Sunday Sermon – “Broken Covenant” presented by: Allan Abeleda – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (11/17/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Restore What Has Been Lost” presented by: Angel Capellan – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (11/10/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Potential” presented by: Glenn Geeting – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (11/3/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “As He Died to Make Men Holy” presented by: Steve Ampersand – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (10/27/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Jonah: A Ministry of Reconciliation” presented by: Steve Ampersand – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (10/20/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Generation to Generation” presented by: Felipe and Dan Rivera – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (10/13/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Fear is a Gift” presented by: Allan Abeleda – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (10/6/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Jonah and Repentance” presented by: Glenn Geeting – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (9/29/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Worship Our King” presented by: Allan Abeleda – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (9/22/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Praise You in This Storm” presented by: Lowell Hoover – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (9/1/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Vision” presented by: Nick Rivera Moraes – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (9/1/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Suppressing The Truth” presented by: Allan Abeleda – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (8/25/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Empty Words, Full Mind” presented by: Angel Capellan – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (8/18/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Faith > Gold” presented by: Allan Abeleda – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (8/11/2019) CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “From Doubt to Certainty” presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/4/2019) CLICK HERE To Download Glenn’s Slide Presentation CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Disruptions” presented by: Ethan Powers & Max Geeting – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (7/21/2019)
Sunday Sermon [in SPANISH] – “Aroma” presented by: Jesus Cruz – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (7/14/2019) DOWNLOAD Presentation Slides: http://MountainRock.org/files/aroma.pdf CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday Sermon – “Say Enough to the Troubles of Today” presented by: Dacio Moraes – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (7/7/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Enough” presented by: Steve Ampersand – Mountain Rock Church of Christ (6/30/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “From Doubting to Believing” presented by: Allan Abeleda (6/2/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Fix Your Eyes on Jesus” presented by: Glenn Geeting (5/26/2019)
VIDEO LINK: Last Words of Christ – The Rich Young Ruler Sunday Sermon – “Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise” presented by: Angel Capellan (5/5/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Sunday Morning Surprise” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/21/2019)
VIDEO LINK: Last Words of Christ – The Disciples and the Donkey Sunday Sermon – “Last Words” presented by: Glenn Geeting (4/14/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Bear Fruit That Will Last” presented by: Sovann Seng (3/24/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Ride or Die Love” presented by: Nick Rivera Moraes and Jack Jackson (3/10/2019)
Download the Sermon Presentation File (PDF) Sunday Sermon – “Agape: What Heroes Are Made of” presented by: Glenn Geeting (2/24/2019)
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Video link here =>> https://youtu.be/slyevQ1LW7A Sunday Sermon – “Do This and You Will Live” presented by: Allan Abeleda (2/3/2019)
Watch the “Strength – Me’od” Video here =>> https://youtu.be/9aaVy1AmFX4 Sunday Sermon – “The ABCs of the Greatest Commandment” presented by: Allan Abeleda (1/27/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Love God With All Your Soul” presented by: Glenn Geeting (1/13/2019)
Sunday Sermon – “Love God With All Your Heart” presented by: Allan Abeleda (1/6/2019)
Watch the “Gospel According to Mark” Video here =>> https://youtu.be/OVRixfameGY Sunday Sermon – “Something to Talk About” presented by: Dacio Moraes (12/30/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “The Lord’s Hand Was With Him and Now it’s With You” presented by: Steve Ampersand (12/9/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Make Ready a People Prepared for the Lord” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/25/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Streams of Living Water” presented by: Glenn Geeting/em> (11/18/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Deliberate Discipleship” presented by: Eddie Mayes/em> (11/11/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Glorifying God with Our Differences” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/4/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Principles on How to Disagree with Other Christians” presented by: Angel Capellan (10/28/2018) based on the article, “12 Principles on How to Disagree with Other Christians” by J.D. Crowley and Andy Naselli
