Introduction My mom has a computer. When we were there last week for a family gathering, my brother and I and some of her grandchildren went on her computer and used it for a number of different things. We had no problem doing these things because we are comfortable with computers and know quite a bit…

LESSON NINE: LISTENING TO GOD IN PRAYER Prayer is conversing with God. We speak to us, and God speaks to us. Our prayer life will be much more ineffective, if we are unable to hear something back from God. Therefore, it is important that we learn not just to speak to God but to hear from Him. God says:…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

When your government is ungodly: 1. Stick together with God's people (vs. 23-24). 2. Seek God's help (vs. 24-31). 3. Speak the truth about Jesus (vs. 31).

At offering time introduce Highlights hidden picture What is the point? Sometimes the thing we are looking for is right in front of our faces. That was certainly the case in Acts 12. Back in Acts 7 we saw the first Christian martyr, Stephen. And then in Acts 8 & 9 we saw that a great persecution arose…

Thier (Apostles) waiting is a good example for us to wait

Acts 2:41-47 Stephen Caswell © 2001 Driving In A Nail One thing a carpenter learns very quickly is how to drive in nails. He hammers hundreds of nails a day, that's a lot of practice. The most important thing in hammering nails is to keep your eye on the nail, not on the thumb that's holding the nail.…

GROWTH 2 Peter 3:17-18 Intro: · @ Thinking about what to preach as the first message of the year o Gotta kind of be a theme message for the year § What else have I preached / heard? · @ Rotorua pastor – “L-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p” o What is it that we will face this year? What will we need this year? · What…

Jn. 14:13, 14 Asking and Receiving What is wrong with the world today? In the first century, the Romans were marching through the streets of Judea, waving their pagan banners. They were involuntarily conscripting Jewish young men into their armies, taking Jewish daughters into wealthy Roman homes to…

Preaching, Praying & Sharing the Word Most communities have their own way of viewing those who are not local and ideas that do not originate locally. Port Elgin in the 1970’s - locals, summer people, those hydro people BC and Western Canada’s aversion to the East generally and Ontario specifically But…

What are the identifying traits of a local body of Christians which would clearly indicate that they are a collectively healthy, high-functioning body of believers? CCLI Streaming License CSPL085064