Grand Parkway Baptist Church
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Lessons Along The Way
April 21, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBApr 21, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Lessons Along The Way Acts 16:1-15 1. Our experiences are not always intended for our benefit, v.1-5 2. God leads by closing doors as well, v. 6-10 God doesn’t always send you where you want to go. He puts you where you need to be in order to hear what you need to hear which prepares you for what you will need to do. This is so that when you get there, your faith is proportional to the task at hand. Three things ab...
How to Disagree to the Glory of God
April 07, 2024 21:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBApr 7, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How to Disagree to the Glory of God Acts 15:36-41 1. Be aware of your assumptions Positive assumptions to shape how we disagree… a) not everybody has to think or act the way I do or would b) disagreeing with me does not deserve punishment c) them being wrong or doing wrong doesn’t give me permission d) it’s not different with family 2. Be clear about the principles you are standing on A principle is a fundamental ...
Answering The Resurrection Question
April 01, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MBMar 31, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Answering The Resurrection Question I Corinthians 15:1-24 1. The consequences of unbelief are increasingly personal, v. 12-18 a) not even Christ has been raised, v. 13 b) preaching is in vain, v. 14 c) faith is in vain, v. 14 d) we are misrepresenting God, v. 15 e) you are still in your sin, v. 17 f) those who have fallen asleep have perished, v. 18 g) we have hope in this life only, v. 19 2. The consequences of belief are increasingly helpful,...
The Trajectory of the Kingdom
March 25, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBMar 24, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Trajectory of the Kingdom Luke 19:28-40 1. It comes in God’s timing a) chronos- time runs out b) kairos- time fills up “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” -Luke 9:51 “They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered in...
Christian Essentials In An Ever Changing Culture
March 18, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBMar 17, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Christian Essentials In An Ever Changing Culture Acts 15:22-35 1. Gospel clarity, v. 24 Jesus + politics = not the Gospel! Jesus + Christian nationalism = not the Gospel! Jesus + prosperity = not the Gospel! Jesus + my preferred style of worship = not the Gospel! Jesus + socialism = not the Gospel! Jesus + cultural universalism = not the Gospel! Jesus + activism = not the Gospel! Jesus + nothing = Gospel 2. Decis...
Salvation and Its Importance
March 11, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBMar 10, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor Salvation and Its Importance Acts 15:1-21 1. Salvation is a topic worth fighting about. Look at verse 1-2 Galatians 1:8-9 2. Salvation creates repetitive celebrators. Look at verse 3-4 Luke 15:32 3. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Look at verses 6-11 Romans 8:3 John 6:29 4. Salvation was God’s plan from the beginning. verse 12-21 ___________________ QUESTION: 1. All...
A Snapshot of Effective Ministry
March 04, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBMar 3, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor A Snapshot of Effective Ministry Acts 14:19-28 1. It is human nature to make principle out of your own experience, v. 19-20 2. The goal of the Gospel is making disciplines, v. 21 Three things they did as they ministered to the disciples… a) strengthening the souls of the disciples b) encouraging them to continue in the faith “Beloved, although I was very eager to wri...
The Be and Become of the Atonement
February 26, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBFeb 25, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Be and Become of the Atonement 2 Corinthians 5:21 1. Relief 2. Responsibility
FUEL FOR THE MISSION
February 20, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBFeb 18, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor FUEL FOR THE MISSION Acts 14:1-18 1. They Believed God Matthew 28:19-20 Acts 4:29-30 1 John 5:14-15 2. The Power Of Grace Acts 3:4-6 _________ QUESTIONS 1. Do you consider yourself someone who prays with high expectation? 2. What courageous thing would you finally get done if you trusted that God was really with you? 3. If you were given the ability to see God’s throne next to You this week, what would be ...
The Always Ever Consequential Word
February 12, 2024 20:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBFeb 11, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Always Ever Consequential Word Acts 13:44-52 1. We all have appetites that can only be awakened by the Word, v. 44 “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.” -Psalm 119:129-131 Five question we have to answer...
Repentence - Finding The Right Tool for Righteousness
February 05, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBFeb 4, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Chris Brooks - Pastor, Local Church Repentence - Finding The Right Tool for Righteousness Matthew 4:17 NIV Mental Worship Questions: 1. What do you think of when you hear the word “Repent?” 2. When is the last time you repented? 3. If Jesus was sitting right next you and offered you a chance to change, would you take it? 4. By the grace of God, if you could change one thing in your life right now, what would it be? 5. If absolutely nothing change...