Sunday Sermon – “The Problem with Living Sacrifices” presented by: Jamison Malcom (9/30/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “God’s Sovereign Plan” presented by: Allan Abeleda (9/9/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Believe it, Speak it, Live it” presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/26/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” presented by: Julio Areas (7/22/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Hallowed Be Your Name” presented by: Eddie Mayes (6/24/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Transition: Be Strong and Courageous” presented by: Allan Abeleda (6/10/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “The Thirteenth Apostle” presented by: Clayton Walker (4/29/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Loving Jesus Leads to the Cross” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/15/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “After The Resurrection–Now What?” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/8/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Praying in the Spirit” presented by: Allan Abeleda (3/4/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Walking in the Spirit” presented by: Allan Abeleda (2/25/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Present Suffering and Future Glory” presented by: Steve Ampersand (2/4/2018)
Sunday Sermon – “Mary, Did You Know?” presented by: Glenn Geeting (12/24/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “The Promise By Grace” presented by: Allan Abeleda (12/3/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “So That It May Be By Grace” presented by: Steve Ampersand (11/26/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Grace is At Work and Not You” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/19/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “God is Just and We Are Not” presented by: Glenn Geeting (11/12/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “You Are Not Better Than Them” presented by: Angel Capellan (10/29/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Monsters Inside of Me” presented by: Allan Abeleda (10/8/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Grace Through The Ages” presented by: Glenn Geeting (10/1/2017)
State College Sunday Sermon – “Pure in Purpose” presented by: Chip Mitchell (9/24/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Grace is Jesus in You” presented by: Allan Abeleda (9/10/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Grace: Safety Net or Hammock?” presented by: Steve Ampersand (9/3/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Enter The Narrow Door With Repentance” presented by: Dacio Moraes (8/13/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Forgiveness = The Kingdom of God” presented by: Allan Abeleda (8/6/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven” presented by: Allan Abeleda (7/30/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “The Kingdom of God” presented by: Jeremy Young and Nick Moraes (7/23/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “”Party in My Father’s House and You’re Invited”” presented by: Allan Abeleda (7/16/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Respected, Neglected, Rejected” presented by: Steve Ampersand (6/18/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Proclaim God’s Kingdom” presented by: Allan Abeleda (5/21/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “For Such a Time as This” presented by: Glenn Geeting (5/14/2017)
Sunday Sermunion – “Martha-plexy” presented by: Allan Abeleda with Kendra Abeleda(5/7/2017)
HOUSE CHURCH Sunday Sermon – “Saul’s Conversion” presented by: Glenn Geeting (4/23/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Insane in the Membrane” presented by: Kurt Flinchbaugh (4/9/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “It Begins with The Spirit” presented by: Glenn Geeting (4/2/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “The Battle is for Real” presented by: Allan Abeleda (3/26/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “In Light of God’s Love” presented by: Angel Capellan (2/26/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Trained By The Spirit” presented by: Allan Abeleda (2/19/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “The Battle of the Mind” presented by: Glenn Geeting (3/12/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “The Mystery – Grace and Mercy” presented by: Allan Abeleda (1/22/2017)
Sunday Sermon – “Jesus: The Ultimate Paradigm Shift” presented by: Allan Abeleda (1/8/2017)
Saturday Christmas Eve Sermunion – “Jesus is Our Light” presented by: Allan Abeleda (12/24/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Please God, Have Peace” presented by: Eddie Mayes (12/18/2016)
