by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: WHEN GOD’S WAYS DON’T MAKE SENSE TO YOU, REJECT HUMAN PREJUDICE IN FAVOR OF DIVINE CONFIRMATION OF GOD’S WILLINTRODUCTION:There are lots of times in life when God’s ways don’t make sense to us as believers. Even though we have a personal relationship with...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE GOSPEL OF PEACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST BRINGS FORGIVENESS OF SINS TO ANYONE WHO BELIEVES – EVEN UNCIRCUMCISED GENTILES(:34-35) INTRODUCTION: NO PARTIALITY IN SALVATION “And opening his mouth, Peter said: ‘I most certainly understand now that God is not one...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JESUS CHRIST OPENS THE DOOR OF GOD’S GRACE TO ALL MEN ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITHOUT RESTRICTIONINTRODUCTION:Whether we realize it or not, we are all guilty from time to time of spiritual profiling. By spiritual profiling I mean determining based on our own...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE MIRACULOUS HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST OPENS THE DOOR FOR GOSPEL PENETRATIONTWO EXAMPLES OF CHURCH GROWTH AS THE GOSPEL CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE REMOTE CITIES OF JUDEAINTRODUCTION: In the case of the early church we are going to see the effects of...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA:PEACE AND GROWTH = THE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR ANY NT CHURCHINTRODUCTION: In any large organization it is necessary to communicate the state of the union via periodic progress reports. We do this at our company where the CEO comes around to each branch location...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: INITIATING NEW MINISTRIES INVOLVES BIG TIME CHALLENGESINTRODUCTION:In studying the conversion of Saul, we saw the initiation of the Sovereign God at work. Salvation is wholly a work of God by His amazing grace. He draws us to Himself and makes it possible...
by Paul Apple | Apr 9, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: SURPRISING (AND DRAMATIC) CONVERSION OF SAUL (CHIEF OF SINNERS) HIGHLIGHTS GOD’S SOVEREIGN GRACE IN PREPARATION FOR EMPOWERED MINISTRY IN THE FACE OF GREAT SUFFERINGINTRODUCTION:Chapters 9 and 10 report two very remarkable and significant conversions: that...
