What does a chapter full of strange names have to tell us about modern church life?

Outline

Our Spiritual Ancestors: How They Lived

Intimate Community Life

Economic Diversity

Ethnic Diversity

What Bound Them Together?

Scripture References

Ephesians 2:8-18

Who were Aquila and Priscilla? What might they teach us about marriage and following Jesus together?

Outline

The Life and Times of Aquila and Priscilla

Ministry Together

Selfless Servants

Investors in the Growth of Others

They Were Not Professionals

Scripture References

Acts 18:1-3, 18, 24-28; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19; Ephesians 4:11-12

Who was Phoebe?  And what can she teach us about how to live today?

Outline

Who Was Phoebe?

Why and How Did She Live the Way That She Did?

How to Read the Bible: What, Why, How, and Where?

The Problems with Serving

Scripture References

John 5:39; Psalm 34:15-22

What do we do when our prayers go unanswered? Or what if God answers them unexpectedly?

Outline

Paul after Romans

Unexpected Answers to Prayer

Do Not Miss What God Is Doing

Scripture References

Acts 20:3; Acts 21:20-22; 1 Kings 19:4, 9-12

Why pray together? What advantage is there in praying for one another?

Outline

The Power of Corporate Prayer: God Hears His People

The Necessity of Corporate Prayer: Having Each Other’s Back

The Intimacy of Corporate Prayer: Letting Others In

The Beauty of Corporate Prayer: Becoming a Means to God’s Good End

Scripture References

Acts 4:24, 31; Acts 12:5; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Exodus 3:9; Matthew 6:9-13; Colossians 4:12; 1 Timothy 6:12

What does it mean to be blessed? What do we want to happen when we meet people? And how do these two questions relate to one another?

Outline

The Blessing of Christ: Fully Blessed, a Conduit of Blessing to Others, a Recipient of Blessing from Others

What Is Blessedness?

How to Be Confident like Paul Was

The Purpose of Blessing

Why have mission reports? What are those stories really about?

Outline

Mission Reports: Stories about God’s work

God’s invitation to join in His work

How will we join Him? How will our story become His story, and His story become ours?

Scripture References

Acts 15:3-4; Acts 15:12; Acts 21:19

Who gets the applause in the church? Who do we honor the most? Who should we?

Outline

God’s Attitude toward Servanthood

Our Attitude toward Servanthood

Honoring God’s Servants among Us

Scripture References

Philippians 2:5-7; Matthew 23:8; Luke 9:48; 1 Peter 5:1-3; 3 John 9-10

What good fathers do we find in the Bible? There are not a lot, but there is at least one worth considering.

Outline

The Younger Son: Grace for the Rebel

The Older Son: Grace for the Legalist

What the Father Tells Us about God

A Call to Imitation

Scripture References

2 Corinthians 5:20

Why am I a Christian?  What keeps me coming back?

Scripture References

Matthew 5:3-11; Matthew 14:22-27; Romans 5:6-8; Revelation 21:1-5; Romans 8:29-30; Philippians 1:6; 1 Peter 1:3-5