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Acts 15:36-41

June 11, 2023 • Andrew Murch

Acts 15:36-41 Andrew Murch | After being a fly on the wall at a moment of division and clarity

for the church, we now are let into a conversation that seems like another very small debate. Two friends, Paul and Barnabas, co-laborers in the gospel, have a disagreement. This is the Barnabas who was the only one to welcome Paul into the faith. These two men have journeyed in missions together, preached the Good News together, and have faced harsh persecution and near death together. They are bonded in Christ, and yet when it comes to deciding the next step in their ministry, the two men debate. Apparently, it’s also a big enough argument to lead to them going their separate ways as they continue to preach the gospel and baptize new Christians.

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June 18, 2023 • Andrew Murch

Acts 16:1-10 | Andrew Murch | Have you ever taken a moment to look back through your family line and trace the impact of the gospel? Do you know who was the first person in your family to follow Jesus? For some of us it’s parents, or grandparents, or even great-grandparents who passed on the faith. For many, it’s starting with you right now! You are beginning a culture of passing on the faith to your family. For both we praise God! The Lord is creating His family and He often does it within the context of our individual families.

The Jerusalem Council

June 4, 2023 • Jake Gamble

Acts 15:1-35 | Jake Gamble | There’s only one reason people enjoy watching reality TV: the drama! With clashing people, opinions, and decisions come conflicts, debates, and arguments. The cliffhanger is always if conflict will tear the people apart, or if they’ll work it out. We’re about to enter a religious reality TV show episode. Acts 15 is a crucial point in the story of the early church where division on correct behavior for a Christian is being debated. The result of this argument will determine the outcome of what’s to come next for all believers. We have seen great unity in the Church up to this point, will this be the dividing factor?