🤝✨ Unity in Christ ✨🤝 How do we stay united as followers of Jesus despite disagreements on politics, immigration, and justice? The early church faced similar divisions—Acts 15 shows us how they stayed together. 💬📖 Through grace alone, not laws or rituals, we are saved. ❤️🙌 Let’s focus on what unites us: faith in Jesus, […]
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👋😢 “Goodbye, Chapel Hill!” 💙 🙌📖 “Thank you for loving God’s Word!” 🌍➡️🛤️ Paul’s journey in Acts 14 💪🔥 “Walk in God’s power!” 🦿➡️🏃 (Healing miracle!) 🚫🙅♂️ Beware pride! 👑➡️🙇 “Only Jesus is worthy!” 🙌➡️🔄 “Give God the glory!” ✝️✨ 🥶🔥 From worship to stoning—man’s praise is fickle! 🛡️🚶 “Stay faithful, keep making disciples!” 💙🙏 […]
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💚 Jealousy & envy—common struggles! 📊 3/5 workers feel job jealousy, 2/3 adults envied siblings, and 💰 envy hurts mental health. 📖 In Acts 13, Paul’s success made some Jews envious, blinding them to God’s blessings. ⚠️ Jealousy robs us of: 1️⃣ Blessings 🎁 2️⃣ Our calling ✨ 3️⃣ Peace with God & others 🤝 […]
📖➡️🌍 Acts 13 marks a turning point in the spread of the Gospel! ⛪✝️ Paul takes center stage, and the message of Jesus reaches the Gentiles. 🗺️🚢 Paul & Barnabas travel, preach, and face challenges, but God’s plan unfolds. 🗣️🔥 Paul delivers his first recorded sermon—short but powerful! ✅📜 God is faithful to His promises. […]
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Pastor Gunnar Tesdahl continues our sermon series on the work of the Holy Spirit and the apostles as they spread the gospel message. […]
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Herod kills James and imprisons Peter, planning to kill him too. 🚨 The church prays hard. 🙏💪 An angel miraculously frees Peter. 👼🔓 Herod, full of pride, is struck down. ⚖️ Despite persecution, the gospel keeps spreading. 🚀📈 Takeaway: Prayer is powerful—even in the toughest times. 🙏🔥 […]
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💖 Why Love Matters – This sermon explores 1 Corinthians 13, emphasizing that love is the foundation of faith and relationships. 📖 3 Key Reasons Love is Essential: 1️⃣ Love is Foundational – Without love, spiritual gifts and good deeds are meaningless (💬➖❤️ = 🔕). 2️⃣ Love is Formative – True love shapes and transforms […]
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📖💒 God’s design for sex, exploring cultural shifts 📉💻 and biblical principles 📜✨. ⚖️ Two views: Liberationist (free pleasure) vs. Traditionalist (strict rules) 🚦🔄. 💡 Paul teaches true freedom = honoring God & others ❤️🔑. 👰🤵 Marriage = sacred covenant, sex as a holy union ✨💍. 🏃♂️➡️ Flee sexual immorality, honor God with your body […]
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Creation Highlights: 💡 “God created light” – “It was good.” 🌊🌿 “Land, seas, plants, trees” – “It was good.” 🌞🌙⭐ “Sun, moon, stars” – “It was good.” 🐦🐟 “Birds and fish” – “It was good.” 🦁🐘 “Land animals” – “It was good.” 👤💖 “Humankind” – “It was VERY good.” But then… 😔 “Not good for […]
Marriage is a picture of Christ’s love for the church. Mutual submission: Wives submit, husbands love sacrificially. Forgiveness and grace renew relationships…Extend kindness, sacrifice, & forgiveness in marriage, God’s grace & challenge to forgive like Him. […]
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