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Paul's First Journey (Part 1)

Dennis McCallum

Acts 13:1-49

Paul begins his first missionary journey, starting with the church at Antioch. Led by the Holy Spirit, Paul and Barnabas set out to tell others areas about Jesus, including locations such as Cyprus, Salamis, Paphos, Perga and more. This is the first recorded missionary journey, and flies in the face of the postmodern thought that the account of the history and truth are arbitrary as God divinely orchestrated His plan to send broken people to tell others about the love of Jesus Christ. Throughout all of Paul and Barnabas' journey, they were led by the Holy Spirit and encountered much resistance and even flagrant persecution. The same principles for Christians today should stand. As we go and tell others about the love of Christ, we should depend on the Holy Spirit for guidance and expect resistance in a world that is resistant to God's revealed truth through His Word.

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Into Judea and Samaria

Scott Risley

Romans 8:9

Philip the Evangelist goes out to preach the Gospel. We see how God will sometimes send us into uncomfortable situations that may lead to persecution. We see through Philip how God will use these situations to cause good things according to his will.

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A Meditation on Joy

Gary DeLashmutt

John 13:3-17

When you come into a relationship with Jesus Christ, God indwells you with His Spirit. This kind act by God gives His followers the ability to experience joy at any time because the Holy Spirit is powerful. God wired us to be joyful and He is the one who offers true joy. It is in this joy that we can influence others to trust God and give their life to Him. To continue in a life full of joy, it is crucial to focus on the Gospel of God's grace and give His love out to others.

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The Holy Spirit Arrives!

Scott Risley

1 Corinthians 12:13

In this teaching, we learn about the beginning of the Church under Christ. The apostles and followers of Jesus receive the Holy Spirit, and Peter shares the Gospel with the gatherers at Pentecost.

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Spiritual D-Day

Dennis McCallum

Acts 2:1-18

The day of Pentecost comes and as all the believers are there, the Holy Spirit comes and fills them, giving them spiritual utterances. The Holy Spirit permanently indwells people that place their faith in Christ at the moment of conversion, not like some that believe the Holy Spirit is correlated with speaking with tongues. The day of Pentecost was a description of an extraordinary event orchestrated by God, not a prescription of what Christian conversion looks like. The Holy Spirit allows for unprecedented intimacy with God through the mystical union that binds us together with Him and is a key in learning how to mature in our faith. After the miracle at Pentecost, Peter teaches to the crowds about the need for forgiveness through Jesus Christ and 3,000 people came to faith.

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Something New

Scott Risley

Luke 24:44-47

We learn about who the author of Acts is and what purpose this book serves. Scott talks about the following days after Jesus's resurrection and contrasts the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. We learn about why God chose to wait until this moment in history to launch his church.

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From Old to New

Dennis McCallum

Acts 1:1-26

Luke wrote this letter to Theophilus in 60 AD to account the Acts of the Apostles during the early church. The account describes Jesus' instructions to wait in Jerusalem until receiving the Holy Spirit, who would empower the apostles to spread the gospel message outwards. The new program God was trying to introduce would be fully realized at Pentecost, where believers would be indwelt permanently by the Holy Spirit, who would become the focus of how to serve God outwardly through sharing Jesus with others.

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A Spirit of Power, Discipline, and Love

Ryan Lowery

2 Timothy 1:6-7

Paul reminds Timothy that God has not given him a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and discipline. We live in a fear based culture, and are encouraged towards fear everyday. Fear is not from God and is a major barrier to doing good things for Him. While fear motivates us to focus on ourselves, love motivates us to meet the needs of others. This teaching includes a testimony from Nate Norris about a series of personal hardships that lead him to trust God in the midst of fear.

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The Gospel Polarizes

Jim Leffel

Mark 3:20-35

As Jesus drew more attention, groups of people began to make judgment about him. His family started to call him insane, while the scribes called him an evil charismatic figure. Jesus' response to the scribes is to give a sober warning that rejecting the Spirit's work through him is the issue of their hearts. On the topic of family, Jesus proclaims that he is bringing together a new community of people that are his true family.

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