Connection Church Dublin Sermon Podcast

In the book of Acts, Luke continues the story he began in his Gospel. The book starts off with the apostles (those who saw Jesus) being told by Jesus to wait. The apostles had walked with Jesus through Jesus’ ministry, they witnessed His death and they had just witnessed Him being raised from the dead. We can imagine that they were ready to go out and tell the world what they have experi...

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. [Acts 2:46-47] - For more information about Connection Church Dublin and other resources please visit: www.connectiondublin.com

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” [James 5:16 NIV] Faith, prayer and community are powerful resources in the life of a believer. - For more information about Connection Church Dublin and other resources please visit: www.connectiondublin.com

The Book of James: Real Authentic Faith | Wk9

The Book of James: Real Authentic Faith | Wk8

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” [James 4:7 NIV] In chapter 3, James introduced the idea of how our inner lives effect the words we speak. In Chapter 4, this idea is further explored, by addressing how our inner lives effect our relationships with God and others. A prideful heart cannot submit to God. This is the principle that James is exploring in v...

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” [James 3:13 NIV] The Book of James has emphasized that real authentic faith produces good deeds. In this confusing world it can be hard to know which good deeds to put our hands to. Knowing what to do when you are following Jesus, James argues, requires wisdom; whic...

“...Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.” [James 3:2 NIV] In this week's message Pastor Stanely Lane dives deep into James 3:1-12. In the first two chapters of James, he emphasizes and argues for the importance of works in the life of the follower of Jesus. This, however, begs the question: which works? Chapter 3 begins to answer this qu...

“As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead..” [James 2:26 NIV] After rebuking his audience for their failure to put their faith into action, James continues his explanation of the relationship between faith and works in 2:14-26. His main point is that the actions you take display what you truly believe. Many of us have spiritual life, yet we’re spiritually sick. We att...

“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” [James 2:12-13 NIV]

The book of James is letter written to Jewish people (12 tribes of Israel) that had been scattered because of persecution. These were people that were new Christians coming out of a life lived under religious law and were now learning what it meant to live in relationship with Jesus. The letter is written because many were struggling with the suffering of persecution as well as sin in the church,...

“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hand son them and sent them off.” [‭‭Acts 13:2-3 NIV‬‬] Barnabas and Saul were not called into intense full-time mission work straight from the bench, they were already in the game. Immediately...

“Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.” [‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:3-4‬ ‭NIV‬‬] - For more information about Connection Church Dublin and other resources please visit: www.connectiondublin.com

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. [Revelation 21:4] The sinful fallen world we live in is only temporary. We as Christians, those who have faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and savior only face pain, sickness, troubles and death in the temporary. After the return of Jesus and His reign on the...

Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his s...

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” [Acts 1:7-8] All of Jesus’s talk about the kingdom of God and the soon-to-arrive Holy Spirit prompted the disciples to ask hi...

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. ”[Matthew 28:18-20] The God of the bible is a missionary G...

John 20:17 J esus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” We must hear, understand, and believe in that empty grave in order to receive peace, purpose, and eternal life. - For more information about Connection Church Dublin and other resources please visi...

Mark 15 moves us from the scene in the garden of Gethsemane to the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus has been forsaken by His disciples, rejected by the Chief Priests and Jewish leaders, and now condemned to the cross by Pontius Pilate. He quietly suffers as He is mocked, scourged, and spat on by Roman soldiers. He is then led outside the city to be nailed to the cross, giving his life as a perfect sacr...

Mark 14:32-36 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour mig...

Mark 14:22-25 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the frui...

While He [Jesus] was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.”...

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too  may live a new life.” [Roman 6:4] Baptism is not just something that Christians do. It is not just a ritual that we perform as kids when our other friends are doing it in front of the church. Baptism is the outward expression of the inwa...

“...But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. [Luke 15:20] - For more information about Connection Church Dublin and other resources please visit: www.connectiondublin.com  

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” [Luke 19:9-10] In Matthew 9:12 when Jesus is first calling Matthew as a disciple He says this, ”It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy not sacrifice. For I have not come to ca...