Sunday sermon – “The Gift That Keeps On Giving” presented by: Allan Abeleda (12/11/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Close to The Cross, But Far From Christ” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/27/2016)
“Ethan and Scott’s Baptism” – October 23, 2016 CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
Sunday sermon – “Are You a Fan or a Follower?” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/6/2016)
Sunday sermon – “More Than A Concept” presented by: Angel Capellan (10/30/2016)
“Josh’s Baptism” – CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH VIDEO ==> http://MountainRock.org/Joshs-Baptism – October 9, 2016 CLICK HERE for Personal Bible Studies
“Beyond The Looking Glass” – Women’s Day 2016 – presented by: Angie Hoover (10/8/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Chosen, Holy, and Dearly Loved” presented by: Eddie Mayes (10/2/2016)
Sunday sermon – “The Mission of a Disciple” presented by: Glenn Geeting (9/11/2016)
Sunday sermon – “What’s Your Motivation in Christ?” presented by: Allan Abeleda (8/28/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Seeing the Hidden World” presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/21/2016)
Sunday sermon – “It Takes Discipline to Win the Prize” presented by: Allan Abeleda (8/7/2016)
Sunday sermon – “The Shadow of Jesus in the Tabernacle” presented by: Allan Abeleda (7/3/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Religion or Relationship” presented by: Glenn Geeting (6/26/2016)
Sunday sermon – “This is the Main Point” presented by: Eddie Mayes (6/19/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Jesus is Greater Than Tradition” presented by: Allan Abeleda (6/5/2016)
Sunday sermon – “The Certainty of God’s Promises” presented by: Eddie Mayes (5/29/2016)
Sunday sermon – “God Wants Your Heart” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/24/2016)
Sunday sermon – “Listen to the Voice: The Holy Spirit” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/11/2016)
Sunday sermon – “The Supremacy of Jesus Over Moses” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/3/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Fix Your Thoughts On Jesus” presented by: Allan Abeleda (3/27/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Victory of Surrender” presented by: Glenn Geeting (3/20/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Christ Supremacy: The Perfect Leader” presented by: Eddie Mayes (3/14/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Jesus is Greater Than Our Problems” presented by: Allan Abeleda (3/6/2015)
Sunday sermon – “So What Are You Going To Do About It?” presented by: Angel Capellan (2/28/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Supremacy of Christ” presented by: Eddie Mayes (2/21/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Prayer, Fasting, Power and Faith” presented by: Glenn Geeting (11/29/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Results-Measured Faith” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/22/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Radical Faith – No Other Choice” presented by: Eddie Mayes (11/15/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Faith That Marveled Jesus” presented by: Allan Abeleda (11/8/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Parable of The Lost Son” presented by: Allan Abeleda (10/11/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Son of Encouragement Part 2” presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/30/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Son of Encouragement!” presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/16/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Rich Ruler” presented by: Glenn Geeting, Heather Geeting & Nick Moraes (8/9/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Spiritually Overweight” presented by: Angel Capellan (7/26/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Souls in Harmony – Souls in Conflict” presented by: Lowell Hoover (7/5/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Spirit Guides Us” presented by: Felipe Rivera (6/21/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Blessed Are The Peacemakers” presented by: Eddie Mayes (5/10/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Blessed Are The Peacemakers” presented by: Dacio Moraes (5/3/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Blessed Are The Pure in Heart” presented by: Dan Zackary (4/26/2015)
Sunday sermon – “God and Science: The Anthropic Principle” presented by: Dan Zachary (4/24/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Blessed Are The Merciful” presented by: Glenn Geeting (4/12/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Satisfaction Guaranteed?” presented by: Allan Abeleda (4/12/2015)
Sunday sermon – “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” presented by: Eddie Mayes (3/8/2015)
Sunday sermon – “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” presented by: Glenn Geeting (3/1/2015)
Sunday sermon – “Shepherding God’s Church” presented by: Glenn Geeting (2/15/2015)