When the Gospel Steeps in Your Mind
January 29, 2024 01:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBJan 28, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor When the Gospel Steeps in Your Mind Acts 13:13-43 1. YOU GO FROM BEING RIGHT TO BEING READY! 2. YOU GO FROM CHRISTIANESE TO GOSPEL FLUENCY! chose our fathers made the people great (verse 17) with uplifted arm he led them out of it (verse 17) put up with them in the wilderness (verse 18) (destroyed) seven nations in the land of Canaan (verse 19) he gave them their land as an inheritance (verse 19) he gave them ...
What Makes a Great Church?
January 22, 2024 14:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBJan 21, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor What Makes a Great Church? Acts 13:1-12 1. A variety of giftedness, v. 1 “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teac...
God’s Will For Our Church
January 15, 2024 00:00 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBGRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor God’s Will For Our Church I Thessalonians 5:12-24 1. Leadership v. 12-13 a) “those who work hard among you” b) “are over you (care for you) in the Lord" c) “admonish you” 2. Fellowship, v. 14-15 Types of people we need to engage… a) "admonish the idle” b) "encourage the fainthearted” c) “help the weak” d) “be patient with them all” Be patient vs. suffer long Patience has to do with situations and circumstances. Suffering long...
GOD’S INVITATION TO OUR CHURCH
January 08, 2024 23:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBJan 7, 2024 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor GOD’S INVITATION TO OUR CHURCH Psalm 95 1. Come on a) Worship is proportional to our understanding of God b) Sanctification is a process not an event Three things you want to outgrow this year… 1) your marriage 2) yourself 3) your knowledge of God 2. Com...
Consistency is Key
December 31, 2023 23:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBDec 31, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Wade Burgess, Executive Pastor Consistency is Key Daniel 1:1-16; 6:1-4, 12-23; 9:1-19 In Youth: 1. Respect for Authority - 1:8 2. Confidence in his Belief - 1:12-13 When in Charge: 1. Trustworthy - 6:4 2. Consistency - 6:9 Overall: 1. Never wavered from what he knew to be True 2. Raised Right 3. Kept the Faith Mental Worship Do you find that you are respecting authority or pushing against it? What are the moments/events that you might f...
The Full of Wonder Love of God
December 24, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBDec 24, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Full of Wonder Love of God I John 4:7-12 1. The love of God has a source and an order, v. 7-8 2. The love of God is demonstrated, v. 9 “…was made manifest among us”- to make actual and visible Importance of the incarnation… a) the incarnation halides the teaching of the Old Testament b) the incarnation shows us that God loves us enough to make a way for us through Jesus “The Son of God became man to enable me...
The Encouragement of the Second Advent
December 18, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBDec 17, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Encouragement of the Second Advent I Thessalonians 4:13-18 1. What we believe informs our emotions, v. 13-14 2. What we believe is clarifying, v. 14 What beliefs are in the text? a) Jesus died- b) Jesus rose from the dead- c) Christians who have died will be resurrected- v. 14 “even so" “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” ...
THE WORK OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE
December 10, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBDec 10, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH THE WORK OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE ROMANS 5:1-5 1. He came to give us peace with God. You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” - St. Augustine of Hippo 2. He came to give us the peace of God. ___________________ QUESTIONS Which type of conflict can keep you up at night the most: inner conflict, interpersonal conflict, or international conflict? What would change first in your life if you gave ...
THE POWER OF HOPE
December 04, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBDec 3, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH 1. Hope is born of consideration and comparison, v. 18 consider- “to reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over to take into account, to make an account of and mediate on.” 2. God does what He does in hope, v. 19-21 Three things that sustain creation… a) there is Someone behind it all, v. 20 b) His motivation is hope, v. 20 c) He is redeeming everything He created, v. 21 3. You need the right ...
How God Glorifies Himself
November 26, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBNov 26, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How God Glorifies Himself Acts 12:20-25 1. Whoever you depend on has power over you, v. 20b 2. We must understand what motivates God, v. 21-23 The glory of God is the total manifestation of all of His attributes. Three things about the glory of God… a) the glory of God is God’s highest motivation b) the glory of God is intrinsic and extrinsic c) God will not share His glory with another “I am the Lord; that is...
