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Introduction Introduce this series dealing with the Holy Spirit / Ghost Oftentimes you have various denominations that will take one part of the Triune God and emphasize them more than the other two: As Baptists, we’re often guilty of stressing the importance of Jesus, to the neglect of the Father and…

Message Today we begin our series on the Acts of the apostles. Some writers have suggested that it could be alternatively named, “The Acts of the Holy Spirit.” Or, “The Acts of the Risen Christ Through the Holy Spirit Working Through the Church.” I mention this because each title gives us a slightly…

Today I want to bring some clarity to whats going on in Israel as it relates to the Bible and the End times. After Jesus rose from the dead, he walked around on this earth for 40 days, was seen by his disciples & Mary several times and then by over 500 people at one time. In Acts 1:6 So when the apostles…

Title: "The Ascension: Our Hope and Commission" I. Introduction A. Opening Prayer B. Welcoming the congregation and setting the context for Ascension Day C. Highlighting the significance of Jesus' ascension II. Understanding the Ascension ( Acts 1:1-3 ) A. Exploring the post-resurrection appearances…

Well Good Morning. Turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 1. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the…

We are reminded that God graciously promises He will return. We are encouraged to look around us and be a witness.

I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing…

A mother buys her little boy a helium balloon from a vendor at the fair. Its shiny foil liner is shaped like his favorite cartoon character. He clutches the balloon string tightly as they make their way to the Ferris wheel. All at once, a dog from the crowd barks loudly behind them. The boy jumps suddenly…

I. When What You Know Is Too Much Not too much knowledge, but too much to understand. Too much to deal with. When what you know is too much about the mysteries and not enough about the reasons why, you just might get stuck, freeze, go catatonic and get real useless. There becomes an overload of disbelief…

INTRODUCTION . 9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11 They also said, “Men of Galilee,…

Today and for the next several months we are going to be studying in depth the books of Luke and Acts. As you read these books you will notice that it is one continuous story divided into two books written by the same author, a physician named Luke. But before I get started in Luke, I want you to go…

Living in the Light of Christ’s Return Picture a relay race, where a team of runners works together, each carrying a baton for a portion of the race before passing it to the next runner. The team's success depends on the collaboration and dedication of each individual. As they run, they keep their eyes…

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when…

A Parable Alight, let’s get back into the Word the morning. Looking at the Parable of the Ten Minas in Luke 19 . So what’s a mina? A Mina is a measure of currency. It’s about 100 drachmas. So what’s a drachma? its money. A Mina is about 100 drachmas. Like a Benjamin is 100 bucks. But in that day, a Mina…

Today we will begin an overview of the Acts of the Apostles. We did an overview of the Old Testament to get a Foundation of our Faith. Now, we are going to lay the Foundation for the church by looking at the overview of this book. The Acts of the Apostles Background Acts of the Apostles, or Acts, as…

Six Weeks Forty days, Acts 1:1–4 With a little arithmetic, we can make these conclusions: From crucifixion to resurrection, 3 days. From resurrection to ascension, 40 days. From crucifixion to ascension, 42 days (the third day and the day of resurrection overlap). Therefore, six weeks had elapsed since…

1 Thessalonians 4:9-4:18 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We got as far as the 8th verse last week, let me just remind you that Paul begins the chapter with the words finally then. Not as his closing, but as a transition between doctrine and practice. Or teaching…

Welcome Prayer Tonight, we are moving from Tad’s incredibly practical preaching about hurry and busyness to a sermon tonight that is much more foundational and academic - a teaching sermon, not a preaching sermon. (hopefully that doesn’t make everyone groan!) The purpose of tonight's teaching message…

For we who live in a country who fought a war to free ourselves from a king, it might be hard to think about the Christian life as being fundamentally a citizenship in a monarchy, a kingdom. How are we to live and think in that context? What is our primary responsibility as citizens of the Kingdom of…

Jesus promises new power and presence. (vs. 1-5) The disciples are confused (vs. 6) Jesus gives new direction (vs. 7-11)

Author: Luke Scholars agree. Writing style Attentiveness to early church history. I have dealt with all Jesus began to do and teach. One of the gospels. Luke was written to Theophilus. What do we know about Luke? Gentile Doctor Close companion and fellow missionary of Paul. Luke was responsible for most…

Good morning and welcome to Mission Church! My name is John and I serve Mission as the Lead pastor. I am honored and humbled to be with you this morning.....especially as we enter the Advent season. Traditionally... advent begins 4 Sunday’s before Christmas but this year we are going to start a week…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Must start in the book of Luke... Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good…

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.

It’s not a salvation thing There withing “Christiandome” many views and definitions about “second coming.” The second coming is not a salvation issue, but it can be a divisive issue. ( Insert second coming of Christ picture here) The second coming is often confused with other “comings” of the Lord. Other…