Category: Acts

Handling disappointment well

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Sometimes God takes us to the wilderness to grow us. Not much fun, but if God took you there and you allow Him to mould you, you come out better. Phil Moore’s excellent “Straight to the heart of Acts” contains the story of Joseph Barsabbus who is a great example of someone who God took […]

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Acts 3:1-10

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Acts 3 – Don’t worry about what you don’t have. Use what youdo! Want Biblical experience of Church life and the Spirit Acts 3:1-10 Story Man crippled from birth, begging outside the “GateBeautiful” tall ornate gold gate Relying on religious conscience of religious people andthe Christians who went past for prayer Peter & John going […]

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Acts 2:41-47

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1598 churches closed between 1969 and 2001, The ChurchesConservation Trust estimate another 1000 will close this decade. Jesus promised that “I will build mychurch and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” Matt 16-18 Yet in Rev 2-3… Does that mean immediate closure? 1 Sam 15:26 And Samuelsaid to Saul, “I will not […]

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Acts 1v11-26 The Holy Spirit’s Passion

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The Holy Spirit’s Passion Imagine for a moment as a daddy is taking her daughter on a daddy daughter date. They walk, holdhands, go for coffee and coca-cola and a bun and talk and listen – mostly he listens. Picture them walking, hand in hand, the little girl looking up into her daddy’s face and […]

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Acts 1 – Be confident

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I’m starting a series of occasional posts on the book of Acts that are relevant to church planting. Acts 1:1-11 Be confident… Pregnant with God’s purposes – beginning to hit criticalmass as a church plant and getting ready to become established as “Church”! Keith’s prophecy from last Autumn I saw by the HolySpirit that there […]

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