Neighbours to Nations
In 30AD, Jesus of Nazareth looked to have been an utter failure. If you don't understand that, then you will miss the message of the book of Acts. It is a record of survival through adversity, triumph against all odds, and victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. It is the story of a group of ordinary people who turned the tide of history through the power of their extraordinary God.
When and where is it?
We'll be starting the series on Sunday January 9th at all locations.
Recommended Reading
Latest talks and resources:
The Unknown God (City Centre, Mile Cross)
May 8th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus Tutt encourages us from Acts 17: The Unknown God. In the surrounding culture of many gods in Athens, how did Paul argue the truth of the Gospel? How do we do that today among the many things that vie for our attention?
Bridging the Gap (City West)
May 8th by Jame Wilson
Listen again as James Wilson shows ho, while in Athens, the apostle Paul respectfully and considerately bridged the gap between current cultural thinking and the Gospel, and encourages us to do the same in our culture.
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What must I do to be Saved? (City West)
May 1st by Steve Hope
Listen again as Steve Hope unpacks 3 case studies from Acts in the development of the early Church and Paul's missionary journeys.
Our Worship - Fuel to our Mission (City Centre, Mile Cross)
April 23rd by Goff Hope
Watch again as Goff Hope outlines how worship fuels our mission as it did the explosive outpouring of the Gospel in the early church.
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The Council at Jerusalem (City West)
April 23rd by Steve Hope
Listen again as Steve Hope draws out how we are a new community, bound together in Christ from Acts 15.
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Hearing God Together (City Centre)
April 10th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus Tutt describes how the Antioch church heard God together, resulting in an explosion of the Gospel to the nations.
Holy Spirit Powered Mission (City West)
April 10th by Stuart Jones
Listen again as Stuart Jones unpacks Acts 13, and the dynamic call of God on Paul and Barnabas to go to the nations.
A Miraculous Rescue (City Centre, Mile Cross)
April 3rd by Steve Hope
Watch again as Steve Hope describes how the early church experienced the grace of God in their unbelief as they gathered and prayed earnestly.
More Praying, Less Doing (City West)
April 3rd by Paul Hatton
Listen again as Paul Hatton shows how breakthrough was directly related to prayer in the early church when they were faced with setback and imprisonment.
Go; Speak; Plant; Repeat (City Centre, Mile Cross)
March 28th by Toby Skipper
Watch again as Toby Skipper encourages us from Acts 11:19-26 to : Go: Speak: Plant: Repeat, and unpacks the explosive growth of the early church.
The Church that I See (City West)
March 27th by Steve Hope
Scattering and Gathering: Listen again as Steve Hope encourages us from Acts 11:19-26 and unpacks the explosive growth of the early church.
Good News for the Nations (City Centre, Mile Cross)
March 20th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus Tutt unpacks how the Gospel exploded to the Nations as the early church grew, from Acts 10.
A Divided World (City West)
March 20th by Paul Hatton
Listen again a Paul Hatton asks the question: "In a divided world, who will bring unity between warring parties"? and unpacks Acts 10 to help us.
Saul persecutes Jesus (City West)
Mar 13th by Steve Hope
Watch again as Steve Hope unpacks Acts 9 where Saul persecutes Jesus.
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Saul persecutes Jesus (City Centre)
Mar 13th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus Tutt unpacks Acts 9 where Saul persecutes Jesus.
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Great persecution, Greater purposes - Acts 8:1-18 (City West)
Mar 6th by Stuart Jones
Listen again as Stuart Jones unpacks what it looks like to be a scattered group of Jesus followers.
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They were all scattered - Acts 8:1-18 (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Mar 6th by Dan Wroe
Watch again as Dan Wroe unpacks what it looks like to be a scattered group of Jesus followers.
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Not made by hands! (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Feb 20th by Goff Hope
Watch again as Goff Hope unfolds how god does not live in buildings made by human hands, but in the lives of men like Stephen and us.
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Stephen and the Sanhedrin (City West)
Feb 20th by Steve Hope
Listen again as Steve Hope shows how God loves to live in men of faith like Stephen, not in buildings made with human hands.
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Unity (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Feb 13th by Toby Skipper
Watch again as Toby Skipper shows how Great Power, Great Grace and Great Fear were on the people as they dwelt together in unity.
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They had all things in common (City West)
Feb 13th by Stuart Jones
Listen again as Stuart Jones describes a dynamic power and faith filled community dwelling together in unity, sharing posessions and seeing amazing healing.
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Handling Opposition (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Feb 6th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus Tutt encourages us from Acts 4 not to be surprised by opposition, and to pray for courage as we tell an undiluted message.
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Boldness (City West)
Feb 6th by Jamie Lotinga
Listen again as Jamie Lotinga encourages us from Acts 4 that there is a Holy Spirit boldness that we can grow into,
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Time for a Miracle - Acts 3:1-26 (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Jan 30th by Goff Hope
Watch again as Goff Hope describes from Acts 3 a vibrant, power filled people experiencing miracles happening before their eyes in an amazing time of outpouring by God.
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Healing on the Streets - Acts 3 (City West)
Jan 30th by Steve Hope
Listen again as Steve Hope opens up a picture of a vibrant faith filled community who witness someone coming to Jesus with a need but receiving far more than he expected.
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They were together - Acts 2:37-47 (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Jan 23rd by Toby Skipper
Watch again as Toby describes how the early church were together because of Jesus, in prayer, in practical ways, and in homes, around tables.
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Belonging- Acts 2:42-47 (City West)
Jan 23rd by Paul Hatton
Listen again as Paul Hatton discusses what belonging means to members of the Church of Jesus.
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Filled to know and to go - Acts 2 (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Jan 16th by Marcus Tutt
Watch again as Marcus shows the impact being filled and empowered made to the early disciples and encourages us that impact in us.
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Church Alive! - Acts 1:1-14 (City Centre, Mile Cross)
Jan 9th by Goff Hope
Watch again as Goff Hope describes a Church made alive by the presence of the Hole Spirit from Acts 1.
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Church Alive! - Acts 1:1-5 (City West)
Jan 2nd 2022 by Paul Hatton
Empowered to Witness: Listen again as Paul Hatton envisions us from Acts 1.