When God’s Kingdom Moves Forward
November 19, 2023 20:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBNov 19, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor When God’s Kingdom Moves Forward Acts 12:1-19 1. We should expect resistance from the enemy. 2. We should expect earnest prayers to be required and answered. 3. We should expect that God will not be stopped. _______ Questions: Have there been moments in your walk with the Lord in which growth caused an attack from the enemy? Are you the type of person that can grieve a shut door and still trust God? Wh...
WHY THE NAME “CHRISTIAN”?
November 13, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBNov 12, 2023 Acts 11:19-30 1. THEY SAW DARKNESS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LIGHT 2. THEY HAD A HAND IN CONSISTENT CONVERSIONS TO CHRIST 3. THE SAW CRISIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPASSION ___________________ QUESTION: What are some typical Christian reactions to the darkness of our world? When you look out over the darkness of our world, what does it stir in you: hopelessness and anger or eagerness to share Jesus? When did God open your eyes to the filth of sin and the necessity of...
Gospel Momentum
November 06, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBNov 5, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon Lead Pastor Gospel Momentum Acts 10:24-48 1. God orchestrates all things, v. 1-33 2. What you do when no one is looking matters, v. 30-31 “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And ...
"OH!" ROMANS 11:33-36
October 22, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBOct 22, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Sam Storms "Oh!" Romans 11:33-36
The Gospel Goes Global
October 16, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MBOct 15, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH The Gospel Goes Global Acts 10:1-23 1. He Uses Devout Men 2. He Uses Confused Obedience 3. He Uses Barrier Climbers ___________________ QUESTIONS Has there been a time when you can definitively say that you were used by God in advancing His cause? What type of person typically comes to mind when you think of the word devout? Are they different than you? Has there been a group of people that you did not want receiving the grace from Jesus...
The Power of Healing
October 09, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBOct 8, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Power of Healing Acts 9:32-43 In this next section of Acts, chapter 9:32-12:25, three things happen… focus shifts from Peter to Paul from Jerusalem to Antioch from outreach to the Jews to the inclusion of the Gentiles..this story is the first step in that direction! 1. Establishes the Gospel 2. Demonstrates the Kingdom “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -Matthew 4:17 “And he called...
How To Become A Consequential Person
October 01, 2023 20:00 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBOct 1, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor How To Become A Consequential Person Acts 9:19b-31 1. You need a changed and changing life, v. 20-25 Two things that Paul worked to establish… a) Jesus is the Son of God b) Jesus is the Christ Paul did three things… a) increased all the more in strength “For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, bu...
THE GLORIOUS GOD WHO IS MIGHTY TO SAVE
September 25, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBSep 24, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH THE GLORIOUS GOD WHO IS MIGHTY TO SAVE Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor The Glorious God Who is Mighty To Save Acts 9:1-19 1. GOD WHO INTERRUPTS BEASTS 2. A GOD WHO STANDS BY HIS WORD (AND PEOPLE) 3. A GOD WHO DEPLOYS ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR EXTRAORDINARY WORK _____________ QUESTIONS Whose salvation have you stopped praying for? Why is that? Think of your day to day life. Do you typically settle for an identification as a polite Christian? Or are...
EMBRACE THE SHAKE
September 17, 2023 21:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBSep 17, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Chris Brooks, Pastor - Local Church Judges 3:12-30 CSB 2 Corinthians 12:9&10 Romans 8:28 Mental Worship Where do you feel redistricted, deformed, or woefully inadequate? What is keeping you from “embracing the shake?” How might God use your limitation for liberation? What is your favorite excuse to tell God why he can’t use you? Imagine a way God’s power might be made perfect in your weakness? Who is someone that can help you move forward?
The Power and Purpose of the Church
September 10, 2023 20:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBSep 10, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Acts 2:1-14 The Power and Purpose of the Church 1. The Church is a spiritual entity which is intended to demonstrate a spiritual reality, v. 1-4 “Without the Holy Spirit, Christian discipleship wild be inconceivable, even impossible. There can be no life without the life-giver, no understanding without the Spirit of truth, no fellowship without the unity of the Spirit, no Christlikeness of character apart from his fru...
