Acts Church On Fire Part 6: Holy Boldness!
Scripture: Acts 4 v1-22. Boldness… When I say the word, “boldness”, what comes to your mind? In this week’s passage, Peter demonstrates a Holy Spirit-produced boldness. Peter Shows His Boldness. Boldness to do something that only could be done with God’s help. Are there any areas in your life where you are stepping out in faith and unless God intervenes, it will not work? Boldness to speak the truth to the Sanhedrin: “Jesus, the one YOU killed and…
Acts Church On Fire Part 5: “Get Up!”
When God Delays… (READ Acts 3 Vv1-10) Have you ever called on the Lord to move in your life, but He did not respond when or how you wanted Him to? The Man In Our Story Was Lame From Birth… Because of his condition, he was not even permitted into the Temple to worship God. The temple gate “beautiful” was a cruel, constant reminder that he was not one of the “beautiful” people. What Happens When We Feel Like God…
For We Are God’s Masterpiece
God’s Workmanship Ephesians 2V10 For we are Go’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God Prepared in advance for us to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEn5hUxI2lk&t=5s
ACTS: Church on Fire Part 4 – Repentance and Responsibility
Scripture: Acts 2 v37-41 Acts 2v38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” What is Repentance? Devout Jewish people believed in God, but still needed to repent! -More than just believing in God. (James 2v19) -More than sorrow for sin. (Judas- Matthew 27v1-5) -More than a resolve to “do better.” (Wages of sin =…
Acts Part 2: Holy Spirit FIRE
Ac 2:1-13 Holy Spirit Fire Falls “Have a prayer meeting in Jerusalem and wait there.” Jesus kept His word! Why Were There Tongues Of Fire When The Believers Received The Holy Spirit? Fire symbolizes God’s presence. When the right things are present – you get God’s fire. Fire Falls in the temple: Moses: Leviticus 9v24, Solomon: 2 Chronicles 7v1 YOU are the temple of the Holy Spirit! 1 Corinthians 6v19, Romans 8v9 Fire symbolizes God’s passion. Acts 4v31 “After…
Acts: Church On Fire Part 1: Acts 1v1-11
Have you ever wondered how the church began? What happened to Jesus after he rose from the dead? Why did He leave and send the Holy Spirit? Who is the Holy Spirit and why is He so important? Why does it matter to the church today? Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven – Acts 1v1-11 -Verses 1 &2. The Book of Acts was written by Luke as commissioned by a man named Theophilus to research and report on the life of…
Finding God In Endings
Ecclesiastics 7v8 Endings are inevitable. They multiply, the longer you live. How does our culture handle endings? We are conditioned often to see endings as a sign of failure, rather than opportunities for something new. We hate endings – we want to avoid them at all cost. -Endings are scary. -Endings remind of us of other times we have experienced loss or change in the past. -Endings make us we lose the illusion of absolute control we pretend to have.…
Fear Not
Christmas Eve Service. Fear Not the Lord is here Fear Not of salvation Fear Not of humanly impossible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykF_nZy5qFQ&t=2s
Advent 4: Love
Advent 4: Love The Loneliest Place On Earth Where is the loneliest place on earth at Christmas? The loveliest place in the Christmas story has to be the humble stable where Jesus was born. What makes it the loveliest place on earth is who lives there. (Luke 2v8-12) Now, step outside the little stable and look 6 miles north, into the heart of the city of Jerusalem. In the middle of the city is a beautiful palace. But what makes…
Advent 3: Joy
10 Bible Verses about Joy I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13 NLT [Jesus] I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. – John 15:11 NIV Be always joyful. – I Thess. 5:16 BSB And you became…