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Introduced several years ago and continued at the request of churches across the Pacific region, Fellowship Sunday is a time for our churches to learn more about the greater family that we are a part of. Today, we receive a challenging message based on the Book for Acts, from our Regional Director, David Horita.

No compromise, no negotiation, no seeking middle ground. Standing firm and obeying God rather than man.

Paul begins his ministry to the Gentiles while Peter heals Aeneas and raises Tabitha from the dead

Rev. Kati Interviews Mike Irvin from the Flint Hills Foster Team Camp

This sermon teaches how blessings can flow to and through our lives when we are filled with the Holy Spirit.

“Church growth can bring out a beast in some of us. We can over focus on it. It can also distort our perception of ourselves. When our church is growing, it’s easy to think we can do nothing wrong. And when we’re not growing, it’s easy to feel as if we do nothing right. Neither is Healthy.” (C. Nieuwhof, Lasting Impact) Today, we begin our first powerful conversation, “Why Are We Not Growing Faster?” We’ll dive into Acts 6, learning from the Apostles, how to structure bigger to grow bigger.

In times of hardship, our attitude determines our adaptation. We should ask: how can this time help me develop perseverance? Together as a church we encourage perseverance two ways: 1)There is no holiness but social holiness 2)We watch over each other in love.

As we begin this series on the book of Acts, we see three enduring truths regarding the true church, and we ask ourselves, "To what degree do I recognize 'that church' in the church of today, in my own particular church, and in myself as a living member of that church?"

We have many choices to make in life, one choice we may have to make is how to respond when we are persecuted as Christians. This sermon examines how the early church responded to persecution and how these responses resulted in the spread of the Gospel message.

“THE EARLY CHURCH 2!” Acts 2:42 Pastor Robby Roberson April 1, 2009 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42 1. THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES. *This is a nominative plural masculine present active participle and means “to persist,…

Acts 13:1-3 "Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. [2] And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit…

Acts 8:1-5, 12 "Saul was one of the official witnesses at the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers except the apostles fled into Judea and Samaria. [2] (Some godly men came and buried Stephen with loud weeping.) [3]…

Acts 17:6 ". . . These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;" KJV Whenever you read verses like this one, do you ever pine for the good old days of the Bible? Days when the Red Sea divided or the giant fell to the ground or water became wine. Most of our days are rather mundane…

Acts 2:38-39 "And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. [39] For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall…

Bothwell & Clachan – April 27, 2008 Series: 50 Days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Message: No. 05. “Some Scholars Were Convinced” (Acts 17:16-34) "God" Not Found One lady writes: I was listening to my 5-year-old son, Matthew, as he worked on his Speak and Spell (TM) computer. He was concentrating…

Steve May 11, 2008 Bothwell & Clachan Mother’s Day & Pentecost Sunday "Pentecost Sunday - The End of our “50” Days" Message: No. 07. “So What if God Lives Inside Me?” Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39; First Corinthians 12:1-13 Introduction Some of you are familiar with the series of books organized around the…

Scattered or emboldened Thank you! It has been a great memorial day. I think it is also very fitting that we are talking about those who gave their lives for the gospel! I agree that chapter 8, appears to indicate God using the persecution as a means to spread the gospels - perhaps getting believers…

BACK TO THE FUTURE (WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME) 12/16/2000 AND 12/17/2000 Acts 2 42 ¶ They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.…

Steve Clachan - Sunday: April 20, 2008 Series: 50 days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Acts 6; Acts 7 Rev. Stephen Filyer Clachan Baptist Church INTRODUCTION Two Unlikely Success Stories As a disciple, Peter was not the kind of guy you'd go to in the clutch, to use sports terminology. In his…

April 13, 2008 Series: 50 Days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Acts 2:42-47; First Peter 2:11-25; John 10:1-10 Rev. Stephen Filyer Bothwell & Clachan Baptist Churches INTRODUCTION Contrast Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at the people who kept following Jesus after his death.…

May 4, 2008 Ascension Sunday Series: 50 Days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Acts 1: 1-14 Rev. Stephen Filyer Bothwell & Clachan Baptist Churches INTRODUCTION Right after World War II, a U.S. Army officer and his wife were stationed in Japan. That country had been devastated by the war. The…