The Validating Work of the Holy Spirit
September 04, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBSep 3, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Acts 8:14-25 The Validating Work of the Holy Spirit 1. This experience is not normative, v. 14-17 “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the m...
How The World Changes
August 27, 2023 21:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBAug 27, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Acts 8:1-13 How The World Changes 1. God is at work in all of life’s circumstances, v. 1-4 Three ways we see God at work… a) God’s promise is being fulfilled, v. 1 "But 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.” -Acts 1:8 b) God uses ordinary people, v. 1 c) God uses people w...
Making the Most of The Moment
August 27, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBAug 20, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor 2 Peter 1:1-15 Making the Most of The Moment 1. Increase your understanding of God, v. 1-3 Notice the consequential nature of two things… a) the righteousness of God “For our sake he (God) made him to be sin who knew no sin (Jesus), so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” -2 Corinthians 5:21 b) the knowledge of God Four things we experience through a right knowledge of God… 1) grace, v...
Ultimate Marathon
August 13, 2023 19:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBAug 13, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Wade Burgess, Executive Pastor Ultimate Marathon Hebrews 12:1-13 Preparation Running the Race Finishing Well Preparation Proper intake is key Bible Prayer Deal with sin Run the Race Start Refuel for consistency Finish Well Never quit Tell God stories 2 Timothy 4:7 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Mental Worship Am I always preparing but never entering the race? Where do you need to be invol...
The Gospel & Mental Health
August 06, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBAug 6, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Psalm 42:1-6 The Gospel & Mental Health 1. Where did I lose my courage? Has anything happened that affected the confidence I have in God, myself or others? 2. Why is my heart so sad? Negative emotions... Anxiety is not a sign that you don’t trust God. Sadness doesn’t mean you are weak. Grief doesn’t mean you aren’t believing God for the future. Depression doesn’t mean God has given up on you. Postive emoti...
The Necessity of Trials
July 23, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBGRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Wade Burgess, Executive Pastor The Necessity of Trials James 1:1-12. Definitions Pure - solid, through and through Joy - gladness of heart “Face” / “Meets” - not going the other way or avoidance. A path toward each other. Trials - for the purpose of testing Testing - purification process, refinement, proof of genuineness Faith - belief in the truth or true reality Perseverance (steadfastness) - bearing up under, endurance in circumstances When Trials Co...
YOUR NEW IDENTITY IS GLORIOUS
July 17, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBJul 16, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor YOUR NEW IDENTITY IS GLORIOUS 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 1. Your New Identity is Received Not Achieved 2. Your New Identity is More Than What Meets The Eye 3. Your New Identity is Glorious QUESTIONS 1. Which temporary identity (work, history, etc.) are you most tempted to live out of? Why? 2. As you look at your life, how much of your old self is still in control? Can you point to evidence that you are a new crea...
Our God is the Greatest
July 09, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBJul 9, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor Our God is the Greatest Psalm 23:1-6 1. The Greatest Possession 2. The Greatest Privilege Inner Orchestra Guilt - “I should’ve done this...I should’ve said that” Greed - “I want it... I need it...I must have it...” Vanity - “Me up, her down. Me up, him down. Me up, all down.” Anger - “How could she...how could he” 3. The Greatest Comfort 4. Greatest Promises QUESTIONS: 1. As you think about your prayer life...
THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD
July 03, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBJul 2, 2023 GRAND PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Leo Almeida, Teaching Pastor THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD Timothy 3:14-17 1. We Read With Resilience (14-15) 2. We Read To Stay Awake (v. 15b-16a) 3. We Read Because It Pays (v. 16b) 4. We Read To Stay Ready (v. 17) Questions: 1. Is the authority of the Bible a conviction or an opinion for you? 2. Do you want to get into the Word more? If so, what is typically the reason you don’t? 3. This world has a way of rocking us to sleep. What does t...
Gospel Capacity
June 25, 2023 20:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBJun 25, 2023 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Gospel Capacity Acts 7:35-60 1. The Gospel makes you capable of knowing well, v. 35-43 a) God came to solve a problem not condemn people with problems, v. 35 b) Prophecy becomes a problem, v. 37 c) The church has been around a long time, v. 38. d) The Bible has power- "living oracles” means "having vital power in itself and exerting the same upon the soul.” The Ten Commandments You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make f...
