As I prepared the lesson for my Scripture class this week, I realised that I had an extra degree of connection to the events in the Bible. The story was about the government official in Capernaum whose son was very sick (John 4:46). This man had great power and influence over others, and yet he […]
Everyone loves a great before-and-after story, and this weekend’s bit from the Bible will certainly not disappoint! It’s the account of Paul’s conversion from murderer to missionary, as Jesus himself confronts him and blinds him by a light. These remarkable events are captured in the book of Acts chapter 9, and I’m really looking forward […]
Spreading like ________. The message of Jesus started _____. A wave of ___________ began. The persecution _________ the church. Philip left Jerusalem to go to _______. Jews were _______ with Samaritans. Samaritans received Jesus with great ___. Simon was an impressive ________. Many people responded with _______. Samaritans now followed Jesus the ___. The apostles […]
OUR BIBLE TALK This week Jodie continues our series on the book of Acts called ‘Launching the Church’. Today’s talk is on Acts 8:1-40, called ‘Evangelism Explosion!’. NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next week Jodie will continue our Acts series with the sixth talk on Acts 9:1-31 entitled ‘From Murderer to Missionary’. MISSION OF THE MONTH Support […]
It’s easy to look down on young people in our society, especially given that they don’t have the strength or skills to earn a living, nor the maturity to cope with independence. Yet, when it comes to following Jesus, the model believers are children. Jesus famously said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop […]
This weekend we get to see a classic example of where a plan goes very wrong. The evil one worked through the religious leaders to try and shut down people who were sharing the news of Jesus. So, they killed Stephen, who was one of the main leaders, which resulted in the believers being scattered […]
The ___________ of Ben Kwashi. The administrators were awesome _________. The Jews used ____ to try and shut Stephen down. They say Stephen is anti the ______ and anti the ___. Stephen’s ____ lit up like Moses’. Stephen starts with the promise to _______. God was present with his people in a _______ land. God’s […]
OUR BIBLE TALK This week Jodie continues our series on the book of Acts called ‘Launching the Church’. Today’s talk is on Acts 6:8-7:60, called ‘Stand up for Jesus’. NEXT WEEK’S TALK Next week Jodie will continue our Acts series with the fifth talk on Acts 8:1-40 entitled ‘Evangelism Explosion!’. MISSION OF THE MONTH Support […]
From the moment my foot was run over, I was in a world of pain, both physically and mentally. I was rushed to hospital and later I found out that I had crushed and fractured more than fifteen bones in my right foot. As I awaited news about my injury I was sad because I […]
Humanly speaking, it’s baffling to try and work out just why the religious leaders were so threatened by the message of Jesus that they were comfortable to punish and even execute those who preached this ‘good news’. And yet even through these tragic events, Jesus kept building his church, and this is exactly what we […]