Seasons of Adversity

In today’s passage we find the Apostle Paul feeling a bit beaten down and yet ministering faithfully in the city of Corinth.  Looking back, we can see all the ways that God was working but Paul couldn’t see it at the time. None of us can when we are living through it. But there are […]

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I Have Many In This City Who Are My People

Despite the Apostle Paul’s early success in Corinth, he was weary and in need of encouragement. The encouragement that he received is encouragement that each and every one of us will need to draw from in seasons of our own weariness. Acts 18:1-11

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Witnessing To Other Worldviews

As we evangelize today, we can’t take for granted that the person we are speaking with has the same image of God that we have. We will often find ourselves witnessing to people who hold to other worldviews. In our passage this morning, we find a powerful example of how to do this. Acts 17:16-34

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Masterclass in Mission

In today’s text, Luke is giving us two Masterclasses.  One on how to do mission from the missionary master Paul, and the other in good listening courtesy of the Bereans. Acts 17:1-15

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Successful Ministry

Today, we will be focusing in on Paul’s ministry in a Macedonian city called Philippi.  Our passage today is full of persecution and adversity but it was worth it.  Acts 16:16-40

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In our text today, Paul and Barnabas – two of the speakers from the council who helped to foster this beautiful unity in the church – get into a dispute about their next missionary journey. The men who helped to bridge the cultural divide in the congregation find themselves unable to bridge the personal divide […]

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The Jerusalem Council

The Jerusalem Council forms the CENTRE of the book of Acts both structurally and theologically.⁠  Acts 15 brings us to arguably the most significant decision in the history of the New Testament church.  Acts 15:1-35

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Today’s passage is about the final leg of the Apostle Paul’s first intentional, cross-cultural missions trip.   Paul is breaking new ground as he makes his way into communities that have never heard the gospel. This reality should frame how we study this passage. This is a story about missions.  Acts 14:8-23

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