The Acts of the Apostles: Is Your Gospel Ready?
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The Acts of the Apostles: Is Your Gospel Ready?

Acts 25:12-27 / Acts 26

King Agrippa comes to visit Festus and while he is in Caesarea he takes time to listen to Paul and hear directly from Paul in order to better understand the case against him. Paul capitalizes on this opportunity by preaching the gospel. In today’s sermon, we learn a important lessons on what it means to truly have a “ready gospel”.

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The Acts of the Apostles: A Good Confidence
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The Acts of the Apostles: A Good Confidence

In a world that is training us to constantly be afraid, the Christian has the ability to be confident. After years of imprisonment and bureaucratic corruption, Paul has lost almost all control over his life. In this sermon, we look at Paul’s testimony of boldness in order to discover where his confidence comes from.

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The Acts of the Apostles: Dealing with the Accuser
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The Acts of the Apostles: Dealing with the Accuser

Acts 24:1-22

If we are going to be mission-minded Christians, living out our faith in service to Christ, we will need to anticipate an enemy that will make claims about us that aren’t true. These lies have the potential to seep into our hearts and minds and distract us from the thing we set out to do. Today we will address what to do when we face accusations.

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The Acts of the Apostles: The Real Conspiracy
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The Acts of the Apostles: The Real Conspiracy

Acts 23:11-35

Paul sits in a jail cell while zealots from the religious community gather to conspire against his life. Just like Paul, we face a conspirator that is not theoretical, he is very real and he has been working against believers since the beginning of time. We are going to discuss what it means to acknowledge the enemies that surround us as well as discuss what it means to humbly trust the Lord to help us navigate situations outside of our control.

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The Acts of the Apostles: Our Greater Passion
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The Acts of the Apostles: Our Greater Passion

Acts 22:22-30

In today's sermon, we see Paul deliver the gospel to a mob of Jews and get rejected outright. The result of him speaking the truth almost culminated in a Roman scourging until he spoke up and defended himself under Roman law. What we discover about Paul and his decision-making is that whether he faced suffering or escape, Paul always sided with the truth. In reflection, do you share that same passion?

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The Acts of the Apostles: To Entreat Without Retreat

The Acts of the Apostles: To Entreat Without Retreat

Acts 22:1-23

As Paul is led by Roman authorities into the courtyard for questioning, he is followed by a mass of Jewish people. He requests an opportunity to speak and rather than defending himself, he instead defends the gospel. He doesn’t make a doctrinal argument, he appeals to them with his testimony. How can we learn to unapologetically share our story of our faith?

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The Acts of the Apostles: A Recipe for Ministry Failure

The Acts of the Apostles: A Recipe for Ministry Failure

Acts 21:15-26

A well-intentioned, yet misguided Paul heads to Jerusalem to meet his friends, fully aware of the dangers he might find there. When he arrives he is immediately confronted with the fact that the Jewish converts in Jerusalem are fervent about the laws and traditions of the old covenant; so much so that there is an undercurrent of disdain for Paul’s ministry to the Gentiles. Based on the response of the leaders in our story, this sermon addresses how a church focused on the wrong things is prime for failure.

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