Customary Faith Brings Extraordinary Results

06. October 2010 Acts 1
Text: Acts 3:1-11 Theme: When good habits and strong faith are present, miracles follow. Key verses: “One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, a customary time for daily prayer, Peter and John walked to the temple. Some people were carrying in a man who had been paralyzed since birth. Every day they brought him ...

The Best of Times

01. October 2010 Acts 0
Text: Acts 2:42-47 Theme: When my Holy Spirit is welcome and present, my people experience the best life has to offer. Key verses: “The community continually committed themselves to learning what the apostles taught them, gathering for fellowship, breaking bread, and praying. Everyone felt a sense of awe because the apostles were doing many signs ...

A Logical and Magnificent Call

29. September 2010 Acts 0
Text: Acts 2:22-41 Theme: Peter reasoned and pleaded, but God called to salvation. Key verses: “Men of Israel,listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs…” (v. 22). “Brothers, I tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried…But he was a prophet ...

A Taste of the Kingdom

27. September 2010 Acts 1
Text: Acts 2:1-21 Theme: The saints spoke everyone’s language and praised God supernaturally–as it will be in God’s Kingdom. Key verses: “A sound roars from the sky without warning, the roar of a violent wind…Then a flame appears, dividing into smaller flames and spreading from one person to the next. All of the people present ...

God Is In Control

23. September 2010 Acts 0
Text: Acts 1:20-26 Theme: God will show us his will and make the final choice. Key verses: “Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us…” (v. 21). “So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas…and Matthias. ...

Days of Uncertainty

16. September 2010 Acts 0
Text: Acts 1:12-19 Theme: The disciples were left in a lurch once Jesus ascended. Key verses: “Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives…” (V. 12). “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. In those days ...

Our Three Greatest Priorities

15. September 2010 Acts 0
Text: Acts 1:1-11. Theme: Our ultimate priorities as Christians Key verses: “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised…in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit” (v. 4-5). “But you will receive power ...

Selfless Faith-filled Ministry

07. September 2010 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:12-17 Theme: Stepping Up to Ministry Key verses: “Disciples: Send the crowd away so they can find lodging and food in the nearby villages and countryside. We’re out here in the middle of nowhere. Jesus: No. You give them something to eat. Disciples: Are you kidding?…That would cost a small fortune” (v. 12-14a). ...

The Need for Orderly Participation in the Worship Service

Text: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Theme: Everything done in the church should edify others, not bring chaotic confusion. Key verses: “How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, as a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.” (v. 26) ...

The Place of Tongues in the Church

Text: 1 Corinthians 14:13-25 Theme: God gave the gift of tongues for non-believers — not to be exercised among other believers. Key verses: “Therefore let him who speaks pray that he may interpret.” (v. 13) “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding.” (v. 15) “I thank God I ...