Sermon I: The Need for Biblical Evangelism Introduction A. Introduction to Entire Series 1. Definition of Biblical, God-Centered Evangelism: “God’s Messenger, proclaiming God’s Message, to God’s World, for God’s Purpose, by God’s appointed means, through God’s Power.” B. What is the need for evangelism?…

A Jailer is Set Free – Acts 16:25-34 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s…

Week 1 of class on 1 Timothy. Covered chapter 1.

First Thessalonians: Introduction-Authorship and Recipients

As I was working on my message for this morning I was reminded in various ways of the invaluable lessons and path that God brought me through beginning in May of last year. He graciously walked with me and my family each step of the way teaching me a depth of grace, mercy, forgiveness, He showed me in…

Acts divided into 6 parts showing the fulfillment of Acts 1:8 the growth of the church as it spread from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the uttermost parts of the earth each section part ends with a similar proclamation: 7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied…

Today we are going to see and hear Paul respond to the request of the Athenians. Their request was this, tell us about these ideas that you keep speaking of. Or better yet we could say it this way, tell us if the gospel is going to disrupt our lives. Paul addresses their question with preaching, and persuading, and in turn they respond with mixed responses to one part of the gospel in particular.

THE PRAYERS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 Introduction: There is no doubt that God greatly used the Apostle Paul in many aspects of the Christian faith. He was used to write a good portion of the New Testament. He experienced a wide variety of events in his life (Acts 14, 27,28; II Corinthians…

Intro: There’s something about men and mountains. As long as their have been mountains, there have been men who’ve tried to climb them, sometimes at great cost. We all know the tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest. 28,000 feet of snow and ice and danger. Dozens of men have lost their lives trying…

God wants to be personally involed in your life. This message will tell you how.

Encountering Jesus Acts 9:1-31 Big Idea: Jesus will grow His church by sovereignly choosing those who are saved, and using those He chooses. I. Introduction A. Secular – said that God works in mysterious ways B. Biblical 1. Examples: a. Moses – murderer, fearful, poor speaker = deliverer b. Rahab – prostitute…

Looking at Paul life and his missionary journeys.

Today we move into the ministry of Paul and look at the things he went through to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. We find him in the city of Thessalonica with his missionary buddy Silas. They are met with both good and bad. On the one hand we see that some of the had faith in Jesus that day and…

WELCOME RECAP INTRODUCTION 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that it was…

By Pastor Glenn Pease In 1901 Andrew Carnegie sold his Pennsylvania steel mill to J. P. Morgan for 420 million dollars, and thereby became the richest man in the world. That fortune was made by the sacrifice of thousands of common laborers. He under paid them ruthlessly, and he forced them to work 12…

INTRODUCTION The apostle Paul has been slanderously reported as being the second founder of the Christian faith. After two thousand years, he is no doubt accustomed to the slanders by now, but this particular slander has been more effective than some of the others because of the grain of truth in it.…

Bothwell & Clachan – April 27, 2008 Series: 50 Days of “Easter” - Why Did They Believe This? Message: No. 05. “Some Scholars Were Convinced” (Acts 17:16-34) "God" Not Found One lady writes: I was listening to my 5-year-old son, Matthew, as he worked on his Speak and Spell (TM) computer. He was concentrating…

Open up with Temple of Doom video showing the Dinner scene. Ask questions to the students regarding weird cultural things: What is the weirdest social custom that you've taken part in. What is the weirdest food you've ever eaten. What is the weirdest clothing style. Share some of your own weird experiences:…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Does it ever bother you that good things that should happen don't, and bad things that shouldn't happen do? Dr. Larry Crabb whose book Inside Out was a great seller tells of the parents who decided to enroll their 13 year daughter in a Christian school. One of the teachers introduced…

Introduction Growing up we used to go to the rescue mission once a quarter or so. My dad would bring a message and we would spend time with those who were either living there or who came for the meal. Information that is not shared, dies. On one of these visits our family had something else going on…

A Snapshot of the Storm to Come in Thessalonica

Introduction Have you ever been in a contest? To me one of the most classic examples of a contest is tug of war. It is a really simple contest with a really clear outcome. You have two teams, lined up on opposite ends of a rope and they each pull the rope attempting to move the center to their side.…

Authentic Ministry part 2 Col. 1:24-29 28 Oct. 2008 Theme: 4 Things you must have in order to rejoice in the ministry God has called you to; no matter what the circumstances. I. Authentic Attitude v.24 II. Authentic Motivation v.25-27 Paul’s attitude was right on because he was motivated by his great…

Introduction As we continue our study through 1 Thessalonians, we find ourselves in 1 Thessalonians 3 as Paul continues telling these believers that he loves them and misses them. In these 13 verses we see Paul give a defense for how important the church is. There’s a movement of new churches rising…