Sunday sermon – “The Call for Hope” presented by: Gary Jacques (12/21/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 4 – “The Amazing Jesus” presented by: Dacio Moraes (11/30/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 5 – “Find Your Lion” presented by: Glenn Geeting (11/23/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 4 – “The Amazing Jesus” presented by: Dacio Moraes (11/16/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 3 – “The Amazing Disciple” presented by: Steve Pugh (11/9/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 2 – “Getting Unstuck” presented by: Dan Rivera (11/2/2014)
Sunday sermon – Christ-Centered Living Campaign – Part 1 presented by: Glenn Geeting (10/26/2014)
Sunday sermon on Acts 12 presented by: Glenn Geeting (9/21/2014)
Women’s Day – “Be Still and Know That I am God” (Deb Anton) – Saturday, May 3, 2014
Presented by Douglas Jacoby, International Speaker and Author of the book “The Spirit” (5/26/2013)
Presented by Douglas Jacoby, International Speaker and Author of the book “The Spirit” (5/26/2013)
Presented by Douglas Jacoby, International Speaker and Author of the book “The Spirit” (5/26/2013)
Presented by Douglas Jacoby, International Speaker and Author of the book “The Spirit” (5/26/2013)
VIDEO LINK IN SERMON: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo Sunday sermon presented by: Glenn Geeting (05/12/2013)
2013 Mid-Atlantic Women’s Retreat (March 23, 2013) Guest Speaker: Karen Louis
2013 Mid-Atlantic Women’s Retreat (March 22, 2013) Guest Speaker: Karen Louis
“On The Mountain Of The Lord” 2012 World Discipleship Summit AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas
“On The Mountain Of The Lord” 2012 World Discipleship Summit Justin Renton WDS opening at the AT&T Center
Pied Pipers – Winter Wonderland 2011 Newport, PA December 18, 2010 Mountain Rock Church of Christ
Sunday sermon presented by: Glenn Geeting (8/14/2011)
The Geetings visited the Phnom Penh Church of Christ and reported back through a live Skype call to the Mountain Rock Church of Christ in Central PA: Glenn Geeting (7/17/2011)
“Live Dif’rent” 2011 Women’s Day with Guest Speaker: Karen Jacques (6/4/2011)
Pied Pipers – Winter Wonderland 2010 Harrisburg, PA December 11, 2010 Mountain Rock Church of Christ
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors […]
“…and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” – 1 Peter 3:21
“…having been buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.” – Colossians 2:12
Sunday sermon presented by: Gary Jacques, former director for the HOPE hospital in Cambodia (11/29/2009)
“for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” – Galatians 3:27
“Then he said: ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and […]
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 Congratulations, Talisha! God has knitted you together into a very special new creation.
Sunday sermon presented by: Glenn Geeting (7/27/2014)
GLENN’S NOTES:
Sermon- Ac 5- Apostles before the Sanhedrin: Unstoppable
Intro- Acts of the Spirit. Defining moments for the early church.
French Revolution, 3 Christians sentenced to die by the guillotine. One
Christian had the gift of faith, the other had the gift of prophecy, the other had
the gift of service.
– Faith- no hood. “I have faith that God will deliver me!” guillotine blade stayed
up. freed.
– Prophecy- no hood. “I predict that God will deliver me from this guillotine!”
rope pulled- nothing happened. Freed.
– Service- no hood. positioned “Hey wait a minute,” he said. “I think I just
found the problem with your guillotine.”
List 3 of our MRCC Prayers for 2014 that you’d like to see happen in the next
few months.
Draw out all 10.
1. Grow to over 65 disciples
2. Meet in house churches 4 times
3. Weekly discipling for every disciple
4. Consistent, intentional encouragement dating
5. Generous missions contribution in May (DONE)
6. Each Bible Talk takes someone all the way through the studies
7. 2 campaigns- One Another Relationships, How To Read The Bible For All Its
Worth (?Faith)
8. Special events- Marriage retreat, Women’s day, Men’s weekend, BTL retreat,
Latin night, meals together (Planned)
9. New facility10. Prepare to support full-time leaders.
Takes Faith!
17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the
party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18They arrested the
apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of
the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20“Go, stand
in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”
21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and
began to teach the people.
When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the
Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail
for the apostles. 22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them
there. So they went back and reported, 23“We found the jail securely 1
locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them,
we found no one inside.” 24On hearing this report, the captain of the
temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this
might lead to.
25Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are
standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26At that, the captain
went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force,
because they feared that the people would stone them.
