Paul feeling worn out and afraid of what was coming next is greatly encouraged by the Lord, who renews him through his Word and in many practical ways. For instance God sent Paul’s companions back to him. God spoke to him directly. God assured Paul that he was loved!
What moves you to share the gospel? For Paul in Acts 17, he sees a city full of idols. As in Athens, people today still worship false gods and idols. Consumerism and commerce, the gods of entertainment and sex, as well as success and wealth. So we ask – Who are you worshipping? Christians must […]
Remember, that all people are your kind of people. Each person has the capacity to respond to the Gospel because Jesus is always opening hearts. There is no room for any kind of racism in the church of God. There is no cliques, based on race or gender or wealth, status or anything else. We […]
As Christians we have personalities, opinions and therefore disagreements in regard to the best way forward and thankfully God uses even these things to promote the glory of his Son.
How does someone become a Christian? How do they ‘get in’ to the family of God, into the kingdom of God? What is it that makes someone a genuine Christain we might ask? Acts 15:1-35 sees this question considered and decided upon. Some Jews believed that circumcision was required along with faith in Jesus. Others […]
In this sermon we look at seven things that we can glean from this chapter that are very instructive for us today. We read about the persistent preaching of God’s Word into the cultures of that day despite persecution and troubles.
Acts 13 takes us on to the first missionary journey by Paul. As Paul delivers a sermon to the Jews we pick up a useful model for what and how we might also share the gospel. We also ask why we do evangelism as we consider the heart of God for mission, the opposition to […]
Paul reveals to us what a healthy church looks like. The theme is this, “A healthy church is a church made up of people from all kinds of backgrounds, learning constantly from the Word, with a wonderful outward focus.” The church in Antioch is a real example to us of what a healthy church looks […]