Acts: Launching the Church 11: The Council of Jerusalem Acts 15:1-16:5 Jodie McNeill – 26 and 27 October 2019

Sydney Synod

The Council of _________.

What should happen with the Jewish _______?

The conflict ______.

We need to know when to _____ for the truth.

The issue needed __________ to avoid a split.

The Pharisee believers insisted on ____________.

It was always God’s plan to _______ Gentiles.

We are saved by _____ alone.

Jesus kept the ___ so we don’t need to.

Grace is a great ______!

The Old Testament _________ the Gentile inclusion.

The Gentiles should not be ________.

But the Gentiles need to keep some Jewish _______.

Keeping the rituals is ______ to the Jewish Christians.

The letter preserved _____ in the church.

The disagreement led to __________.

Paul has a deep ___________ for those he serves.

Keeping the truth clear is a ________.


The First Missionary Journey Acts 12:25-14:28 19-20 October 2019 Jodie McNeill

An idea that will change the world.

The gospel of Jesus is the greatest ____ ever.

Saul and Barnabas are sent on a _______.

They go first to the ____.

The message of Jesus is ___________!

Attempts to stop the gospel are _______.

Paul preaches the gospel to the ____.

The Jews need to ______ and be baptised.

The ____________ was planned and promised.

Forgiveness comes by ________ in Jesus.

The message of Jesus _______ the people.

After the Jews, Paul preached to the ________.

People thought Paul and Barnabas were ____.

Paul started his message with God’s ________.

There is evidence of God __________.

The Jews thought they’d stoned Paul to _____.

Paul has ____!

Don’t give up when you ______ for Jesus.

God will ultimately _______ his church.

Acts: Launching the Church 9: Opportunity and Opposition Acts 11:19-12:24 Jodie McNeill – 21 and 22 September 2019

Fuel on the fire of the early church.

We want to be _________ in our outreach.

God puts the right people in the _____ place.

The church heads _____.

They sent Barnabas to _________.

Stay ____ to the Lord.

Barnabas sought out ____.

In Antioch we’re named __________.

The Holy Spirit warned of a ______.

Their generosity was ___________.

Their giving is ___________.

King Herod launches ___________.

He killed James and __________ Peter.

An angel wakes Peter and _____ him.

Peter’s release is a _______.

They finally _______ the miracle.

Herod failed to ____ Christianity.

The true God won’t tolerate ___________.

Persecution _____ the church.

Acts: Launching the Church 8: A Clean Change for the Church Acts 9:32-11:18 Jodie McNeill – 14 and 15 September 2019

Marvellous multiculturalism.

Jewish believers needed to cross ________.

It is _____ who heals.

The healing by Jesus made _________.

Cornelius was a powerful and religious _______.

The angel tells Cornelius to get _____.

The Lord challenges Peter to eat _______ food.

Peter obeys the Lord and travels to the _______.

Cornelius is ______ for the gospel.

It’s another Pentecost-like __________.

The Jewish believers __________ Peter.

Gentiles are now _____ with Jews.

It is a _________ to repent.

Powerful people still need to ______.

Acts: Launching the Church 7: From Murderer to Missionary Acts 9:1-31 Jodie McNeill – 7 and 8 September 2019

Changing your mind

It is often ______ to do a backflip.

Saul had a deep ____ for Christians.

Saul’s ideology was __________.

Saul was ______ by a light.

We have a remarkable __________ with Christ.

The hunter became the ______.

Saul was in emotional and physical _____.

Ananias must lay his _____ on Saul.

Ananias trusted Jesus by _______ his word.

Followers of Christ should expect ___________.

It was a powerful _________ to Jesus’ work.

The persecutor became a ________.

Saul was _____ from the Jews.

The enemy became ________.

Nobody is ______ saving.

Conversion to Christ is the ________ backflip.

Acts: Launching the Church 6: Evangelism Explosion Acts 8:1-40 Jodie McNeill – 31 August & 01 September 2019

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 gave the Holy Spirit to the _________.

This was a special, _______ event.

New believers ___________ receive the Holy Spirit.

Simon tried to buy _____ in the church.

Philip is sent _____ towards Egypt.

He meets an Ethiopian ___ returning from Jerusalem.

He needed help to _________ Jesus in Isaiah.

The Ethiopian is immediately ________ by Philip.

The man has a _____ start with God.

Dear Jesus,
Sorry for disobeying and ignoring you.
Thank you for dying in my place.
I follow you as my ruler and saviour.
Help me to trust in you all my life.
Amen.

This ______ brings a fresh start.

The Ethiopian was _________.

The fire of the gospel was _________ everywhere.

Acts: Launching the Church 5: Stand up for Jesus Acts 6:8-7:60 Jodie McNeill – 24 & 25 August 2019

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 people ________ the leader from God.

Miracles accompanied a _______ era of salvation.

God ________ his disobedient people.

God lives in ______, not a building.

Like their ancestors, they ______ God’s word.

They ________ the law so they murdered the Messiah.

They respond in ____.

They silence him by _______ him.

Stephen ______ for his persecutors.

The believers were _________ but empowered.

The ____________ of Ben Kwashi.

Acts: Launching the Church 4: The Attack of Satan Acts 4:32-6:7 Jodie McNeill – 17 & 18 August 2019

An attack of Satan.

Satan wants to ____ our ministry.

There was a deep _____ in the church.

The resurrection of Jesus gave them _____.

Jesus’ resurrection motivated them to __________.

Barnabas provides a _____ of generosity.

Ananias and Sapphire _________ the church.

They lied to the Holy Spirit who is ___.

God’s anger today is less _______.

We need to make it ______ for Satan to attack us.

Greater ___________ brought newcomers to Christ.

______ could stop the apostles from preaching.

When authorities contradict, they _________ to God.

The apostles endured ______ flogging.

The Devil uses ___________ to try and silence us.

There was a cultural ______ within the church.

The apostles risked ___________ by administration.

They chose ____ Christians to serve in administration.

The Satanic attack brought an ________ in believers.

Stand against the Devil by using the Lord’s ______.

Acts: Launching the Church 3: The Launch of Persecution Acts 3:1-4:31 Jodie McNeill – 10 & 11 August 2019

Riding the wave.

The church was _______ in every way.

We live in a world that is ______.

Peter and John meet a ________ man.

Peter brings _______ to the man with a word.

He went walking and leaping and ________ God!

Our supernatural God does ____________ things!

The creatures ______ their creator.

The name of Jesus is ________!

The death of Jesus was according to ____.

Their sins will be forgiven if they say _____.

Repentance brings ___________.

The Old Testament said this would ______.

The Jesus movement was _________!

The apostles faced the same _________ as Jesus.

Peter courageously points them to _____.

The Jews saw the _____ of Jesus’ name.

They prayed the ____ of God back to God.

They prayed for ________ not protection.

Opposition starts outside but heads ______.

Acts: Launching the Church 2: Launch Day Acts 2:1-47 Jodie McNeill – 3 & 4 August 2019

Big day.

_________ was a very big day for the church.

The Holy Spirit led them to _____.

It is a gift to hear words in your own ________.

Pentecost reversed the curse of _____.

The hearers were _______.

Joel promised that God would pour out his ______.

God used signs and wonders to _______ his son.

God _________ his sovereignty and our responsibility.

_____ could not hold onto Jesus.

Psalms are _________ about God’s king.

The resurrection was a ____, supernatural event.

The hearers had to _______.

We all must ______ of our sins and turn to Christ.

We long for _________ to know Jesus!

We see church at its ____.

Pentecost was a one-off _________ for the church.