Minot Assembly Of Believers

Jesus asked the soldiers who they were looking for and they said, Jesus of Nazareth. But the way John recorded the story showed that Jesus was more than a man from Nazareth. He was the One who would deliver God's people from the enemy by becoming like a lamb.

Characteristics of a believer

Further tests to determine if you are filled with the Spirit

Louis shares how he was saved

God gave clothing to Adam and Eve so they would not be ashamed. The prodigal son received new clothing. What is the clothing that God has for us?

A look at 1 John 3

What was in the Lord's heart as He anticipated His departure from the disciples. A look at the Lord's prayer before He went to the cross.

What happened when Peter returned from giving the gospel to Cornelius

Peter and Cornelius

Acts 9b with Al Bulow

How the Lord will keep His people in a hostile world.

How could Saul be so zealous for God, and yet be such an enemy of God? Do we do the same? Jesus was intimately acquainted with the inner struggles of His enemy.

As believers, we need to grow in the Light to prevent drifting into darkness. The more we are in the light, the farther we are from darkness.

Glorifying God

The Lord Jesus said to the Father, The hour has come, glorify your Son. What glories does John present in his gospel as he told of Jesus going to the cross?

Working through John's short and shocking statements. 1. You don't know God if you don't keep His commands. 2. You are not in the Light if you hate your brother. 3. If you love the world, you don't have God's love in you.

Phillip showed that the prejudices of Judaism did not come over to the church, for he preached to the Samaritans and to the Ethiopian. God was reaching out to the Ethiopian. A divine intervention for the sake of saving one man, who was a eunuch.

Light

The bread represents the body of Christ, a body that God prepared for Him to do God's will. He is like the bread of manna, not like the bread you work for by the sweat of your brow. By taking a body, He opened Himself to the shame His enemies heaped upon Him. Breaking bread is having peace with God in fellowship. The bread of life needed to be broken for us to be able to break bread with God.

A view of God's incomprehensible wisdom from Romans 11

The gospel going to the Samaritans

What are the characteristics of the children of God? How do they contrast with the children of the world?

The beginning of a new section in Acts. It opens with Stephen, a man who was full of faith and power. He spoke the truth with the goodness of the Spirit. Being accused of blasphemy against the temple, he needed to show from the OT that he did not blaspheme. The Jews thought the temple was ultimate truth. Stephen must show that God's revelation of Himself has progressed over time. So he showed the...

What is the world that we are not to love? Answered by John 5-10, where we are given the characteristics of the world through the light Jesus shown upon the Jews who hated Him.

Love is important in the Christian life, even above speaking in tongues and the ability to prophesy. It will function into eternity. How the passage defines love is something we can relate to in our personal lives, particularly as a parent.