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Conversion Is True Acts 26:9-18 INTRO Last week we briefly mentioned a young man named Saul who was persecuting the Christians.  The follow up to that persecution was a lot of conversions to Jesus that happened as a result. It started with many being converted in Samaria, then Simon the sorcerer, then the Ethiopian and now the conversion of Saul himself. In the New Testament, Saul and Paul are the same person.  Saul was his Hebrew name and Paul was […] The post Conversion Is True first appeared on The Point (church).

What To Do With Suffering Acts 8:-3 And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.  Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.  But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. PROBLEM Why do people suffer? People have been looking […] The post What To Do With Suffering first appeared on The Point (church).

Acts 5:12-18The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on […] The post Acts 5:12-41 first appeared on The Point (church).

Acts 3 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then […] The post Acts 3 first appeared on The Point (church).

PROBLEM Lots of people talk about how we are isolating more from others.  Loneliness as the #1 problem We all are going to church less and less I miss calling church “God’s house” GOD Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.  All the believers were together and had everything in common.  They […] The post The Prototype Church first appeared on The Point (church).

The Meaning of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues […] The post Pentecost first appeared on The Point (church).

Power to Witness Acts 1:1-11 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.  Why the book of Acts is important to us and to the church 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive.  How many proofs did […] The post Power To Witness first appeared on The Point (church).

A Small Thing To Do THE SITUATION Illustration of 2 birds on a board in the middle of the ocean. People are in situations where they feel they don’t belong. SCRIPTURE 2 Kings 5:1-14 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. Now […] The post A Small Thing To Do first appeared on The Point (church).

START WITH THE  PAST PROBLEM Isaiah prophesies about 700 years before the arrival of Jesus. The people of Israel had broken God’s covenant. Isaiah prophesies that the people will be captured and carried away into Babylonian exile and Jerusalem will be destroyed. But the hope for the people is not over and God’s plan to save the world and draw people to him has not been thwarted. Hope is being pictured. Rather than trusting and obeying God, they had become […] The post Start With The Past first appeared on The Point (church).

Becoming A Mustard Seed PROBLEM – DISCOURAGEMENT OF THE TIMES Have you heard the old adage that all you need is a “mustard seed faith”? We are in an age of disorientation, confusion. Our Political judicial systems are contradictory and hypocritical New year reflections are filled with loss and gain which lead to a less hopeful future. GOD – YOU ARE GOD’S SEED Matthew 13:31-32 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which […] The post Becoming A Mustard Seed first appeared on The Point (church).