Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 23:25 – 26:32

We’re picking up where we left off last week. Another trial for the Apostle Paul. He’s gone to Jerusalem and been falsely accused. He’s been in front of a lynch mob, he’s been slapped around by the Jewish Sanhedrin; and because Jerusalem is under the Roman empire, he’s passed on for trial to the Roman governor. First Felix. Then  when two years later Felix moves on, Governor Festus. And Festus is perplexed. Because for the life of him, he can’t see the problem.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 21 – 23

This week we see that it is God who keeps the unstoppable Gospel going by keeping His messengers going.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 18:23-20:38

Once the Apostles preach the Unstoppable Gospel, leaders are appointed to follow Paul’s example by teaching the Word of God and sharing their lives to strengthen and protect the churches.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 16:6 – 18:22

We looked at the MESSAGE last week and this week we are looking at the METHOD of making the message known.

We are to be unbending in our commitment to the Gospel of Jesus so that we end over backwards to make it known.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 15

The Gospel is like the captain of the ship. It gives us our bearing and steers us the right way. Even a small change can result in a different destination. Turning the ship a few degrees at the beginning of the trip can mean the difference between arriving in England or Spain.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 13:4-14:28

We are to persevere in our proclamation of Jesus to push out beyond the edge

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 11:19-30

The unstoppable Gospel has been spreading through the preaching by the Apostles. In this section we have ordinary people playing a role in the continued spread of the Gospel.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper
Passage: Acts 12

The Gospel has begun to move out from Jerusalem. In chapter 12 the Gospel comes under siege. It seems as though the Gospel will be brought to a grinding halt but we’ll see that… Jesus is King so no force can stop the spread of His gospel

 

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We’re all prone toward prejudice in some form or another. By nature, we put up all sorts of barriers to people who are different to what we are. God must break our prejudices. The story of the gospel spreading beyond Jewish boundaries toward the Gentiles teaches us from the life of Peter that …

God purposes are expansive. He breaks down prejudices so the message of Jesus moves beyond the Jews to the Gentiles.

 The result of the story is that today you and I who are Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the church with the Jews, and we share in the promise of Jesus through the gospel.

 

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Speaker: L-T Hopper 
Passage: Acts 9:1-25 

We have already been introduced to Saul at the stoning of Stephen. He was there giving approval. We know what is attitude to Jesus is. One of hatred and opposition. Here we learn about not only his conversion but also his commissioning. Jesus turning him around and giving him a job. Luke records this 3 times in Acts. WHY? Because Paul plays a key role in the unstoppable message going from Jerusalem to the rest of the world.

 

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