1.1 Author and Date The Early Church thought and most agree that Luke wrote both Luke and Acts. Bothe written to the Theophilus, Acts 1:1 and the ascension links them (Luke 24:49–53; Acts 1:1–11). Luke wrote as a careful historian on the basis of research…
15 ‘If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you for ever—17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him…
The Asuza Street Revival began in Los Angeles in 1906 and continued through to 2015. There were miracles of healing and deliverance, speaking in tongues and testimonies of dramatic conversions. It was the birth of the modern Pentecostal movement which led in turn to the…
Before and after. We thought last week about the difference Jesus makes, changing sinners from saints and atheists to missionaries, the transforming power of God which can save from the guttermost to the uttermost. When a person becomes a Christian they become a brand new…
Acts 9 31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. Encouraged by the Holy Spirit, comforted by the Holy…
As part of our Week of Prayer and Fasting, this short study will help us as we are listening to God. As we draw near to God in prayer let us remind ourselves with two questions IN WHAT KINDS OF WAYS MIGHT WE EXPECT…
It was A.W.Tozer who observed that “if God had taken the Holy Spirit out of the Early Church 95% of their activities would have stopped and everybody would have noticed the difference. But if God took the Holy Spirit out of the Church today 95%…
If somebody said to you, “Prove to me that God is real!” what would you say? What evidence would you be able to offer from your own life that God is real? In your own personal experience, what has happened to you which you can…
Identifying your Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Tonight we will think about the different spiritual gifts members of the Group may have. Note that EVERY Christian…
“The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning.” Jesus calls his disciples to be “fishers of men”, and this means commercial trawlers, not Sunday anglers. For 2015 God is calling us to keep on presenting the gospel boldly to our existing contacts…
Acts chapter 8 is one of the most important passages in the New Testament. Since the appearance of Pentecostal churches a hundred years ago it has also been one of the most controversial chapters. I hope you will bear with me as we try to…
Over the last few weeks we’ve been thinking in our sermons and in our Home Groups about the person and work of God the Holy Spirit. We’ve learned about the Holy Spirit the Giver of life, who gave life to Creation and who brings new…
No spiritual gift has generated as much misunderstanding, controversy and division within the church as the gift of “speaking in tongues”. We must approach this topic with humility, love, prayer and open minds. What is the gift of tongues? The gift of tongues is “spontaneous…
Sometimes it is hard to follow Jesus. Sometimes I envy those first disciples who actually met Jesus face to face! They heard his miracles and heard his teaching. They walked with Him and talked with Him for three whole years! Compared to that God can…
We talked last week about prophecy and prophetic gifts in the Bible and Today. We saw that the work of the Holy Spirit which is most widely referred to and is in some ways the most important in the church is the Holy Spirit being…
What are the most important work and activity of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer? Put another way – what is the nature, what is the essential character of the Holy Spirit as he works in our lives? A fortnight ago we…
At the end of Luke’s gospel we read the words Jesus spoke to His disciples just before his Ascension to glory. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and…
We are asking, “What is salvation?” We have thought about sin and forgiveness and grace and the blessings of belonging to the church. But if we really want to understand what salvation is about we need to think about another vitally important area – and…
I’m excited, I’m excited, I’m excited in the Lord, I’m excited, I’m excited, I’m excited in the Lord, I’m excited, I’m excited, I’m excited in the Lord, If you walk with the Lord, you don’t get bored! Sing Hallelujah – AMEN! (ALTOGETHER NOW!) “You will…
