Pastor Jim Powell.

Central. (1-2)

Absolute. (3-11)

Implicational. (12-19)

Listen in with Pastor Jim & Pastor Bill as we discuss Acts 21 - Paul returns to Jerusalem, willingly takes a vow, and then is arrested.

Jim Powell.

Let all things be done decently and in order, for the building up of the church and for peace.

When you come together...

• WITHOUT confusing self-expression. (26-33)

• WITH awareness of the Source/authority of the Word. (36-40)

• WITH clear expectation. (39-40)

Ken Farmer, one of our ruling elders, joins AJ today as we dive into Acts 20.

What does a life of service & ministry look like? Why do we preach expositionally here? And why has God appointed elders in his Church?

Jim Powell.

Command. (1)

Context. (2-5)

What is speaking in tongues? Then/there. Here/now.

Appeal. (6-25)

Maturing wholly. (13-17, 19-20) Impacting outsiders. (16-17, 21-25)

Questions.

What happens when a group of Jewish exorcists seek to co-opt the name of Jesus? What does this reveal about Jesus? About us, who belong to Him?

And how does God use even the words of a demon-possessed man to bring about massive communal repentance in his Body?

Let us pray that the Lord would continue what we see here - that the "Word of the Lord would continue to increase and prevail mightily as God adds daily to our church, and the Church, those who are being saved and sanctified!"

Jim Powell.

Love. The ONLY thing. (1-3)

Love is... (4-7) 

Love NEVER ends. (8-13)

What do we do when we encounter a passage of Scripture that is difficult to understand? What kind of contexts do we pay attention to?

And how are we to understand the baptism of John in these passages?

Pastor Jim Powell.

Illustrated. (15-26)

We are different from one another and designed for one another.

We must care for one another.

Applied.  (27-31)

Now YOU are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.

God is absolutely sovereign in calling and designing us as his church, individually and collectively.

We have been saved TO something, not just from something.

Hal Bohlman, one of our Ruling Elders, joins me (AJ) today as we look at Acts 18 - Paul in Corinth.

How does a right realization of God's sovereignty help us when people we care about reject the gospel of Jesus? And how does this same realization help us see God mercifully, powerfully, providentially at work around us - even through nonbelievers?