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Pursuing The Call Part 9 If You Want To Leave An Impact On People Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

Now, you might be thinking wow that’s great he’s a super Christian, I could never do that. NOT TRUE. God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things! YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT!

ACTS Pursuing The Call Dr. Tom Bartlett September 1, 2019 Acts 20:1-17a OUTLINE If You Want To Leave An Impact On People ENCOURAGE THEM After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 8 How The Good-News Affects Christ-Followers Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

When Paul came to Ephesus in Acts 19, the city was locked in a stronghold of pagan superstition. But within two years of ministry in Ephesus, Satan’s stronghold was crumbling.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 7 Dr. Tom Bartlett August 11, 2019 Acts 19:21-41 OUTLINE How the Good-News affects Christ-followers Acts 19:21-41 (ESV) THE GOSPEL HAS A PROFOUND AFFECT ON . . . How we think about money Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 7 From Spiritual Confusion To Super-Natural Power Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

So, were in Acts, chapter 19 where we see our man Paul, still Pursuing The Call as he’s come to the city of Ephesus, he’s making good on an earlier promise to return to these believers there and continue his work.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 7 Dr. Tom Bartlett August 11, 2019 Acts 19:1-20 From Spiritual Confusion to Super-natural Power Acts 19:1-20 (ESV) OUTLINE From Spiritual Confusion to Super-natural Power Acts 19:1-20 (ESV) True salvation is only in Jesus and comes with a special blessing And it ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 5 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

In Acts 18 we’re looking at the events of the life of Paul but not in his words, the writings are from Luke who recounts the history and the events.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 5 Dr. Tom Bartlett JULY 21, 2019 Acts 18:1-17 OUTLINE After his discouragement at Mars Hill, God Brings Paul Comfort through. . . New godly friends After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 4 Getting To Know God Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

In Acts 17, Paul has found himself in Athens without his travelling party, they were still coming instead of taking up tourism in the city he was still on mission pursing the call that God has placed on his life to up set the world in a good way with the truth and Good News!

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 4 Dr. Tom Bartlett JULY 14, 2019 Acts 17:16-34 OUTLINE GETTING TO KNOW GOD Acts 17:16-34 The struggle of every person is, “who or what will be God to me?” TO KNOW THE TRUE AND LIVING GOD . . . Believe He exists and is knowable I found also an altar with this ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 3 Turning The World Upside Down Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

In our journey through the book of Acts, we come to a remarkable part f the story of Paul’s missionary journeys. He was an influencer for the kingdom of God and everywhere he went the place was never the same.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 3 Dr. Tom Bartlett JUNE 23, 2019 Acts 17:1-15 OUTLINE TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN A call to influence your world will include. . . MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 2 "no Power Greater" Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

As we continue our series in Acts, we see that the team has arrived in Macedonia and began their ministry. Let’s pick up the narrative in verse 16 of acts 16.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 2 JUNE 16, 2019 Acts 16:16-38 FATHER’S DAY OUTLINE And the journey continues . . . As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, ...read more

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Pursuing The Call Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 26, 2019

As we resume the study of the book of Acts, The Apostle Paul is in the spotlight for most of the remainder of the book. In Acts 16 we meet some new and key figures for the church, Timothy, Lyddia and we learn about the need in Macedonia. At each turn we see Paul pursuing the call.

ACTS Pursuing The Call – Part 1 JUNE 9, 2019 Acts 16:1-15 How To Pursue The Call of Jesus OUTLINE YOU MUST. . . Know the cost Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken ...read more

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Lessons In Courage Part 1 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

Today I want us to look at some lessons in courage that the Bible describes the Apostle Paul as walking in. You see Paul is also quoted as saying in essence that no matter what comes my way, with Christ I can do all things. Everything He’s called me to do.

ACTS Testifying & Tribulations Dr. Tom Bartlett September 22, 2019 Acts 21:1-40 OUTLINE Lessons In Courage Courage: moving forward in the face of uncertainty And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12

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Lessons In Courage Part 2 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

From Paul’s interactions with the opposition, we can see no less than 6 key ways to respond to opposition.

ACTS Lessons in Courage Dr. Tom Bartlett September 29, 2019 Acts 22 OUTLINE A Faith That Is D.A.R.I.N.G. Dignified respect for opposition “Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.” And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even ...read more

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Lessons In Courage Part 3 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

Now everyone faces opposition in life. It may be physical, emotional, it may relational, or economic. It may be spiritual. Yet through out the Bible we are called to be courageous, to stand firm, to face life knowing God is with us.

ACTS Lessons in Courage Dr. Tom Bartlett October 6, 2019 Acts 22 (part 2) OUTLINE A Faith That Is D.A.R.I.N.G. (i. n. g.) Dignified respect for opposition “Brothers and fathers. . . he was addressing them in the Hebrew language. . .” Acts 22:1-3 Assessment of your own personal failures I ...read more

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Lessons In Courage Part 4 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

COINCIDENCE: The chance happening of events that seem to have some connection Believers see God’s hand working in ways that we cannot fully understand or always recognize but we know it’s Him. We call this, the providence of God. PROVIDENCE: The Hand of God in the glove of human events

ACTS Lessons in Courage Dr. Tom Bartlett October 13, 2019 Acts 23 OUTLINE Coincidence or Providence? COINCIDENCE: The chance happening of events that seem to have some connection PROVIDENCE: The Hand of God in the glove of human events The Providence of God Means . . . I. God is active and ...read more

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Lessons In Courage Part 5 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

In Acts 24, he finds himself in a Roman court, defending himself from false charges made by the leaders of what amounted to the Jewish Supreme Court.

ACTS Lessons in Courage Part 5 Dr. Tom Bartlett October 20, 2019 Acts 24:1-27 (ESV) OUTLINE When you’re misunderstood, lied about, plotted against, and falsely charged • LISTEN IN PEACE WITH PATIENCE And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one ...read more

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Lessons In Courage Part 6 Series

Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Oct 25, 2019

In Acts 25, Paul is once again on trial for his faith. A new governor has come and old enemies see this as a chance to rekindle the now dying flame of accusations against Paul. From all this, I think we can see some clear principles to live by.

ACTS Lessons in Courage Part 6 Dr. Tom Bartlett October 27, 2019 Acts 25 (ESV) OUTLINE When you set out to live for God . . . Be careful in the times of transition Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. And the chief priests and the ...read more

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