If we are following the example that God gave us in Acts 11, we will be going out to establish a beach head in the world around us! His plan was for His people to share the good news with the unsaved in word and deed. Then gather those together who believe and establish an assembly for encouragement, and instruction. Listen to how they did it in the early church.

The message of salvation is for all people! But maybe they are not enthusiastic in hearing the message because we, as believers, do not seem to be excited about our salvation. This message shows us the transition from a select group of people, to the ethnos, the people, the nations. God's plan was that all would hear the Good News, and He wants to use us to proclaim it!

Sometimes we are attacked for being a Christian by the very religious institutions that hate what we stand for! Saul was an example of this. We see two lessons in the passage today. The first is that God can take those who oppose us as believers and turn them into a great defender of the faith. The second is that God uses these times of persecution of His people to build them up! So listen to what God tells us in His word!

When the topic of telling others about Jesus comes up, God's people want to run away and hide! God wants His people to tell others, even though many are not evangelists or outgoing. The message today shows us how to be used of God to tell others about Jesus, just like we are!

Do you have a 'theology' or a practice concerning what you believe? This passage helps us to see the reality in what we believe! Do we follow Jesus completely or are we just hoping to have fire insurance, or even hoping to make a little money in this thing we call life as a believer? Listen, and then ask the Lord to show you your heart!

Every day there is a battle brewing between heaven and hell! We often find ourselves in the middle of the battle, but how we approach it is dependent on what the battle is about. Here is a lesson on how we can do battle for the right reasons and for the right results.

There is always things that come up in a church setting that need to be resolved. In the early Church, there was a need to make sure the feeding of the widows was being handled correctly. The Apostles handled this situation that serves as a pattern for any situation that arises in the church today; they appointed men to the task. Listen to see how God blessed in this situation for His glory!

Lying to God is not something anyone would want to do, and yet it happens all the time! We should be diligent to keep our promises to God! This message shows what happened and can happen to those who think God will not hold us accountable if we lie to Him.

Every year we celebrate freedom in these United States. But, are we faithful in celebrating our freedom in Christ with the same jubilation? As believers, we have a greater celebration regarding our freedom in Christ, so lets talk about it!

This message continues on from last week. The need for rebellion among Christians against the wave of the world is needed before we are completely swallowed up with the deception! There are consequences, however, to living and proclaiming the truth to a world who rejects it. But stand firm and press on, following the the Lord who leads us!