1-11 A BIZARRE STORY Acts 5:1-11 FAILURE ANALYSIS PRIDE GREED DISHONESTY Psalm 44:20-21 John 14:6 John 8:31-32 – God knows the secrets of every heart. Numbers 32-23
BOLD PRAYER
ACTS BOLD PRAYER Acts 4:23-31 THEY WERE UNITED IN PRAYER Acts 4:24 Keyword: Together THEY KNOW WHO THEY WERE PRAYING TO Acts 4:24 The sovereign Lord. THEY RELIED ON THE WORD OF GOD Acts 4:25-28 Malachi 3:6 Psalm 110:4 God’s Word doesn’t change. THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED Acts 4:29-30 Specific requests were made. THEY […]
MIRACLES
ACTS “Miracles” Acts 3:1-4:31 THE PASSAGE Acts 3:1-4:31 1. A miracle 2. A sermon 3. Growing opposition 4. A strange request SIX KEY PRINCIPLES 1. Miracles are completely unpredictable. Acts 3:1-6 2. Miracles should result in praise, not pride. Acts 3:12 3. Miracles are more about advancing God’s kingdom than solving our problems. Acts 4;3-4 […]
The Mission Ignited
ACTS The Mission Ignited Acts 2 SIMPLE MEN WITH A SIMPLE MESSAGE Acts 2:1-40 – Salvation and the Holy Spirit are available for all. A PERSONAL RESPONSE Acts 2:41 – Repent and be baptized. A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE Acts 2:42-47 – The church was started.
RESPONDING TO THE RESURRECTION
JESUS Responding To The Resurrection Matthew 28:16-20 WHO IS HE? “He is either liar, lunatic, or Lord.” – C.S. Lewis NOW WHAT? Matthew 28:16-20 Pick three people and pray for: – Their salvation. – An opportunity to share Christ with them. – The courage and words when that door opens.
THE BEST DAY EVER
JESUS THE BEST DAY EVER Matthew 28:1-8 The Stone Was Rolled Away 1 Corinthians 15:20 John 11:26 Matthew 28:1-8 Mark 16:1-14 Luke 24:1-12 John 20:1-9 Despair Shock Change A New View…… … of God. … of death. … of life. … of tragedy.
THE DARKEST DAY EVER
JESUS THE DARKEST DAY EVER Matthew 27:1-56 THE NIGHT BEFORE Matthew 26:62-68 THE DAY DARKNESS RULED Matthew 27:26-51 THE DIFFERENCE THIS MAKES A new attitude toward sin. A new fear. A new attitude toward God. A new confidence.
JESUS AND THE END TIMES
JESUS JESUS AND THE END TIMES Mark 13 What we DON’T know: – When it will happen. – How it will happen. What we DO know: – What will happen. – Jesus will come back in majesty. – All people will be judged. – God will establish His kingdom here on earth. What […]
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
JESUS I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE John 11 STUMBLING IN THE DARK John 11:1-16 John 12:35 John 13:30 God’s timing is not always our timing. When you walk in the darkness, remember what you learned in the light. LAZARUS WAS DEAD John 11:17-37 Ephesians 2:1 LAZARUS WAS ALIVE John 11:38-44 […]