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Spiritual Warfare

June 20, 2020May 17, 2016 by Travis Agnew

In this 5th session of our prayer course, we tackle the topic of “Spiritual Warfare” Audio Notes The Christians who get annihilated are the ones who never acknowledge that they are at war. We have a real enemy and his name is Satan. Satan is called the ruler of this world (John 16:11). Satan leads …

The Lord’s Prayer

June 20, 2020April 28, 2016 by Travis Agnew

“Lord, teach us to pray…” -Luke 11:1 Out of all the things the disciples saw Jesus do, they asked him to teach them how to pray. He gave what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. Oftentimes, it is repeated verbatim, but ultimately, it was given as a template for our prayers. Below are some notes …

The Same Call

December 30, 2016June 1, 2015 by Travis Agnew

I will never forget how I felt staring out the window of the airplane as we took off. As my friends and I began our journey to take the gospel into a closed country, the gravity of it all hit me. These nine guys had decided to join me on this mission trip, and we had no …

“Call Me Jeff”

May 12, 2017October 2, 2013 by Travis Agnew

On Sunday, we surprised Jeff and Sandy Lethco with a banquet after morning services to celebrate their 15 years at North Side. We shared testimonies, gave 15 gifts, and thanked God for their influence in our lives. I spoke to many who were excited about this time, but who got very emotional during the …

Empowered by the Spirit

April 13, 2020September 4, 2013 by Travis Agnew

But when the Father sends the Counselor as My representative–and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit–He will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I Myself have told you. –John 14:26 (NLT)

Jesus Christ was an amazing example for the disciples to follow as they learned how to be on mission to tell the world about the grace and love of Jesus Christ. As Jesus ascended into heaven, He told the disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit to come over them because Jesus knew that the Spirit would serve as a guide and a teacher in His physical absence.

During the Jewish feast of Pentecost, the disciples got what they were waiting for. The Holy Spirit, the presence of God Himself, took up residence inside ordinary bodies – their bodies. The disciples immediately hit the streets with a bold new style that the world has never recovered from.

The Withstanding Church

April 25, 2017February 23, 2013 by Travis Agnew

Continuing on through the Book of Acts, we arrive at one of my favorite passages of Scripture. In Acts 5, Peter and the disciples are at it again. Preaching in the name of Jesus when they have been warned to stop.

They continue anyway.

While they are threatened, they show no sign of wavering. One of the Pharisees, Gamaliel, escorts the disciples out and tries to reason with the angered religious leaders.

His comments are incredible:

The Lying Church

April 25, 2017February 14, 2013 by Travis Agnew

In this week’s study of the Book of Acts, we have arrived at the Lying Church present in Acts 4:32-5:16. In this section, it shows how the early church continued to grow and how no one was in need because people were actually selling land and homes and giving it away to those who had need.

Pretty incredible stuff! We think it is awesome when people give 10% to meet a need, and these people were actually selling stuff if the need was too great.

Then, they walked in.

Ananias and Sapphira were a part of the church. They were watching all the hype happening with the people. The church was celebrating individuals for their acts of holiness, and they decided to try to cash in on the excitement.

Bad, bad idea.

They did sell a piece of land. They did give some of the money to the church, but they lied about how much it was so that they could: 1) benefit themselves, and 2) receive praise from man. The Holy Spirit alerted Peter of their deception, and he calls them out individually and each of them dies in the midst of the church body.

I’m sure Peter had everyone’s attention then! Can you imagine this scene at your church house if this happened on a Sunday morning?!

Here’s what we can take away:

The Proclaiming Church

April 25, 2017February 7, 2013 by Travis Agnew

In Acts 3-4, we see the story of the lame man sitting outside the temple. Peter and John pass by and instead of giving him money, they get him to walk. Much better.

As they enter the temple, the man is leaping and praising God. He is also clinging to those that reached out to him. And with the great thing that happened, enemies of Jesus are against it completely.

Here are some things to note about this proclaiming church:

The Family Church

April 25, 2017January 26, 2013 by Travis Agnew

As we continue our study in Acts, we come to the topic of the family church. While Acts 2:42-47 is descriptive in nature, it does have some activities in which all churches should emulate.

Here’s the description of what the Church looked like after Peter’s message at Pentecost:

The Empowered Church

April 25, 2017January 17, 2013 by Travis Agnew

Week 2 in our study of Acts and we come to see what the empowered Church looks like. What could happen when the Spirit of God radically changes lives in a congregation?

One of my mentors, Chuck Lawless, once taught me that the scary thing about many people is how much “ministry” they could actually do in their own power. Natural talents and gifts could be so visible that it appears that God is blessing something when in actuality, maybe it’s just worldly success. It could be simple influence.

I don’t want to settle for influence. I want the Spirit of God.

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