Sergius Paulus on Cyprus had a Jewish sorcerer in his cabinet This shows he was into spiritual stuff, which gives us some insight into why he wanted to listen to Paul speak. Paul said “you are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun” and Elymas…
One of the things I enjoy the most is teaching at a camp or retreat, and it looks like I’m going to get to do another one this fall. Mark Silen, the Jr. High Pastor at Crossroads Christian Church is taking his group through a series called “Road Trip” this fall and they are studying…
Session 14: Andy Stanley Jesus asked His disciples, who do you say that I am? Peter said: you are the son of the living God Jesus said: On this rock I'm going to build a congregation, an assembly, and death isn't going to stop it. There is no way that those guys had any idea…
and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, 14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.” … It represented a lot to the Jewish people, but at the same time the building they were in was far beyond God’s design and had a ton of improvements from an evil Gentile ruler.
I get to be a guest speaker at a church this morning. Here is my sermon. I. A lot of people jump to the end of Acts 2 and talk about the church: And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came…
When someone tells you they go to an ACTS church, I’d like you to ask them if they are these four things, one at a time.
…None of these are meant as a direct attack, but they are meant as a loose root on the trail to trip you up.
Last night we went and hung out with some folks in an intentional Christian community. (How is that for a list of adjectives!) Here are my notes.