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Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 24-26

God's purpose is fulfilled (gospel messenger reaches Rome!). Boldness marks its proclamation; unhindered describes its progress. Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 28 Outline: 1. The gospel message is ABOUT JESUS. (v23) 2. The gospel message is FOR EVERYONE. (v28) 3. The gospel message is UNHINDERED. (v31)

Talks from the 2017 NLPC Big Day Out.

Talks from the 2017 NLPC Big Day Out.

God himself is the guarantee of the fulfilment of his Word and the success of the mission. Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 21-23 Outline: Paul's story - threat of death (21:13) - rumour and misunderstanding (21:21) - riot #1 (21:27) - arrested (21:33) - riot #2 (22:22-23) - riot #3 (23:9-10) - plot to kill Paul (23:12,21) - under guard (23:35) For I am convinced...

True ministry is persistent preaching, teaching, proclaiming, declaring, testifying publicly and privately to the necessity of turing to God in repentance and having faith in the Lord Jesus. Speaker: Simon Bolton Passage: Acts 19-20 Quiz questions: 1. What is the name of Dr Frankl's book? 2. Paul wanted to be in Jerusalem by what date? 3. Paul's sermon in Acts 20 was to who? 4. According to Simon'...

The gospel powerfully brings change through persevering reach out. Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 16-18 Outline: Welcome to... What does Paul do here? What happens to Paul? Does Jesus' gospel mission continue?

God accepts all people alike... through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ ALONE. Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 15 Outline: IF... The dilemma: saved IF... (vv1-5) The debate: God's expansive salvation plans. (vv6-12) The decision: No IF. (vv13-35) In Christ Alone.

The timeless truths of Easter cannot be stopped reaching out to those who will have eternal life. Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 13-14 Outline: 1. Why revisit Easter? 2. Easter is GOD'S PLAN. 3. Easter is GOOD NEWS. 4. Easter is REVISITED.

Speaker: Guest Passage: Acts 12 God's ultimate end is to glorify himself through the progress of the gospel.

Speaker: Guest Passage: Acts 11 Outline: Introduction: 'Going global'. 1. Recap: God builds his church in miraculous and unmistakable ways. 2. Closing the loop: the Church in Antioch. 3. Application: Adopting Barnabas' example.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 10 Outline: 1. And they all lived... 2. The ripples of Easter. 3. The wind of the gospel.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 4:12 Outline: 1. Post-truth: Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief. 2. Is Christianity a post-truth movement? 3. Fact, emotion and personal belief.

Speaker: Brock Johnston Passage: Acts 9 Outline: Life exposed Saul encounters Jesus. (vv. 1-9) Ananias encounters Jesus. (vv. 10-16) Saul is changed. (vv. 17-18) Unexpected, undeserved, God-powered change.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 8 Outline: God's heart is for the lost and brings about the interseaction of evangelist and seeker. Who is the greatest evangelist ever? Philip the evangelist. God the evangelist.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 6:8-8:4 Outline: God's plans are perfectly consistent - dynamic, merciful and triumphant. The accused accuses. The false charge against Stephen. (6:8-15) The truce charge against the Sanhedrin. (7:1-53) The verdict. (7:54-8:4) Martyr or maniac?

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 6:1-7 Outline: 1. Raise a glass for 200 years of the Bible Society. 2. The Word spreads (Acts 19:20) - superstitious fakery does not. 3. The Word spreads (Acts 12:24) - political ambition does not. 4. The Word spreads (Acts 6:1-7) - grumbling disunity does not. 5. The main thing is that the main thing remains the main thing.

Speaker: Guest speaker Passage: Acts 4:1-31 Outline: The arrest. (vs. 1-4) The next day. (5-12) The Sadducees withdraw. (13-22) The prayer meeting. (23-31) What does the church overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit look like? It's evangelistic. (12) It's courageous. (19-20) It's prayerful. (23, 31)

Speaker: Derek Bullen Passage: Acts 3:1-26 Outline: The Man The Jews forgot what God had told them: Deuteronomy 15:4, 7-8. By contrast, the Christians: Acts 2:45. The Miracle Largely a repetition of what Jesus had done. Luke 5:22-26. The Message Whenever opportunity knocks, we should open the door and grab it! Peter, the main human source for Mark's Gospel, would have remembered Jesus' saying, whe...

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 2:14-47 Outline: Jesus is God's Messiah - through repentance towards Jesus we are set right with God and join his Spirit-filled, new covenant community. A U-turn. The Holy Spirit points to Jesus. (v14-21) Who is Jesus? (22-36) Responding to Jesus. (37-47)

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 2:1-13 Outline: The Holy Spirit enables the church for reaching out ot the ends of the earth. Language disaster: 'I like to drink...' The Holy Spirit comes. (v1-4) What is this? (5-13) The church is equipped - WE are equipped.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 1:1-26 Outline: Jesus prepares his disciples for the new era. (v1-8) Jesus ascends... but doesn't leave. (9-11) Jesus' disciples in the new era. (12-26) New era implications: Think Move

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Acts 1:1-8 Outline: God's purpose is for his gospel to be preached to the ends of the earth by Holy Spirit empowered people. The danger of Acts. The main road through Luke-Acts... Luke 1:1-4 Luke 24:44-47 Acts 1:1-8 Acts 28:28-31 Reach out... beyond the fringe. "To press outward from the finge is always sound policy provided it is done with vigour and devotion."

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Colossians 3:15-17 Outline: Be at peace. Teach one another. Admonish one another. Love one another. Be truly thankful.

Speaker: Russell Smidt Passage: Ephesians 4:11-16 Outline: Be equiped. Be united. Become mature. Be steadfast. Build each other up.