Kalkaska Church of Christ Podcast

Sermon Scripture: Acts 20

Sermon Big Idea:  Finishing the race is important.  Paul chose to finish his by preaching the Gospel and encouraging believers.  How will we finish ours?

Acts 20:1-6

It was important to Paul to have his farewell tour be encouraging.

Acts 20:7-16

Paul’s farewell tour mimicked Jesus’ farewell tour.

Acts 20:17-38

Paul’s farewell tour is a testimony to God’s grace.

Our farewell tour starts today.  Will our farewell tour point to Jesus or to self?

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Speaker: Jeff Badgero

Scripture: Acts 19:21-41

Additional verse: Ephesians 5:10

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Acts 19:1-20

Sermon Big Idea:  Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets.  Without Him, teaching, life, and eternity are incomplete.  Things are better with Jesus.

Acts 19:1-7

Complete faith is unity with Jesus.

Acts 19:8-10

Complete faith is bold.

Acts 19:11-20

Complete faith is full knowledge of Jesus.

Everything is complete and better with Jesus!

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Acts 18:18-28

Sermon Big Idea:  Dads, keep your focus and stay faithful to the journey.

Acts 18:18-23

Dads, seize the opportunity to teach.Dads, pursue discipline.Dads, wisdom is strength.

Acts 18:24-28

Dads, encourage but keep training.Dads, see potential and create ways for potential to be realized.

A dads work isn’t done until the dad is called home to be with the Father.

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Acts 18:1-17

Sermon Big Idea:  We all are on mission for God.  Do we see it as of first important or a side hustle?

Acts 18:1-17

The physical hazard of Paul’s occupation was ever present.The emotional hazard of Paul’s occupation was relayed in his letters.The Spiritual hazard of Paul’s occupation was frustration.

The real occupational hazard of being a Christ follower is remembering that being on mission is our first occupation.

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Acts 17

Sermon Big Idea:  It’s not the delivery, it’s not the audience, it’s the action of doing.

Colossians 4:2-6

Acts 17:1-9

Paul reasoned with his listeners from God’s Word.Hebrews 4:122 Timothy 4:1-22 Timothy 3:16-17Seek ScriptureThe results:  1 Thessalonians 1:1-8

Acts 17:10-15

The Bereans checked God’s Word before agreeing with Paul.

Acts 17:16-34

God provoked Paul and Paul provoked the Athenians.

When the Holy Spirit is unleashed within us, the audience doesn’t matter, just the action of listening and proclaiming.

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Sunday message from Jeff Badgero on Acts 16.

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Scripture Acts 15:36-41

Philippians 3:13-14Hebrews 12:1-2I Corinthians 9:24II Timothy 4:7-8

God can bring good from any and every situation

Final thoughts:

For the church:

We can’t forget about our graduates once they leaveWhat can we do? Pray and Encourage

For graduates:

Don’t forsake your first loveDon’t stop learningKeep running the race

For all of us:

Our past does not define our futureWhile we are here on this earth, our race is not over

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Sermon Scripture: Acts 15:1-35

Sermon Big Idea:  Becoming a Christian and being a Christian shouldn’t be two different things.  Surrendering to Jesus makes us a Christian and surrendering to Jesus is what being a Christian is all about.

Acts 15:1-11

Becoming a Christian is about grace not law.Ephesians 2:4-7Exodus 4:24-26Galatians 2:15-16Matthew 11:28-30

Acts 15:12-21

Being a Christian is surrendering to the authority of Holy Spirit filled Elders.Galatians 2:11-14

Acts 15:24-26,28-29

Being a Christian is a continuation of our surrender.Deuteronomy 6:4-5Matthew 22:37-40

Acts 15:31

Being saved by grace is worth celebrating.

Becoming and being aren’t separate.  Becoming a Christ-follower is being a Christ-follower.

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Acts 14

Sermon Big Idea:  Paul and Barnabas were not swayed in preaching the gospel, just like a Christian mother is not swayed in training her kids in the way of Jesus.

V. 1-7

Paul and Barnabas had a routine, and so did Satan.

V. 8-18

Miracles don’t save, the Word of God does.

V. 19-23

Satan was persistent, but so were Paul and Barnabas.

V. 24-28

A good report is when it is focused on God.

Mom’s reflect Jesus in that they have a mission, and pain, anguish, mourning, and even death won’t keep them from accomplishing it.

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