Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Acts

What Makes A Good Church?

ACTS 2:42-48 – And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone…

Life Demands It

Acts 6:3,4 – Therefore, brothers and sisters pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. THEME OF THE DAY. LIFE DEMANDS IT. I want to confess upfront that I am taking a…

A Gospel-Centered Christian and Church

In this sermon, pastor Jim provides a broad and encouraging overview of QBC’s current outreach ministries, which includes a look into the scriptures at the qualities found in a Gospel-centered church on her God-directed Gospel mission. The text is 1 Thessalonians 1:3-10. In addition, he also takes a look into the book of Acts to see how we, as individuals, are to be active in assuring our church gets on Gospel mission and maintains this focus as we move ahead in the future.

The Prison Prayers of the Apostle Paul Part 1

Acts 6:4 – But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Points A and A.1 are missing from the audio A. Apostolic Prayers in the Book of Acts 1. No recorded prayers in the Book of Acts Acts 9:40, 10:9, 16:25, 20:36, 21:5, 28:8 2. Prayer was an Apostolic priority Acts 6:4-7 B. The Prison Prayers…

The Marks Of A Healthy Church

Today’s scripture provides the necessary elements for a church to be healthy (Acts 2:42). All of these must be active, alive, and safeguarded if we are to model God’s design for the church He reveals in His Word. There are four identified by Luke. First, there must be the commitment to sound Biblical teaching or doctrine. The next element in a healthy church is fellowship among God’s people. A third element in a healthy church is observance of the Lord’s table – “the breaking of bread.” The final element in a healthy church is a vibrant prayer ministry.

Prayer in the Early Church: An Overview From the Book of Acts

In this sermon Pastor Jim takes us on a whirlwind tour of prayer in the early church. Through an examination of approximately fourteen passages in the book of Acts he expounds on eleven over-arching themes of prayer. He entreats us to think about our prayer life and if we are praying the way the Bible instructs us to pray, as evidenced by the early church.