Little Zion Baptist Church (Burgin)

Intro How can you tell when a home has no electricity? Describe a smart home with tons of electronics but no electricity to power them up. No matter how much you want to use the electronics, they won’t work. "If the Holy Spirit didn’t come that Pentecost day, there would be no church. The Church can’t…

Scripture: Acts 1:6–11 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon…

In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them…

Intro: We all love a good story. Whether it’s a good book or a great movie. When we hear a good story, it stirs our emotions, reminds us of things we’ve experienced, or gives us a longing for something. When we think about the Gospel and the Word of God, sometimes we forget that the gospel is God’s Big…

Introduction We love to save ourselves. If you research books, podcasts, YouTube, audiobooks, and other forms of nonfiction content, self-help ranks in the top 5 in every category. We love the idea of helping and improving ourselves. And in many ways this isn’t completely a bad thing. If you want to…

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,…

Intro: Read the story of sin in Gen. 3 . Point out how everything went from “very good” to Adam and Eve hiding from God. FCF: God created us to reflect His righteous and holy image. Due to sin, the image of God in us has been marred, and we are marked by unrighteousness and sin. Context: Big Picture…

Intro Series Intro Simple gospel series; I want us to walk through the basics of the gospel for two reasons: We are always blessed with a reminder of the gospel, no matter how long we’ve been saved. You can use this simple framework to share the gospel with people in your life. It’s four simple words:…