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
Our passage this morning is the one and only instance where Luke records for us the content of one of Paul’s synagogue sermons. Acts 13:13-52
Our passage this morning tells the story of the first stage of Paul’s missionary travels where we will discover some valuable lessons in launching out. Acts 13:4-12
In chapter 13, the focus of the story shifts away from Peter. From now on we will be following the Apostle Paul in his missionary journeys. In today’s message we see the first account of a church sending out cross-cultural missionaries. Acts 13:1-3
The Herod we meet in today’s passage is Herod Agrippa. His grandfather was Herod the Great. His uncle was Herod Antipas. This Herodian dynasty was a moral disaster! The frightening reality is: We’re all capable of being a Herod. And while Herod’s opportunity for repentance is over, ours is not! Acts 12:18-24
Our God delights in using the ordinary! Ordinary men. Ordinary women. Ordinary churches. Ordinary prayer meetings. These ordinary means are the tools that God has entrusted to us to TRANSFORM the WORLD! Acts 12:1-17
In today’s passage, we see God purposefully providing for, sustaining and governing His church. Acts 11:1-30
The Church has always had barriers to break through and in Acts 10, God moved and shattered the barriers that once stood between the Jews and the gentiles. He broke down the religious and cultural barriers and answered the question, ‘is salvation for the Jews only?’ with an emphatic NO! Acts: 10:1-48
In today’s passage we see that Jesus knows how to prepare and position his people for what’s next. That’s the big idea in this passage, but there are also some wonderful little lessons that we will learn along the way. Acts 9:32-43