The Church, Part 44b

Romans 1:16-17 NASB

1 John 4:12; 18 ESV

II. Don't live life fearfully, live life fearing God.

Matthew 10:28 ESV

Acts 12:5 NKJV

2 Corinthians 10:1-6 ESV

Acts 12:6-19 NKJV

III. We should passionately pray for one another and not privately pick.

John 21:18 ESV

James 5:16 NKJV

The Church, Part 44

Acts 12:1-4 NKJV

I. God is God (even in what we perceive to be good or bad circumstances).

Colossians 3:1-3 NASB

Romans 12:1-2 NASB

Ephesians 4:17-32 ESV

1. All flesh is grass and the glory like the flower of grass. The grass and flower withers but the word of the Lord endures forever.

1 Peter 1:24

2. Our life is a vapor.

James 4:14

3. In this life we will have tribulation.

John 16:33

4. All that live godly will suffer persecution.

2 Timothy 3:12

5. Each day has enough trouble for itself to worry about tomorrow's evils.

Matthew 6:33-34

6. We have a God set, God ordained, time to die.

Hebrews 9:27

7. God knows when sparrows fall, He knows the number of hairs on our heads; we need not worry.

Matthew 10:29-31

8. We shouldn't be anxious for anything, but handle everything with prayer; trusting God's sovereignty.

Philippians 4:6

9. We have a heavenly home, and body, beyond this temporal one.

2 Corinthians 5:2

10. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He doesn't change, we change.

Hebrews 13:8, Romans 8:29

God didn't stop being God when James was killed or when Peter was arrested.

God doesn't stop being God in any of our difficulty.

The Church, Part 43

Acts 11:27-30 NKJV

I. Nothing should keep us from doing the work of the church.

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV

John 15:18 ESV

John 16:33 ESV

2 Timothy 3:12 ESV

Does your culture drive your "Christianity" or does your Christianity drive your culture?

Acts 11:29 ESV

Galatians 6:6 ESV

II. Needs can be met if we stay unified and in a right relationship with our blessings.

2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NASB

Leviticus 23:22 ESV

Proverbs 3:9 ESV

1 John 3:17 ESV

1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV

Our relationship with temporal blessings should be kept in the right place with the right perspective.

James 4:14 NASB

Proverbs 27:1 ESV

1 Peter 1:24-25 ESV

Acts 11:30 ESV

III. Never devalue God's ordained order or underestimate God's ordained operation.

Acts 4:32-35 NASB

1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 NASB

1 Timothy 5:17-18 NASB

Hebrews 13:7 ESV

Hebrews 13:17 ESV

Acts 20:28 ESV

1 Corinthians 11:1 NASB

The Church, Part 42b

Acts 11:19-26 NKJV

I. The hand of the Lord is with the faithful.

Matthew 24:42–51 ESV

II. The encouragement/charge to be intentionally true to the Lord is vital to heed for health.

Acts 20:28 NASB

Hebrews 10:23–25 NASB

Philippians 1:27 NASB

Matthew 24:46 ESV

III. The name Christian should still carry significant meaning.

The Church, Part 42

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 ESV

Romans 13:11 NASB

Hebrews 10:19-39 NASB

The Church, Part 41b

Acts 10:30-48 NKJV

III. Be deliberately mindful everyday that God isn't willing that any would perish, but that all would be saved.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV

Romans 10:8-16 NKJV

Acts 11:1-4; 15-18 NKJV

IV. Be delighted that the plan of God is unstoppable, the Word of God is powerfully captivating, and the salvation of God is freely given to all who repent and believe.

Matthew 7:13-14 NASB

Romans 1:16 ESV

2 Corinthians 7:10 NKJV

It's not our job to save people.

It's our privilege to tell them Who can.

Matthew 13:1-23 ESV

The Church, Part 41

Acts 10:1-2 NKJV

I. Be determined to be known for who you are in Christ and not for what you do in the world.

Colossians 3:1-4 ESV

Matthew 6:19-34 ESV

1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NKJV

Acts 10:3-29 NKJV

II. Be diligent to stay moldable and a willing disciple of Christ.

The Church - Part 40

Acts 9:36-39 NKJV

1 Peter 4:7-11 NKJV

Acts 9:40-43 NKJV

Don't let your past or present circumstance dictate, or define, your faithful following of, and service to, Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 NASB

1 Corinthians 6:1-11 ESV

The Church, Part 39

Acts 9:32-35 NKJV

I. God can still turn cities to Him, but it still takes sincere faith, obedience, and the right motive from His people.

Ephesians 3:20-21 ESV

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 NKJV

1 Peter 4:7-11 NKJV

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 ESV

Acts 9:36-43 NKJV

II. Don't let your past or present circumstance dictate, or define, your faithful following of, and service to, Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 NASB

The Church - Part 38

1 John 2:1-6; 15-29 ESV

1 John 5:18-21 ESV

Acts 9:26-31 NKJV

I. When unity, faith, and love prevail in the church so does peace and productivity.

Acts 9:31 NKJV

John 17 NKJV

10 things that can hinder unity:

1. Absence/Unfaithfulness

2. Disconnection

3. Selfishness

4. Jealousy/Envy

6. Bitterness

7. Strife/Contention

8. Unforgiveness

9. Slander/Gossip/Destructive Talk

10. Bad attitude