Istrouma Baptist Church Ascension, Acts, August 4, 2024

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Istrouma Baptist Church (ASC) Aug 4, 2024 ========== August 4 l Acts Welcome! We're glad you've joined us today for our Sunday morning worship service! For more information about Istrouma, go to istrouma.org or contact us at [e-mail]. We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. ========== Connection Card https://istrouma.org/myinfo Acts 15:16-36 Acts 15:16-36 “ ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’— things known from long ago. “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.” Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings. We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord. Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” WHAT PLAN WILL YOU FOLLOW? “Authentic turning points in history are few, but surely among them that of the Macedonian vision ranks high. Momentous days like when Columbus set sail from Spain, or when Vasco da game discovered the sea route west of the Indies, but those were of little significance compared to this great event! The Macedonian call happened and completely redirected Pauls ministry , but staying in line with Gods big plan”. Genesis 12:1 The lord said to Abram go from your country. Vs4. So Abram went as the lord had told him Exodus 3:10 "So now go. I am sending you to pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt". Chapt 4 Moses went. Judges 6:14 Speaking to Gideon. “The lord turned to him and said “Go in strength you have and save Israel out of midians hand. Am I not sending you” Matthew 28 "Go and make disciples of all nations".. What did they do? They went….