DUNAMIS (Power) (Acts 1:1-11)
1. THE AUTHOR!
Luke the beloved physician
2. THE ANTHEM!
The power of the risen Christ
3. THE AIM!
To win the world for Jesus
1. THE AUTHOR!
Luke the beloved physician
2. THE ANTHEM!
The power of the risen Christ
3. THE AIM!
To win the world for Jesus
1) UNITY IS SOMETHING: a) Good b) Precious c) Fragrant d) Refreshing e) Life giving 2) A CALL TO UNITY OF: a) Heart b) Mind c) Spirit d) Will e) Purpose f) Direction
Stephen: The Charge o Blasphemy against Moses and God The Defendant o God is not restricted to a place The Prosecutor o The leaders have not obeyed the law. The Sentence o Death by stoning The Legacy o God’s purposes and Stephen’s character.
1. Isaiah 41:v1-7 and 21-29: a) God’s eternal sovereignty – v2-4; 25-28 b) Mankind’s empty idolatry – v5-7; 21-24,29 c) Beware of making good things from God into god things in the place of God (Roms 1:18-32) Take Note: “the human heart is a perpetual idol factory.” (J.Calvin) 2. Isaiah 41:8-20 God’s transforming gospel a)…
A PRAYER: 1) OF DEPENDENCY! (Ex 16:12, etc, Gen 22:14, Phil 4:19) On God our Provider 2) OF NECESSITY! (Prov 30:8) Our daily bread 3) OF RESPONSIBILITY! (Prov 22:9, Ps 41:1, Lk 6:38) Give and it will be given unto you 4) OF SUFFICIENCY! (Col 1:19, Jn 6:36, 48, 51) Jesus the Bread of…
1) FIERCE! (v1-3) Insatiable in their passion for sin A Self-Indulgent Nature 2) FOUL! (v4) Treacherous, lovers of pleasure 3) FAKE! (v5-9) Form but no power Corrupt counterfeits like Jannes & Jambres
1. Respect your leaders! (v12-13) 2. Live in peace! (v13) 3. Admonish the idle! (v14) 4. Encourage the faint-hearted! (v14) 5. Help the weak! (v14) 6. Be patient with everyone! (v14) 7. Don’t retaliate! (v15) 8. Do good to everyone! (v15) 9. Rejoice always! (v16) 10. Pray without ceasing! (v17) 11. In everything give thanks!…