Read the Bible passage Service Outline. What’s your mission? An international church sends out an international mission This mission: is God’s mission! is what all history has been straining towards proclaims beautiful news to all nations provokes fierce opposition brings eternal life and global light and Spirit-filled joy What’s your mission?
Read the Bible passage Service Outline. Storm clouds are coming… The Spirit of the Lord provides for his hungry people (11:27-30) The angel of the Lord rescues his imprisoned apostle (12:1-19) The word of the Lord triumphs over a pretender King (12:20-24) But the word of God continued to spread and…
Read the Bible passage Service Outline. An unlikely convert? The risen Lord breaks through with transforming light The risen Lord binds together in shocking unity The risen Lord sends out in suffering boldness Lives transformed by the good news of Jesus throughout the Fleurieu region
Read the Bible passage Service Outline. A eucatastrophe!? From scattered defeat (8:1-3) To shocking expansion: To the Samaritans!? (8:4-25) To an Ethiopian eunuch!? (8:26-40) A completely unsurprising shock Acts 1:8 Isaiah 56:3 Genesis 12:1-3 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went’
Read the Bible passage Service Outline The risen Lord Jesus: transforms his people to be like him fulfils the temple and the law reigns in unstoppable glory grows his kingdom even through suffering “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went…”
Read the Bible passage Service Outline The unstoppable word Vs: the doors of a prison (5:17-26) the commands of men (5:27-32) the rage of rulers (5:33-42) the needs of the church (6:1-7) So the word of God spread…
Read the Bible passage Service Outline You can change? A transforming grace A holy grace An amazing grace God’s grace is powerfully at work in us
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Being the bad guys!? An unstoppable boldness… to proclaim the risen Lord given by the Holy Spirit learned from being with Jesus made clear with gospel glasses asked for in humble prayer “We cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard”
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Remember that old song?? An unstoppable restoration, as the risen Lord: makes the lame to leap brings the outcast in refreshes the repentant fulfils and restores all things Repent, and be restored!
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Change? An unstoppable transformation, as the risen Lord calls his people to: repentance and faith devotion to his word glad and sincere community sacrificial partnership awe-filled prayer and praise Be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah