1. REALISE! You are very precious 2. REFUSE! To believe the liar, the thief & the murderer 3. RESOLVE! a) To admit your loneliness b) To develop a close walk with God c) To remember God’s promises d) To join a growth group e) To network with others f) To live on “cans”…
1. RELIGION – ISN’T ENOUGH! Cornelius was God-fearing & sincere but he wasn’t right with God and needed more 2. PREJUDICE – ISN’T RIGHT! The iceberg of legalism had to be melted by God’s truth & grace 3. CONVERSION – ISN’T EMOTION! It requires truth, understanding & faith 4. SPIRITUALITY – ISN’T…
1. TERROR! Saul breathing out threats 2. TRANSFORMATION! From darkness to light 3. TRUTH! Jesus is the Christ
1. THE VISION! A lamp stand between two olive trees 2. THE VENTURE! To complete the work 3. THE VOICE! a) Of Clarity b) Of Energy c) Of Sovereignty
1. THE WITNESS! We have seen His star: in the Sky, in the Scriptures, in the Soul 2. THE WORSHIP! They worshipped Him offering: Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh 3. THE WARNING! Herod on the warpath 4. THE WELCOME! Out of Egypt I have called my Son
1. WHAT CONDESCENSION! “‘Twas much that man was made like God before, but that God should be like man is MUCH more.” (John Donne) 2. WHAT CONFIRMATION! That God so loved the world that He sent His Son 3. WHAT CONSOLATION! Jesus said, “……And behold I am with you always, to the end…
1. LOVE! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) 2. LIFE! “…..I came that they might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10b) 3. LIBERTY! “So if the Son sets you free, you will…
Apologies – due to a technical problem there will be no sermons this week. 1. RAGE! v1 -4 A great persecution – Saul ravages the Church 2. REVIVAL! v4-25 Into Samaria – genuine conversions, counterfeit conversion. Simon the sorcerer full of bitterness and sin. The work of the Holy Spirit. 3….
. The Test v 1-6 Deity 2. The Task v 7-8 Intimacy 3. The Truth v 8-10 Calvary
1. Tension 2. Vision 3. Action 4. Unction