27The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin
to be questioned by the high priest. 28“We gave you strict orders not to
teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your
teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
1. The FAITH to Persevere
Name someone that, through perseverance, has seen God’s Spirit do miracles:
___________________________________________________
How do you think the apostles felt- doing the right thing, following Jesus, now in
JAIL.
About to be flogged- backs raw. Yet they rejoiced in it!
We struggle with this: Bad stuff happens to good people, and sometimes not
just despite but because they have done good things. God doesn’t promise
smooth sailing all the time, in fact Jesus promised persecution.
Ex. Donnie and Nada Rathkey- 50th Anniversary. Worked through challenges.
Very much in love.
The really great stories are not when it’s all been smooth sailing, but when God
walks people through stuff that you could only imagine to land in a place of
greater peace and impact,
– not despite the challenge but because of the overcoming.
2. FAITH to Share
They were motivated. At dawn they got up and went right back to teaching.
How eager are you to obey God’s Spirit?
Ex. Frank- just loves people. Sees their challenges, and sees that the real
solution is God!
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If I had enough faith to give away, I would give it to _______ (disciple of Jesus,
not yet a disciple)
“Filled Jerusalem with your teaching”- would someone say that about us? have
we filled Harrisburg with Jesus’ teaching, Lancaster? Why? Why not?
Jesus is not asking us to participate in a nice church weekly but to serve in a
revolution, turn our culture upside down.
Want “nice church”- not following Jesus
Leading this team has had me on my knees so many times. There are so many
reasons I can’t do this, I’m not qualified, my FT job is too demanding.
But God can do this! He has done miracles.
We can do this, if we all give out best!
What do I need to do before I feel qualified to teach others about Jesus?
__________________
27The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin
to be questioned by the high priest. 28“We gave you strict orders not to
teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your
teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”
29Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than
human beings! 30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—
whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. 31God exalted him to his own
right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance
and forgive their sins. 32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the
Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
33When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to
death. 34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was
honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the
men be put outside for a little while. 35Then he addressed the Sanhedrin:
“Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men.
36Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about
four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were
dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37After him, Judas the Galilean
appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He
too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38Therefore, in the
present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if
their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from
God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves
fighting against God.”
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We must obey God rather than human beings.
In what ways do human beings work to have us disobey God?
work can do it- deprioritizing God and His people,
relationships can do it- put me before God
Gamaliel said that if their purpose is from God, you won’t be able to stop them!
3. Unstoppable FAITH
If we let God’s Spirit lead this team, no one will be able to stop Him.
Fighting against God!
– History has shown so many nations turning against God with awful
consequences. Our national challenge is not “the economy, stupid” but “our
souls, stupid”.
– History has also shown that God’s people will always rise up courageously,
outlast any oppressive and ungodly regime, and ultimately that God will win.
– In the end, God wins. Will we be on His side?
How do we fight God? We struggle so. Part of us wants to live a godly life and
part of us doesn’t. We fight ourselves then take the fight to God.
– Surrendering our finances to God- oscillate between anxiety and peace.
– Struggle with purity- surrendering our bodies to God, trusting His plan.
– Struggle with our language- using our tongues to honor our Creator and not
break down the people around us.
– Struggle with anger
In what areas do I fight against God?__________________________________
We throw our wills at God like throwing eggshells against a marble slab.
Interviewer: “What’s the best thing about being 104 years old?” “No peer
pressure.”
3. Unstoppable FAITH
Ex. Mayes- have marched through tougher stuff than I think I could handle- job
losses, raising teenagers, life-threatening health problems. Look at their FAITH!
Inspiring!
I need faith to overcome __________.
“I believe, help my unbelief!”
4
Day after day, never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that
Jesus is the Messiah.
From house to house- don’t need to be some public speaker, but able to teach
the Bible in someone’s living room. You can do this!
This week, I commit to ________________.
Concl:
FAITH to Persevere, Faith to Share, Unstoppable Faith
Where is your faith?
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