Paul (You Are Amazing God) reprise Announcements In-N-Out truck next week After this next song will be communion (Your Love Never Fails) Jon Picture of New York Post Bin Laden dead cover Restorative justice is just as valuable a redemptive justice Retribution has finality Shouldn’t be a gleeful celebration That’s God’s dream for the earth That’s the dream we believe in No shame or guilt Tom Rice, bishop from outside the West Controversial Acts 6 Really transformative period of the church here New king Look ahead to Acts 9 Saul was essentially a terrorist, killing Christians The restorative power of the gospel changes Saul Saul becomes Paul In chapter 6 we see problems already visible Growth problems, leadership problems, relationship problems Jerusalem is a cultural mecca or melting pot Walk through the text but 3 focus points God’s power, people, place V. 8 Stephen is full of something, speaking in … Continue reading →

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Paul (How Great Is Your Love) Jon Acts 4:23-35 Book of the development of the first church of Christ Chapters 3-5 talk of the first persecution levelled against the church The response was astonishing and positive They die unlike any other Uneducated and socially marginalized took over Thr Roman Empire Something happened to them to make them respond the way they did In Acts 17, these men are causing this upheaval in the greatest empire we’ve ever known Get to a point where empire isn’t shaking you, but you’re shaking empire As we walk through this text we’re going to talk about this Peter and John went back Lord look upon their threats The civil authorities over the church could take possession of vital things If that threat happened to us, how would we respond In v. 29 they say give us boldness The fact that that’s what they asked … Continue reading →

Paul, Rob & Kara Paul 2 Kings 2:23 This was my favorite verse growing up Next to Song of Solomon The sensitivity to aging seems an age old issue It’s a battle we’re always fighting I used to try my Father’s clothes on Put on his cowboy boots and they were hip waders Put on shaving cream and wipe it off with a washcloth Bad Company’s greatest hits There’s a point where we don’t look forward to the next birthday For me that was 19 In high school I had a gorgeous crop of hair Between 19 & 22 I dealt with a 2nd awkward stage where I tried to hide this problem We have trouble living with right now It’s all we’re ever got Psalm 118:21-24 Why is now so important? It’s all we’ve got We look backwards with rose colored glasses based on our present dissatisfaction God has … Continue reading →