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9/28/2020

Acts 7 ~ What Hill Are You Willing to Die On? Part 2 ~ Carl Crouse

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[First part of sermon is an intro do the current reality of persecution and martyrdom of Christians around the world.]
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Stephen is an early martyr who is killed for standing firm in his faith.  Persecution of Christians has never stopped!  Let’s take a few moments and spotlight persecuted Christians and martyrs in today’s world.  An excellent website for current information is Open Doors (opendoors.usa.org).  

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9/22/2020

Acts 6:8-8:1 ~ What Hill Are You Willing to Die On? Part 1 (Testimony of Stephen) ~ Carl Crouse

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Stephen is a great man of faith!  He stands firm in the face of fierce opposition in the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord.  He is unwavering in the truth that Jesus Christ is alive! ~ “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Stephen dies with the same forgiving attitude found on the lips of the dying Jesus: “do not hold this sin against them.” 
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Today and next week we focus on Stephen, a man with an incredible story used by God in a most amazing way. This week what happened, next week Stephen’s threatening message.   Many challenging lessons can be pulled from Stephen’s example, and chief among them: On what hill are you willing to die?  

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9/15/2020

Acts 6:1-7 ~ Turning Problems into Opportunities ~ Carl Crouse

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4-5 times a person asking for help from the church will feel a need to tell me how they believe in Jesus/spirituality but they don’t like the organized church.  I smile.  I said to one young man who needed gas money to get to a medical procedure, “How did you find me?”  ~ He saw the church.  He called me.  I smiled.  He got my gentle sarcastic point.  He smiled.  But he doubled down on his criticisms anyway. All I can do is love people as best as I can… only God can change the heart. 

Problems are common in churches, disagreements, new people bring a new flavor, new outreaches can be awkward as we’re called to do new things in new ways we’ve never done before.  Today’s scripture begins a major turning point in the young Church… an exiting movement of the H.S. emerges that continues to this day.  The early church is shaped by diverse groups forming a movement like the world has never seen.  The church always faces problems ~ let’s view problems like the early church: opportunities to refine our mission and strengthen our calling to carry the banner of  Jesus Christ.  

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9/12/2020

Acts 5:17-42 ~ The Surprising Life ~ Carl Crouse

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​Life with Christ is full of surprises! 
 
Psalm 55 contains some sympathetic words that describe how many people feel in today’s world: a desire to be liberated from the conflicts and suffering of the day.  READ Ps. 55:4-8.  “Oh that I had the wings of a dove”.  As Psalm 55 peaks, there is no indication God brings David peace by whisking him away to a secluded cabin on a lake in the woods ~ David simply affirms an eternal truth of what life with God is like: “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall…[and he ends with a direct prayer to God: “as for me, I trust in you.”  Ps. 55:22, 23c).   God answers our deepest prayers in His way…. Our desire may be to check out of reality and get away… but that is not God’s typical plan.  People of faith are forged in the fire. Life with Christ is full of surprises! There are a many fun surprises in today’s scripture.  

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9/3/2020

Acts 5:12-16 ~ No Such Thing as an Ordinary Church ~ Carl Crouse

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Acts is a beautiful story from life with Christ on earth transitioning to his followers carrying on the same mission after Jesus ascends to heaven.  The way forward is through the AXE of the H.S… as He empowers and emboldens his followers to continue Jesus’ mission of sharing the message of salvation to a lost and hurting world.  Today’s scripture is a pause in a breathtaking story that summarizes where the young church is at this early stage….it is worthwhile for us to consider where we are as a church.

Before we look closely at this scripture, listen to the first verse then I have an open question…. READ Acts 5:12 (explain Solomon’s Colonnade or “porch” ~ the church is so young it is still a branch of Judaism…)  It says “All the believers used to meet together”… I invite you to respond, (we’ll visit same questions at end to see if any additions)….

What motivated the people to meet together?  Expectations?  Purpose?  Or if you don’t like that question, what is our purpose of meeting as a Church? Motivation, expectations? As we gear up to gather again, this is an important question ~ I don’t want to gather just because that’s what we do… what are reasons/expectations…. [List answers on sheet of paper]

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9/3/2020

Acts 5:1-11 ~ Ananias & Sapphira ~ Chad Hammond

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