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First stop Caesarea Paul is in the early stages of an all expenses paid trip to Rome. A place he wanted to go, that was prophesied that he would go and preach the gospel to kings. From speaking before angry mob and Ananias the High priest, and the Sanhedrin Now goes to Caesarea to speak before the Roman…

Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never not available…

Paul’s appeal and defense The prisoner Paul continues to make his case, his defense. Previously before the Jewish mob (Act22:1-21) The Sanhedrin (Act23:1-10) Before Felix and Drusilla (Act24:1-27) Before Festus (Act25:1-12) The Jews wanted Paul back to Jerusalem so that they could ambush him and kill…

Trouble in the Text: The Apostles were pursued with violence. Remember Luke’s story of Paul and Silas’s imprisonment in Philippi ( Acts 16 :16–40 ) The opposition from Jews and the attack on Jason ( Acts 17 :1–9 ). agōn , which the nrsv translates as “opposition,” figuratively refers to a public debate.…

Last week we talked about the belt of truth. The belt on a Roman soldier’s uniform was worn at all times, even if the other pieces of armor were not worn. It is centrally located, reminding us that truth is central to our defense against the devil’s attacks. Truth is not up to us to define, but for us…

Thoughts Can you remember one of the reasons the book was written? Is it in defence of Paul and the apostles authority? This morning here are some thoughts to consider as we look at our section. Paul has been addressing, making a defense to his critics. There has been various things he had already addressed…

Welcome... Introduction... Prayer... Outline Ch 1:1 - 2:10 (Elect) Ch 2:11 - 4:19 (Exiles) Ch 5:1 - 5:14 (Submission) Outline (2:11-4:19) Ch 2:11-12 (Pivot) Ch 2:13-3:7 (Case Studies) 2:13-17 (Human Institutions) 2:18-25 (Servants/Masters) 3:1-7 (Wives/Husbands) Ch 3:8-17 (Clarification - v. 9) Ch 3:18-22…

Peter on the roof He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” He answered, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside.” About noon the…

For the past 3 weeks - as we’ve seen the transition from Samuel (as judge)... …to Saul as King... And we’ve seen the Heart of Man - elevated before us. We started out looking at the WAY of the Heart... Followed by the TRUTH of the Heart... And last week - the LIFE of the Heart. Yes - we know that Jesus…

A demonstration of faith and life Does your life demonstrate your faith? Does your life reveal your heart and your love? Paul’s does and even when it is hard words it is said and done in love. I think that we have seen as we have studied these letters (epistles) to the Corinthians that Paul found it…

Festus, procurator of Judaea. asked by the Jews to take Paul down to Caesarea and they would jump him on the way. Festus said no, and that he would go to caesarea and hear any charges they could bring against Paul, which they did. 2 men brought charges they could not prove. The Jews had set up Paul,…

Truth Doesn’t Fear A Challenge . Acts 23:12-24:27 12 When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly…

Father knows Best For the most part, most people when they were young, children at least looked up to their father. Paul is spiritual father to those in Corinth and draws on that today. (ref: 1Cor4:14-21) There is a problem with Corinth, they were being told by the Judiazers, and even the “super apostles”…

May I speak to the people Prophesy fulfilled Paul is in chains (bound). Still in chains he is polite and particular. Where we are at: Paul had been accused of defiling temple (Act21:28-29) Accused of saying not to adhere to the law of Moses Teach not to circumcise Teach not to follow the traditions of…

16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Introduction: What is Faith Same question as with breastplate of…

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Introduction New theme the month of August is: Winning the Good Fight Our lesson for the morning is Fighting Fear with God’s Perfect Love Objective of today’s lesson: What constitutes a “Good Fight” Needing the God we Want Christ Andism Let us first look at the theme for this month What Do You Consider…

Does he really care? As we get into our section today we shift from “true comfort” and the reason comfort given (2Cor1:3-11) to the reason, or the body of the letter starts. (Courtroom setting picture inserted here) Picture a court room setting, there is an accusation that is made against you and you…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. This is Thanksgiving Week…families will be gathering together and well sometimes that can be a bit of a challenge. Families can either bring…

Today we begin a new sermon series. We are calling it Suit Up: Tools for Waging Spiritual Warfare. Our text this morning is Ephesians 6:10-17 . The apostle Paul is writing to the church in Ephesus clarifying doctrinal matters and then sharing application of those doctrines in the latter chapters. In…

Welcome… Plan: 4/8 - Adam - Philippians 1 4/15 - Joey - Philippians 2 4/22 - Eric - Philippians 3 4/29 - Peter - Philippians 4 5/5 - Adam - The Lord’s Prayer Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you…

How Precious is Life Rev. Thomas A West, Sr October 3, 2021 Exodus 20:13 Introduction September 27, 2021 Headlines 1. Eight year old killed, shot while playing on his front porch 2. Sixty-two year old grandmother killed by jealous boyfriend 3. 16 year old hits 6 cyclist while trying to make them eat…

45,000 We live in a world that is divided Spiritually. Then even within the divisions there is divisions. Tonight we are going to look at overcoming, scripturally speaking divisions. Study ending in Feb 2021 shows over 45,000 religions in the world. (Insert PowerPoint Religious Divisions) Oh wait, I…

Introduction: This morning, we have a lot to cover, so we want to jump right into the text. Look with me in your Bible to Matthew 5 . Let’s stand as we read together our text from vv. 21-26. 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable…