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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,…

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not…

Today we will be in Acts 11 , and then Acts 13 . Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began…

God Himself There are many words of comfort found in scripture. This morning, I am going to focus on two words found together often in scripture, “but God”. Now these two words at times indicate God was ruling against humanity, and in other cases they show his great mercy towards humanity. The Bible…

Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 15:1-11 Let me once again welcome all of you who are here in person and those joining us online. I am Cal and I am the pastor of Hope Bible Fellowship. We’re glad you have chosen to join us this morning. It’s a great morning because the tomb is empty and Jesus is alive!…

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands…

Introduction We need to learn from the experiences of others. In 2003, a 27-year-old outdoorsman - Aron Ralston - embarked on a solo canyoneering adventure in Utah’s Blue John Canyon. His passion for adventure and his belief in his own abilities led him deep into the rugged wilderness, seeking the thrill…

Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35 March 18, 2023 Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:1-39 Review Hebrew Bitterness Pride Shema - 1. 2. 3. Picture of Korah Bold Picture of Tannin (2) New Moon Picture of Hodesh Full Moon Picture of Moed Picture of Time between New and full moon Picture of New and full moon Picture of…

Witnessing Turns to the Gentiles ( Acts 13:38-52 ) INTRODUCTION: It is amazing the responses to the preaching of Jesus Christ. Everyone hears the same message and some rejoice at the preaching and others are offended by the same sermon. God’s Word always produces a response and that response depends…

Hebrews 1:4-14 Good morning church! We are picking up where we left off a couple of weeks ago in Hebrews chapter 1. We only made it as far as the first three verses. 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us…

TEXT: NAHUM There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. ILLUSTRATION : It’s hard to find a good sequel. As a kid I can remember when the…

Scripture Reading: Acts 13:26-30 . Message Illustration: Recently, as I was out in a neighborhood taking our Resurrection Sunday seed packets door to door, I came across a young boy and his sister who were playing on the sidewalk outside their home. The young boy (who couldn’t have been any more than…

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And on some have compassion, making a distinction; 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text 38 Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. 40 Beware, therefore, lest…

12345 Outline: Today’s story is about Paul and Barnabas, do you remember them from the last couple weeks? Paul and Barnabas are still traveling from town to town teaching people about Jesus When they get to this place called Antioch, they decide to go to the Synagogue and teach the people When Paul has…

Intro Kids Portion Today’s story is about a church that sends out missionaries Do you remember when we sent Sam Peterson to Colorado? We laid hands on him and prayed for him The missionaries are named Paul and Barnabas God gives them a special mission to go out and preach the gospel When they are out…

13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. 36 Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how…

Aikamme on eksynyt kauas mailman luomisesta ja Jeesuksen tekemistä ihmeteoista. Uskomme kohdet tulee olla Jeesus ja Hänen tekemänsä sovitustyö meidän elämässä. Emme voi nojata meidän subjektiivisiin kokemuksiin jotka elää omaa elämäänsä ja kokemuksemme meidän uskontilasta voi olla todella värittynyttä…

reign missions is not easy, but it is essential!

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

Acts 13: 6-16 ; 26-39 As we continue our study this morning, I want to remind us of our theme verse: Acts 17:6 – ...These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also. Paul, Barnabas, and the others who traveled with them were literally turning the world upside down for the cause of Christ.…

Acts 13: 1-5 As we begin this morning I would like to consider a challenging verse: And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; As was often the case, Paul and those who traveled…

The Bible Last week we talked about the Bible as God’s Word and as such it bears ultimate authority over all that we believe and all that we do. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. By it, God reveals who He is, who we are, and what life is meant to be. His word…

This evening’s text from Revelation is from the same vision that we visited about last week: the vision of the seven seals. As the Lamb began to open the seals, John saw many of the horrible things in store for Christ’s flock on earth. There would be false christs, war, famine, and death ( Rev. 6:1-8…

Some of you may recall the story of how Howard Carter described his first glimpse of the tomb of King Tutankhamen—King Tut—the famous boy-king of ancient Egypt. He was dumbfounded when he slipped a candle through the hole he’d made, which allowed him to peek into the tomb. When his partner, Lord Carnarvon,…