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Phil started a new series looking at key events in the book of Acts. To view Phil's slides (in PDF format), click here. Acts – A new Beginning We want to build a church freed from complacency and endeavouring to grow in gospel impact, faith, prayer, generosity, action and influence. Introduction • It's a new day • We look back on all Gods done its brought us this far • We love forward as there is so much to be done, vision to be fulfilled, Gospel impact to be made Acts 11 v 19 – 30, The Antioch Church Scattered through persecution Gospel was only for the Jews Here we have a gigantic step forward in the history of the church • Used the opportunity to advance the Kingdom – Preached Jesus as Lord to the Gentiles • Gospel impact – A great Number Believed and turned to the Lord, no one turns to the Lord without first believing • Social Action • Holy Spirit upon them • Exhorted the faithful to the Lord • Steadfast Purpose In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. We Must be ready for Jesus to take his Church Forward • The early Christians were bold, daring and adventurous in doing something that had never been done before We Must be ready to see what God is doing and do it with him • Barnabas saw what God was doing • Doing it with God • Encourage new Christians who might be different from us • Dependant on Grace • Exhorted the young christians • Stayed full of the Holy Spirit We too can have the experience Barnabas had and see the Lord add to his people. Some words of caution. Danger of Looking back We can get caught up with what's and be consumed with what's gone before because we don't handle change and advancement well It's not like it used to be ! We must be careful we are where we are because • God has lead us • spoken to us through the prophets • Opened doors for us • Sent workers for the task So to look back in • Not looking back in nostalgia • Not looking back in false sentiment • When facing difficulties only have just left Egypt God’s people looked back saying it was better in Egypt and wanted to go back, We know that was not true. Will only serve to hinder our future, just as it did for God’s people To be complacent to be complacent is to be self-satisfied and unconcerned. Someone who is selfsatisfied is someone who has accomplished something but is now resting on their laurels, no longer concerned about the things that once led to their success. Nobody ever plans on complacency, it just sneaks up on you, and when it does it can be devastating. • We have good projects running • We do lots as a church • When you think of all we do • Jigsaw – inc food bank, café, clothes bank, assisting with accommodation, furniture, advice • Totzone – 2 sessions on a Tuesday full of unreached people, serving lonely mums with children in our community • Mens ministry – men can be lonely too, • Women's ministry • Community bible study • Alpha We have done and are doing a lot of things but we can become complacent in these things The churches described in the book of Acts particularly the Antioch church seem anything but complacent. Right from the beginning, in Jerusalem, we see a radical church growing in gospel impact, faith,prayer, generosity, action and influence. These characteristics were then repeated as new churches were started in other regions. Looking forward - The Future Belongs to those who pray How can we avoid looking back with longing for what's gone before and complacency? 2 Keys Prayer Presence of the Holy Spirit These 2 things were key in the early church in Acts It is Prayer invites the wind of the Holy Spirit, and It is prayer that hoists the sail to catch the power of the wind to propel us into God's mission All that we have have accomplished has been through prayer and God speaking and leading us in those times Wherever we see gospel impact, exploits of faith, radical generosity, social action and pervading influence, we find It's God moving people to pray and the Spirit giving power and direction in response to those prayers for action. After last summer I was stirred afresh about prayer and my question was: What does the prayer life of this church look like in 2016? We shared it with our wider leaders group and as a result we are starting by increasing the opportunities we have to pray together for the promised future Impact God wants us to have across the Peaks It looks like this Sunday Morning 9:45 – 10:15 Prayer meeting Once a month worship & prayer night instead of group that week And looking to see if extending the prayer time on a Friday morning would help say 7:00 – 9:00 come and go as you can. Survey through Groups to see if people would come more if extended Conclusion There is still much for us to do together, CH Spurgeon: ‘I would that this rushing mighty wind would come upon His church with an irresistible force that should carry everything before it ... Come, Holy Spirit,come. We can do nothing without You; but if we have Your wind, we spread our sail and speed on toward glory’. • look forward with the eyes of Faith • Do away with complacency • God is with us for the future he has planned for us • We have some exciting things to look forward to Questions for groups 1) We Must be ready for Jesus to take his Church Forward a. How can we be ready for Jesus? b. Is there any complacency that we need to overcome? How can we overcome it? c. How did the church move forward in Acts? How is Jesus taking his church forward today 2) We Must be ready to see what God is doing and do it with him a. What do you see God doing? b. How should we be ready? c. What do we add to what he is doing? d. If it's a new day what's new about it? How do you embrace the new things that is going to do?
