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Acts 11:1-18 God in the Subtleties of Our Lives - Kevin Thoman - Interim Senior Pastor

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Kevin Thoman - Interim Senior Pastor

Date Taught: July 18, 2021

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Acts 11:)

Don’t allow differences to be a barrier to you ministering to others within the body of Christ or sharing your faith with those vulnerable in this crazy world.

Life Lesson (Acts 11:)

Our spiritual preparedness leads to His offering of spiritual prosperity for our lives.

Life Lesson (Acts 11:)

God wants us to observe and intently consider the things that He is trying to communicate to us so that we may see His wondrous works in our lives.

Life Lesson (Acts 11:)

God’s Spirit is at work ministering to those who will seek. Can you say that is you today?

Life Lesson (Acts 11:)

Knowing Jesus intimately comes from studying, recalling and prayerfully applying His words to our lives.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Isaiah 42:6 NKJV

“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,

Isaiah 1:18 NKJV

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

Mark 10:46-47 NASB

46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:48 NASB

48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!

Mark 10:49-51 NASB

49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, ………… “What do you want Me to do for you?”

Mark 10:35-38 NASB

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
37 They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”
38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

Mark 10:51b NASB

The blind man said to Him, [f]“Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”

Mark 10:52 NASB

52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has [g]made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

1 Timothy 4:1 NASB

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

2 Timothy 4:3-4 NASB

3 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

John 14:15-18 NKJV

15 “If you love Me, [d]keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

Romans 8:16-17 NKJV

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

Romans 8:26-27 NKJV

26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession [g]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Acts 9:31 NKJV

31 Then the [g]churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified.[h] And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

John 16:13 NKJV

13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 NKJV

9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (But) ... 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

2 Timothy 2:15 NASB

15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who [g]does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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