Text: Acts 14:19-22 Theme: We shouldn’t avoid hardships at the cost of sharing the Gospel. Key verses: “The same thing happened in Iconium…While they were at Lystra…some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. But as ...
Text: Acts 14:8-18 Theme: What we put our faith in determines our actions and outcome. Key verses: “Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he ...
Text: Acts 14:1-7 Theme: Paul and Barnabas were tenacious and determined in their mission. Key verses: “The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Gentiles became believers. Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and ...
Text: Acts 13:44-52 Theme: Speaking truth took Paul & Barnabas from hero to zero in a week. Key verses: “The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued ...
Text: Acts 13:13-42 Theme: Paul’s bold proclamation of truth was a welcome change. Key verses: “On the Sabbath they went to the synagogue for the services. After the usual readings from the books of Moses and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: ‘Brothers, if you have any word of ...
Text: Acts 13:4-12 Theme: Knowing the Holy Spirit is leading us brings great confidence. Key verses: “So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport…and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. There,…they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the Word of God…Afterward they traveled from ...
Text: Acts 13:1-4 Theme: God called Paul & Barnabas during a time of worship Key verses: “Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon…, Lucius…, Manaen…, and Saul. One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Appoint Barnabas and Saul for ...
Text: Acts 12:20-25 Theme: Things can go south when we place our hopes on Herods. Key verses: “Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their citie were dependent upon Herod’s country for food. The delegates won the support of ...
Text: Acts 12:1-18 Theme: The key difference maker between a bad and good outcome could be prayer. Key verses: “About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he ...
Text: Acts 11 Theme: Good news has a (supernatural) way of spreading. Key verses: “Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. ‘You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate ...