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Something More Coco - meant for more than shoe making We settle - Our plans vs. God’s purpose For I know the plans I have for you” —this is the Lord ’s declaration—“plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Made on Purpose Not an accident - not random You are exactly…

Remember the Call The mission remained But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” It Comes Naturally Not a special calling or leading of Holy Spirit It was second nature to share…

Standing Tall Stephen’s sermon - Abraham, Moses, David - still rebelled Obedient -spoke up and stood up Unwelcome Message Gospel offends and angers the world Crowd - rage Higher Approval Son of man sitting - Now standing Stephen - peace - bold Us and Them Difference between believers and the world Difference…

Growing Pains Growing in spite of persecution - Chap 5 overview Growing Pains Chap 6 - to much for the few to take care of Greek speakers and Aramaic speakers - Church is a place for everyone Prioritize Priorities Apostles - not to good to do labor Distractions to what their responsibility was D.L. Moody…

Keeping Up with the Joneses Word got around about Barnabas Pride is the issue Not a new tactic - we feel we’re missing out Gen “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Big S versus little s Not giving all was not issue - heart…

Reoccurring Patterns Acts 2: 43-47 “ One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always. “- A. W. Tozer Common Mind and Purpose vs 32-33 Unity that they may all be one,…

Opportunities and Offenses Acts 4:1-4 Healing brought greater opportunity Message offended - Sadducee’s - no resurrection By What Power? vs 7 - where’s your authority, in whose name do you rely Zech 4:6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by…

Noticing the Need Aware of your surroundings With What You Have vs 6-7 Give what you have God takes the little offering and makes it huge not the first time Luke 9 It,s not about us For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful,…

Simple Church Not complicated 4 elements Devoted to Learn teaching committed to gathering and each other 2 Tim 2 :15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. Fellowship koinonia - sharing sharing of lives - love…

The Day Has Come Pentecost - Feast of Weeks Associated with the renewal of the covenant - Noah then Moses - giving of the law 1 of 3 pilgrimage feast - people from everywhere Fulfilled Promise Joel 2 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your…

New Beginning Luke - gospel - what Jesus began to do Acts - part 2 Apostles - those who had seen and were specifically chosen Presented himself alive - for forty days - is key vs 4 - stay place of rejection become place of a fresh witness Marching Orders vs 6-8 Locked in our wants - Kingdom restored…

The End of the Beginning Winston Churchill - not the end, beginning of the end, end of the beginning. Too many of us stop at the cross or Easter Long Walk The cross - running away It’s the end Lost Hope Jesus was supposed to end their oppression Begin His reign and restore Israel We miss the point -…

It is Finished Tetelestai - complete discharge debt Servant return - job done Merchant declares - debt paid Priest - sacrifice is perfect What’s Finished? Prophecy - Isaiah, Psalms God’s plan - judgement for sin He finished, but we aren’t done Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die,…

Good People rate yourself - 1-100 (1 bad 100 best) Compare - 2 results Feel better about ourselves Feel worse about ourselves Good People 2 criminals - crucifixion - humiliate - ultimate pain saved for worst of worst Not good people - but see what happens Not Good Enough Good people don't go to heaven…

I Thirst Was Jesus Thirsty? Exodus story - Exodus 7-8 Rock struck for water Jesus - I am that rock, I quench your thirst “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. What do you thirst for? Samaritan - enemy of Jews Woman had baggage We all are thirsty How…

“Father forgive them” changed every thing Before Christ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ After Christ forgive - pardon, cancel debt and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Lesson of Forgiveness The debtor can’t always repay -vs 24-25…

Trust Jesus had been mocked , beaten, abused, naked trust - pitho - have full confidence, inward cetainty Easy to trust in the light Trust in the Dark Darkness covered the land Never complained until God withdrew So many tragedies in our lives Limited Vision 1 cor - see dimly For now we see in a mirror…