“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”-Jesus’ Last words at His Ascension (Acts 1:8)

When the church lives out a powerful...

“Christianity was born into a culture that was every bit as resistant and unsympathetic to its claims as ours is.  Christianity in the original culture in where it was born, it sounded dangerous, impossible, outrageous just like today.  But the case...

The church is designed to be a growing Gospel movement where the Gospel is actively transforming both those inside and outside the church. 

Gospel Movement Begins With… 

Radical Devotion in the Church (41-42)

Baptism is the outward sign of an inner...

How the Movement Begins Acts 1:1-11 In the early 1990’s, about two in 10 U.S. adults were churchless. In the early 2000’s, it was three in 10. Today, nearly five in 10 of the U.S. population is churchless.-Barna Research Group Kirby Woods must...

I. To see the Lord do it again, there must be an attitude of fear and awe restored to the church

 Fear and awe with respect to our Lord’s methods:

                         a. Unanswered prayer. (1:2)

                         b. Unrestrained...

Review:

How do I react to my trials?

How do I resist temptation?

1. Listen expectantly: “quick to listen” (v. 19)

2. Listen patiently: “slow to speak” (v. 19) 

3. Listen repentantly: “ridding yourself of moral filth” (v. 21)

4. Listen...

I.   Her Abandonment

II.  Her Attraction

III. Her Acceptance

VI. Her Ancestry

I. Acknowledge the Reality of Temptation

II. Accept the Accountability for our Temptation (vv. 13-14)

It is not God

It is not the devil

It is me

III. Anticipate the Predictability of Temptation (v...