Sharon Church | Sermons

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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A brilliant up and coming speaker makes his way from Egypt to Ephesus with a passionate and accurate yet incomplete message about Jesus. 

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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With Silas and Timothy back in Berea Paul moves on to Athens, Greece. While waiting for Silas and Timothy, Paul walked around Athens and noticed a great deal of religion but a missing relationship with God. 

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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Paul, Silas, & Timothy leave Luke in Philippi and make their way to the capital of Macedonia - Thessalonica - which is greatly influenced by Roman culture and ideology, even the Jewish leaders have fallen victim to its schemes. The synagogue's affection and affiliation with Rome has led the leaders to refuse Jesus as Lord and they violently sent Paul and Silas away. They left by night and found themselves in a backwoods town called Berea where their message was received with great eagerness.

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

___In God's sovereign providence, He leads Paul, Silas, Timothy, and now Luke, to Philippi where they meet a random assortment of people with nothing in common but their need for Jesus. And through unique salvation experiences, God builds His church in Philippi.

Over the course of this year we will be sporadically looking at some of the worship songs and poems written by David and others in the book of Psalms.---Psalm 116 is a song probably sung by Jesus and His disciples as they made their way to Jerusalem the night He was arrested. It is a song that speaks of the joy and benefits to be found with God as our Father.

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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As the good news of Jesus is making its way into areas and people who are unfamiliar with the Jewish tradition and Jesus' Jewish upbringing, the Jews are concerned that the nations have not fulfilled all that is required to be saved. 

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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When we have confidence that God is writing our story we are free to shake the dust off our feet and move on. We can exchange jealousy for joy.

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Paul - previously called Saul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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As Paul & Barnabas continue their first missionary journey, John Mark makes the decision to leave and head home to Jerusalem (more on that later) but Paul and Barnabas carry on to Antioch in Pisidia - which is also in the region of Galatia. As is their custom, Paul and Barnabas begin in the Synagogue and Paul recognizes that the Jews had been hearing the same Scriptures and prophecies for generations but had missed Jesus. He gives a prophetic warning that we should heed as well - look to see the work of God not just in the past but in the present. He is still working.

With season 1 and 2 complete we move into Acts: Season 3. The narrative shifts to Antioch and the focus is on Saul - also known as Paul - as he shares the gospel in Gentile areas.

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Luke gives us a picture of the culture of the church at Antioch - diverse and serving and worshipful - led by prophets and teachers who are willing to send and be sent.

Season 1 of Acts took place in Jerusalem and as we step into season 2 we are moving to Judea and Samaria. It took persecution to move the Christians from the comfort of Jerusalem to their calling to reach the ends of the earth but God will use it in His power.

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As "season two" wraps up, we see the Lord's concern for His glory. Herod Agrippa I - by way of insecurity and family history - craves the worship of people. In this passage he is called a god by the people of Phoenicia and accepts the praise rather than rolling it forward to God and he is struck with a disease and dies. We see that God's concern for His glory is a concern for His people. Humans cannot bear the weight of glory.