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Phil started a new series looking at key events in the book of Acts. To view Phil's slides (in PDF format), click here. Acts – A new Beginning We want to build a church freed from complacency and endeavouring to grow in gospel impact, faith, prayer, generosity, action and influence. Introduction • It's a new day • We look back on all Gods done its brought us this far • We love forward as there is so much to be done, vision to be fulfilled, Gospel impact to be made Acts 11 v 19 – 30, The Antioch Church Scattered through persecution Gospel was only for the Jews Here we have a gigantic step forward in the history of the church • Used the opportunity to advance the Kingdom – Preached Jesus as Lord to the Gentiles • Gospel impact – A great Number Believed and turned to the Lord, no one turns to the Lord without first believing • Social Action • Holy Spirit upon them • Exhorted the faithful to the Lord • Steadfast Purpose In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. We Must be ready for Jesus to take his Church Forward • The early Christians were bold, daring and adventurous in doing something that had never been done before We Must be ready to see what God is doing and do it with him • Barnabas saw what God was doing • Doing it with God • Encourage new Christians who might be different from us • Dependant on Grace • Exhorted the young christians • Stayed full of the Holy Spirit We too can have the experience Barnabas had and see the Lord add to his people. Some words of caution. Danger of Looking back We can get caught up with what's and be consumed with what's gone before because we don't handle change and advancement well It's not like it used to be ! We must be careful we are where we are because • God has lead us • spoken to us through the prophets • Opened doors for us • Sent workers for the task So to look back in • Not looking back in nostalgia • Not looking back in false sentiment • When facing difficulties only have just left Egypt God’s people looked back saying it was better in Egypt and wanted to go back, We know that was not true. Will only serve to hinder our future, just as it did for God’s people To be complacent to be complacent is to be self-satisfied and unconcerned. Someone who is selfsatisfied is someone who has accomplished something but is now resting on their laurels, no longer concerned about the things that once led to their success. Nobody ever plans on complacency, it just sneaks up on you, and when it does it can be devastating. • We have good projects running • We do lots as a church • When you think of all we do • Jigsaw – inc food bank, café, clothes bank, assisting with accommodation, furniture, advice • Totzone – 2 sessions on a Tuesday full of unreached people, serving lonely mums with children in our community • Mens ministry – men can be lonely too, • Women's ministry • Community bible study • Alpha We have done and are doing a lot of things but we can become complacent in these things The churches described in the book of Acts particularly the Antioch church seem anything but complacent. Right from the beginning, in Jerusalem, we see a radical church growing in gospel impact, faith,prayer, generosity, action and influence. These characteristics were then repeated as new churches were started in other regions. Looking forward - The Future Belongs to those who pray How can we avoid looking back with longing for what's gone before and complacency? 2 Keys Prayer Presence of the Holy Spirit These 2 things were key in the early church in Acts It is Prayer invites the wind of the Holy Spirit, and It is prayer that hoists the sail to catch the power of the wind to propel us into God's mission All that we have have accomplished has been through prayer and God speaking and leading us in those times Wherever we see gospel impact, exploits of faith, radical generosity, social action and pervading influence, we find It's God moving people to pray and the Spirit giving power and direction in response to those prayers for action. After last summer I was stirred afresh about prayer and my question was: What does the prayer life of this church look like in 2016? We shared it with our wider leaders group and as a result we are starting by increasing the opportunities we have to pray together for the promised future Impact God wants us to have across the Peaks It looks like this Sunday Morning 9:45 – 10:15 Prayer meeting Once a month worship & prayer night instead of group that week And looking to see if extending the prayer time on a Friday morning would help say 7:00 – 9:00 come and go as you can. Survey through Groups to see if people would come more if extended Conclusion There is still much for us to do together, CH Spurgeon: ‘I would that this rushing mighty wind would come upon His church with an irresistible force that should carry everything before it ... Come, Holy Spirit,come. We can do nothing without You; but if we have Your wind, we spread our sail and speed on toward glory’. • look forward with the eyes of Faith • Do away with complacency • God is with us for the future he has planned for us • We have some exciting things to look forward to Questions for groups 1) We Must be ready for Jesus to take his Church Forward a. How can we be ready for Jesus? b. Is there any complacency that we need to overcome? How can we overcome it? c. How did the church move forward in Acts? How is Jesus taking his church forward today 2) We Must be ready to see what God is doing and do it with him a. What do you see God doing? b. How should we be ready? c. What do we add to what he is doing? d. If it's a new day what's new about it? How do you embrace the new things that is going to do?
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