Christ Community Church of Pembroke Pines

Biblical Life 

                                          “Fruitful Blessings”

                           Psalm 127:3-5

Children Are a Gift (v.3)

Children Are Provision (v. 4)

Children Bring Happiness (v. 5) 

Jer. 29:6 Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease).  

Genesis 41:33-36

Biblical Life  - Money Management, Pt. 2

                                                   “Giving”

                       1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Expected (v. 1) 

Regular (v. 2a-b) 

2 Cor. 8:2-5  2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, 4 begging us earnestly for the favor[b] of taking part in the relief of the saints— 5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us. 

1 Jo. 3:17,19 17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?.. 19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;

Matt. 6:1-2a-d   1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others.

Jer. 17:10 “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

Matt. 6:24;21  24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.  21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Planned (v. 2 b-d)

Lu. 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you." 

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Philippians 4: 10-13

Church Life, “Final Ministry, Pt. 2”

                                Acts 28:17-31

Defense of the Witness (vv. 17-22)

Testimony of the Witness (vv. 23-29) 

Ro. 3:28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.; 

Gal. 2:15-16 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.   

2 Cor. 3:14-15 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.

 Purpose of the Witness (vv. 30-31)

2 Tim. 4:1a,2-5  I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, ... 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 But as for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Church Life, “Final Ministry, Pt. 1”

                                Acts 28:1-16

 A Miracle of Survival (vv. 1-6)

Nu. 21:6-8 6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died. 7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”

Jo. 3:14-16 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave[g] his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 

A Miracle of Healing (vv. 7-10)

Ma. 16:17-18 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

Ja. 5:13-15b  13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick....     

 A Meeting of Kindness (vv. 11-16)

Rev. 22:8b-9 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

Ro. 1:10-12  10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 

Church Life, “A Journey of Faith”

                                Acts 27

The Voyage (vv. 1-12)

2 Cor. 11:25-28 three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. 26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.[a] 27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. 28 Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.

The Storm (vv. 13-26) 

The Shipwreck (vv. 27-44)

1 Pet. 1:7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

3 Lies conquered by 3 facts to get you through your journey of faith:

1)      Jesus doesn’t care. Facts: vv. 24-25; Ma. 4:38

Psa. 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble). 

2)      The Strength of the Storm. Facts: Lu. 8:25b; Ma. 4:40

Psa. 77:16-19 16 When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths. 17 The clouds poured down rain;

We are in Danger. Fact: 1 Cor. 15:24-26  

    the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed. 18 Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook. 19 Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there!.  

Church Life, “Being a Christian Witness”

                                Acts 26

Complaint (vv. 1-3)  

Conduct (vv. 4-11)

Job 19:25-27a 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, 27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold..

Conversion (vv. 12-18)

2 Cor. 4:4,6 (2 Cor. 5:17-20) 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God... 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Call (vv. 19-29)

I Jo. 1:6-7, 2:29b 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.... 29 ...... be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Evangelism Preparation:

• Closed hands 
• Open eyes 
• Open doors 
• Open mouth 
• Open hands 

Conclusion (vv. 30-32)  1 attachment

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          Church Life, “An Ordinary, Courageous Christian”

                        Acts 25

First Appeal (vv.1-12)

Ro. 13:3c-e,4;6-7 ..... Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Pro. 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath,    but a harsh word stirs up anger). Or as he put it in 

Col. 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Second Appeal (vv. 13-27)

The 2 Harmful Things About the Gospel: 

     (1) Not preaching it 

     (2) Not believing it 

Church Life, “A Christian on Trial”

Acts 24

The Prosecution (vv. 1-9)

The Defense (vv. 10-21)

The Deliberation (vv. 22-27)

Jo. 16:8-11 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Acts 17:29-31 29 Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”