An Open Door and Opened Hearts Acts 16:11-15 April 8, 2018   1. Look for people who are willing to hear the gospel and tell them about Jesus (Acts 16:11-13).   2. People can worship God, yet not be saved (Acts 16:14).   3. God opens people’s hearts to the gospel message (Acts 16:14-15).  …

Nothing Foolish About Jesus’ Death and Resurrection. 1 Corinthians 1:18 April 1, 2018       1. To admit that you cannot provide salvation for yourself (Romans 3:23).  It honest to admit that.   2. To believe that God has provided salvation for us (Romans 5:8).  It is reasonable to believe He would do that.…

Red Lights and Green Lights in Serving the Lord  and Spreading the Gospel Acts 16:1-10 March 25, 2018       1. The importance of a good reputation (Acts 16:1-3)   2. The importance of strengthening other believers in the faith (Acts 16:4-5)   3. God sometimes closes certain doors of opportunity and opens others…

A Split That Had a Positive Result Acts 15:36-41 March 18, 2018     1. The importance of helping younger Christians mature in the Lord (Acts 15:36)   2. God overrules unpleasant situations and brings good out of those situations (Acts 15:37-41).   Our response to the truth of the word of God:  Trust God…

The Seeming Silence of God Matt Neal March 11, 2018 CAUTION: 1 MINUTE OF SILENCE AT THE BEGINNING

A Potential Church Split Avoided Acts 15:30-35 March 4, 2018     1. The truth of salvation by God’s grace brings joy to those who are saved (Acts 15:30-31).   2. God’s truth brings spiritual strength to those who are saved (Acts 15:32).   3. God has work for various people to do in various…

A Very Important Letter Acts 15:22-29 February 25, 2018     1. God moves people from one place to another in accomplishing His purpose (Acts 15:22, 25-27).   2. The importance of accurately communicating the message of salvation (Acts 15:23-24, 27)   3. Jesus Christ is worth dying for (Acts 13:25-26) and worth living for.…

From a Skeptic to a Leader in the First Church in the World Acts 15:12-21 February 18, 2018     1. God is all-powerful; He enables His servants to do things they could never do by themselves (Acts 15:12).   2. Former skeptics can be saved and can serve God in very important ways (Acts…

Is Salvation by God’s Grace, ReceivedThrough Faith? Or Is Salvation Earned by Human Works? Acts 15:6-11 February 11, 2018       1. God can still use in significant ways people who have failed Him perviously (Acts 15:6-7).   2. Every person is saved the same way.   1) God gives the Holy Spirit to…

Confronting an Extremely Dangerous False Teaching Acts 15:1-5 February 4, 2018       1. To mix works with faith in order to be saved is false teaching (Acts 15:1, 5).   2. False teaching must be confronted and corrected, especially false teaching about salvation (Acts 15:2).   3. Be able to defend the truth…