Between Acts 16 and when the church received the letter from Paul, both Paul and the church kept in contact. Note the following from the letter: Partnership in the Gospel from the moment Paul left until now, (Philippians 1:5). They kept up the support for 10 years. Providing gifts and partnering with other churches that
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The city began as a wealthy settlement, named after the Father of Alexander the Great, Phillip II. He sought gold from the town and used it to pay for his army and to bribe other territories. He was a military man and was reported to have made the statement that, “No fortress is impregnable to
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This study is the second in “The Gospel” series of the book of Acts focusing on Acts Chapters 3-4. 1. Introduction How do you go with sharing your faith and the things of the Lord with unbelievers? Are you bold or do you feel fearful, nervous, intimidated, etc? Do you desire to be bold? Where does
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Today we begin the first series in the book of Acts titled “The Gospel”. This series will be five studies covering the first 12 chapters. 1. Introduction A. The Author Luke was the probable author. Compare Acts 1:1-3 with Luke 1:1-4 and the ‘we’ mentioned in Acts 16:10-17 and Luke being a companion and co-worker
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This week is our final study in the series on Colossians. 1. Prayer Read Colossians 4:2. What are the 3 things Paul instructs the Colossians regarding prayer. Discuss in your group what each of these aspects of prayer means and how we apply them. Eg: In what sense are we to be watchful and thankful? What
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This week we continue with study three in the series on Colossians. In the first two we focused on doctrine, who we are “In Christ”. Now we focus on the practical of “How we should live.” Read Colossians 3:1-17 Colossians 3:1-2. What does it mean to “….set your sights (‘heart’ N.I.V.) on the realities of heaven? …. For
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