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We Are One
The last two Sundays we heard from Acts 9 how God kept pushing the first believers to step out in faith. Saul and Ananias, Tabitha and Peter – all were pushed by the Spirit of God to do things and pray with people in ways that stretched their faith and enlarged their understanding of who…
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Stepping Out in Faith: Tabitha and Peter
Last Sunday I spoke about the story in Acts 9 of the conversion of Saul, better known as Paul, and the crucial role that Ananias played in praying with Saul and speaking God’s word to him. The Book of Acts describes how the movement bearing the name of Jesus spread out from Jerusalem to the…
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When We Know Better than God – Ananias
Saul of Tarsus is such an important character in the New Testament and in church history that we wish we knew more about him. Still there’s a significant amount of information we can learn from a close reading of Acts and the letters that are attributed to him. We see in Acts 22:3 and 26:4…
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Being A Refreshing Presence
Today I’m beginning a summer series on the theme Stepping Out in Faith. That’s something we need to do both as individuals and as a church. Throughout the next few months we’ll be looking at people in the Bible and in our own time who demonstrate faith and courage in circumstances that are often challenging…
Read MorePlease Don’t Throw Me in the Briar Patch
Our message today is from Rev. Dr. Roy Medley, General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches USA. Dr. Medley is the pastoral and administrative leader of the 1.3 million member denomination and over 5,200 congregations.
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For Thine is the Kingdom and Power and the Glory Forever
“As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children, urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.” During the past five weeks we’ve been examining the Lord’s Prayer. We learned about the importance…
Read MoreLord’s Prayer Week 6 Notes
Week 6: For Thine is the Kingdom & the Power & the Glory Forever, 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 Connecting: When you hear the word “Kingdom” what is the first image, picture, word or phrase that comes to mind? Background: Today we’re discussing the final part of the Lord’s Prayer which was added by the early church after…
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Deliver Us From Evil
Last Sunday was an unusual day because I was here at BBC for almost twelve straight hours so I was really looking forward to a good night’s sleep. I didn’t get it. At 2:55 am I woke up because our smoke detectors went off. Jill and I quickly got up and started walking around the…
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Forgive Us Our Sins
As I’ve been working on this series on The Lord’s Prayer one of the things I’ve found very interesting is how closely related the Lord’s Prayer is to the Ten Commandments. Have you ever thought about that? Throughout the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5-7, Jesus keeps referring back to the teaching of…
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