I want to talk about living a life of faith vs. living a life by sight. And in particular, we’ll be looking at 2 characters found in this chapter – Simon the Sorcerer and Philip. Last week, we studied Stephen being martyred. Now this week in the very next chapter, the church is under persecution […]
Psalm 13 – Trust
Good morning. How is everyone doing? Boy, I couldn’t attend last month due to the Christmas holidays and having to visit relatives so it feels like a long time since I have been here. Introduce people. Does anyone want to share a prayer request or want to give praise to God for something? Let’s lift […]
Is it possible to know the will of God? (part II)
Knowing the will of God is not always easy. From Acts 6-7, we looked at the importance of the community that you are a part of helping to guide your personal role and calling. For the leaders of the early church, it was the growing need of the widows who were not being properly cared […]
Is it possible to know the will of God? (part I)
Knowing the will of God is not always easy. We all know the universal will of God in terms of the universal calling of believers to make disciples of all nation (Great Commission) or to love God and love neighbor as yourself. But what does this mean specifically? The Bible shows many people in the […]
Ephesians: We Have Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ
Intro Pray for Haiti earthquake. Today I’d like to talk about spiritual blessing by doing a quick overview of the book of Ephesians, three sections in particular. Please turn with me to Ephesians 1:3 Eph 1:3 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly […]
Acts 5 – It's Not About Looks: Cultivating God-consciousness (Part 2 of 2)
Acts 5 – “It’s Not About Looks: Cultivating God-consciousness” Q1: Describe the mentality of Ananias and Sapphira. Why they did what they did? What were they hoping to gain? What is their practical theology? Q2: How are you like Ananias and Sapphira? Q3: Why doesn’t God strike people dead in modern times like he did […]