Acts 26
Paul shared the gospel through his own story with great boldness. We’ll talk about who God has sent us to, and what it looks like to be a missionary in the everyday.
Release Date: June 24, 2018
17 | Conversion through Evangelism
Acts 16
Spirit directed people move towards people by learning their stories and pointing them to rescue in Jesus.
Release Date: June 17, 2018
16 | A Gospel-Centered Movement
Acts 15
Church leaders have to decide what the requirements are for salvation - do Gentiles need to become Jews in addition to faith in Jesus? Or is Jesus enough? It is a great question, and one that needs to be constantly revisited in every generation. Are there things we are adding to the gospel that create barriers to people placing faith in Jesus?
Release Date: June 10, 2018
15 | A Church Planting Movement
Acts 13-14
We’re looking at the theme of church planting this week in Acts 13-14. The church at Antioch is a model NT church - a local, multi-ethnic church with a vision to send out church-planting missionary teams to fulfill the Great Commission by preaching the gospel, establishing churches, and equipping local leaders to carry on the work.
Release Date: June 3, 2018
14 | Sending Church
Stories of gospel work happening in Central Europe, Russia and East Asia.
Release Date: May 27, 2018
13 | A Multi-Ethnic Church
Acts 11
Release Date: May 20, 2018
12 | The Gospel for Pagans
This week’s text is Acts 14, Paul preaching the gospel among non-churched pagans. After Acts 13, he is more clear about taking the gospel to the Gentiles. And though Acts 14 starts with him in the synagogue again, the bulk of the text looks at how he preached Jesus to people who don’t know the bible, don’t believe in one God, and don’t have a sense of sin (as breaking God’s rules). Interestingly, Paul starts a few steps back before the gospel - he speaks about idolatry (building your life and hope on something other than God) and contrasts that with the One Living God, Creator of all things. He also emphasizes the mercy of the Creator (giving good gifts to all) and the moment of reckoning (God is now calling everyone everywhere to trust in his Son). It is a very different way of presenting the very same Gospel, calling people to turn to God in repentance and faith, trusting in Jesus.
Release Date: April 29, 2018
11 | The Gospel for the Religious
This week’s text is Acts 13, particularly looking at how Paul articulates the gospel to the religious Jews of his day. We’ll use that to connect to how churched people need to hear and rehear the gospel, even if we think we believe it. Our aim is to show us that evangelism happens as much among churched folks as among pagans.
Release Date: April 22, 2018