Today we want to look at the transforming power of the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. Last week we talked about power in Jesus. Not only is there power in Jesus, but there is transforming power in Jesus. If you have your Bible, go to Acts 19 . We will read the first 20 verses. 1 While Apollos was at…

If you have your bible this morning, go to Acts 16 . We will begin at verse 16. 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul…

Before Christmas, we left off at Acts 15 . We study the importance of the Jerusalem council. At the end of chapter 15 we read that Paul and Barnabas had a disagreement and decided to part ways. Today I want to look at the first part of Acts 16 . Have you ever been on a trip, only to have your plans completely…

Christmas is celebrated in many different ways with many different traditions all around the world. In Australia, since it is in the Southern Hemisphere, it is celebrated on the beach and with a backyard bbq. In China, Santa is seen most of the time with a Saxophone and he brings everyone peace apples.…

Last week I shared with you that the average family spends $1000 for Christmas every year. In 2021, holiday sales reached $859 billion. American’s spend lots of money on Christmas. Christmas has become a time of consumerism and a pursuit of materialism. This clip from Jingle All the Way makes me laugh…

Today, we begin a 3 part series called Merry Xmas. Throughout the last few years, we hear the phrase Xmas and we think about how they may be taking Christ our of Christmas. We see it written and it may or may not make us mad. We see it in advertisements and we vowel not to purchase from that company.…

In 1970, the Apollo 13 mission faced a life-threatening crisis when an oxygen tank exploded in space. The astronauts aboard the spacecraft, along with mission control teams on Earth, had to quickly and clearly communicate under extreme pressure to solve the problems that unfolded. Everyone involved shared…

I hope you have been enjoying our series on the book of Acts. Next Sunday will be the last message on Acts until after New Year. We will look at the Jerusalem Counsel in Acts 15 . However, this week I want to look at a Acts 13 . As always, please go back and read through the verses we don’t cover. How…

Before we begin today, I want to encourage you to go back and read all of Acts 11 . We will not read any of that chapter today. I want us to go to chapter 12. We will begin reading at verse 1. What kind of trials are you facing today? What kind of persecution are you facing? The things we go through…

Let me encourage you to finish reading chapter 9. I want to skip down to chapter 10 and look at a story that is very important to all of us Gentiles. As we study the gospel message of Jesus Christ, it is important that we understand that this message is for all people. The story of Cornelius is a very…