Understanding How God Does What God Does
June 18, 2023 23:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBJun 18, 2023 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor Understanding How God Does What God Does Acts 7:9-34 1. God orchestrates things before we get there, v. 9-16 Favor is best defined as demonstrated delight. To have the Lord’s favor means that the Lord has joyful trust in a person and has shown gracious kindness towards them. “His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said. But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You inte...
The Beauty of Gospel Fluency
June 11, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBJun 11, 2023 Neil McClendon, Lead Pastor The Beauty of Gospel Fluency Acts 6:8-7:8 1. Christianity is historical before its personal There is a two-fold beauty to Gospel fluency... questions get answered that were not being asked things begin to make sense that didn’t before 2. God is not a god of place, v. 3 Stephen was charged with two things: he speaks against the Temple- where God lives he speaks against the Law- where we live 3. God knows our future better than we do, v. 4-5 ...
The Word Will Not Be Stopped
June 04, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBJun 4, 2023 Acts 6:1-7 The Word Will Not Be Stopped 1) Having Needs and Meeting Needs is Biblical v.1, 3, 5 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. Good Repute = Followable Full of the Spirit - ...
The Fruit of Fearing God
May 28, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBMay 28, 2023 Acts 5:11-42 The Fruit of Fearing God 1. Conversion, v. 14-16 “Too often our confessional theology says one thing, while our practical theology says something else. We say that regeneration makes us new creatures in Christ, but then we teach our kids a moralism that atheists could duplicate. We say that Christianity is about a trusting relationship with Jesus, but then we treat it like checking a box on a decision card. We say that only the Holy Spirit transfers a person fro...
Unity That Pleases Jesus
May 21, 2023 19:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBMay 21, 2023 Unity That Pleases Jesus Acts 4:32-5-11 John 17:20-21 They type of unity that answers Jesus’ prayer Acts 4:32-37 A. A LOOSE GRIP ON STUFF v. 32 John 3:16 Romans 8:32 2nd Corinthians 8:9 But looks at verses 34-35 B. BIG MOUTHS FOR THE GOSPEL Look at verse 33 C. CONSISTENTLY OTHER FOCUSED Look at verse 36-37 Acts 9:26-27 2. The type of hearts that spoil this type of community 5:1-11 A. HEARTS THAT OVERVALUE A GOOD REPUTATION Proverbs 4:23 B. HEARTS F...
Why You Should Pray For Boldness
May 14, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes - 70 MBMay 14, 2023 Acts 4:23-31 Why You Should Pray For Boldness 1. Boldness answers the questions beforehand, v. 23 “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason, my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience would be neither right nor safe. God help me. Here I stand, I can do no other.” -Martin Luther “But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 But w...
THE NATURE OF THE GOSPEL
May 07, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBMay 7, 2023 #followyourheart #yolo #authenticity “Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time.” - Mike Tyson Acts 4:1-22 THE GOSPEL IS A BOLD MESSAGE verses 1-4 A. POLARIZING 1st Cor. 1:18 Matthew 28:18-20 B. HISTORICAL AND OBJECTIVE verses 7-11 Your mind is the source and standard of truth, so no matter what, trust yourself. #theanswersarewithin Your emotions are authoritative, so never question (or let anyone else question) your feelings. #followyourheart You are...
How To Live A More Interesting Life
April 30, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 59.3 MBApr 30, 2023 Acts 3:1-26 How To Live A More Interesting Life 1. Have some habits, v. 1-10 2. Know your history, v. 11-16 On the Cross two things happen: a) God establishes universal guilt b) God demonstrates substitutionary atonement Contextualization is the process of considering something in relation to the situation in which it happens or exists. 3. End with hope, v. 17-26 a) God’s faithfulness gives us a foundation for our faith, v. 18 “Today I began reading the Bible. Something ...
The Church That Blesses
April 23, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBApr 23, 2023 Title: The Church That Blesses Text: Acts 2:42-47 CSB “That evening I recognized the importance of blessing and being blessed...We all need ongoing blessings that allow us to hear in an ever-new way that we belong to a loving God who will never leave us alone, but will always remind that we are guided by his love on every step of our lives.” Henri Nouwen, Life of the Beloved (New York: Crossroad, 1992), 69-72. Bless Rhythms B. begin in prayer L. listen and engage E. eat...