Christ Community Church of Pembroke Pines

Church Life

                                “Radical Ministry”

                                    Acts 9:20-25

A Transformed Life (vv. 20-21)

1 Ti. 1:13a-c, 15b-16  13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 15......, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.  

An Apologetic Ministry (vv. 20, 22)

Psa. 110:1,5-6a The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool…. 5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath. 6 He will execute judgment among the nations, ” (53:3-12). 

Jo. 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Paul in Col. 1:15a-16, 19.15 He is the image of the invisible God, ....... 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.... 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 

A Risky Ministry (vv. 23-25)

Acts 9 10-19

New Year’s, 2025: “Soul Care is Discipleship” 

                                             Hebrews 10:24-25

Life Together (vv.24-25 a-b)

- Call to Hospitality

1 Pet. 4:7,9 “The end of all things is at hand… Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” Because that’s what church life together should look like.

Ro. 12:13 “Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.” 

Care for One Another (v.25 c-d)

Gal. 6:1-2 1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.   

1 Thess. 5:14  “we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted (depressed), help the weak, be patient with them all.”

2 Tim. 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God[b] may be complete, equipped for every good work.

5 Things They never say….

-           They never mention God  - especially Jesus and the HS, the comforter.

-           They never mention our spiritual condition (sin).

-           They never mention that suffering is meaningful within God’s plan of mercy and judgment.

-           They never mention that God really does forgive sinners who repent and believe in his Son. Never mention the good news.

-           They never mention that all human beings are meant to become worshippers of God in Christ and be reconciled to God.

What do we say then?

Ro. 15:14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.

Col. 3:13, .. bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.16 a-b Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom.. 

2 Cor. 1:3-4 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. Final scripture on this…

Ja. 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

“Blessing From the Christmas Tree” (Gal. 3:13-14)

The Curse (v.13)

Ro. 5:12-13a  12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men[a] because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given

Gen. 3:16-17 16 To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” 17 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

Deut. 28:1-2  “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. 

Ro. 2:15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them. Our conscience confirms the moral law that God has written on the heart of every single person.

The Blessing (v.14)

1 Pet. 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.

Church Life

                        “The Road to Conversion”

                                      Acts 9:1-9

Death and Darkness (vv. 1-2)

Life and Light (vv. 3-9)

Acts 13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Jo. 10:2-3 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. .

Jo. 9:39-41 39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

Eph. 2:1-5  And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

Eph. 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  

1 Tim. 1:13-16 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

Your Conversion:

Faith (Ma. 1:14; Jo. 3:16; Ro. 10:9; Eph. 2:8-9) 

Fruit (Mt. 7:17-21; Jo. 13:34-35; 15:4-6; Gal. 5:22-24; 1 Jo. 1:6-7; 2:28-29; 3:6-10) 

Fortitude (Ma. 13:13; 1 Cor. 15:1-2; Col. 1:21-23; 2 Tim. 4:7-8)

Church Life

                                “Principalities and Powers”

                                              Acts 8:9-25

A Profession of Faith (vv. 9-13)

Deut. 18:10-12a 10 For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering.[a] And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, 11 or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. 

Mt. 24:24, For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 

2 Thess. 2:9-10 9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. 10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.

Jo. 2:23-25  23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. 24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. 25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

A Possession of the Spirit (vv. 14-17)

Ti. 3:5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.

Col. 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Eph. 4:5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism).

A Punishment of a Sinner (vv. 18-25)

1 Tim. 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith. 

2 Cor. 5:17, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come). We don’t see that here?

2 Cor. 11:14b-15 Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve. 

Pro. 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 

Thanksgiving Sunday of Praise and Worship

     “Give Thanks in Everything” (1 Thess. 5:18)

Ja. 1:2-3 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 

Eph. 5:20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Give thanks in prayer to glorify the Lord- 

Col. 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. 

Phil.4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Future Grace

Present Blessings

-           You have complete and assured salvation and the forgiveness of sins (Ro.6:23)

-           You will have all your greatest, real and physical needs met (Phil. 4:19)  

-           You will be raised the dead and will never, ever suffer and die again (1 Cor. 15:52-53)

-           You will someday soon see, be with and be like Jesus (2 Cor. 5:8; 1 Jo. 3:2)

-           You will for the 1st time ever experience perfect and exceeding joy in the presence of God forever (Psa. 16:11; 43:4)

Church Life

                     “The Seeds of of Persecution”

                                      Acts 8:1-8

Seed and the Sowers are Scattered (vv. 1-3)

Seed is Sown and Begins to Grow (vv. 4-8)

Lu. 6:22–23 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.”

 Church Life

                     “Message of the Martyr, Pt. 6; Truth in Love”

                                              Acts 7:51-60

Preaching Conviction (vv. 51-53)

Mt. 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!

Ro. 8:7-8 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

Jo. 6:44,65 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.... 65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

Offering Compassion (vv. 54-60) 

Ro. 9:2-3 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a] my kinsmen according to the flesh.