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LAUNCH, Part 5: The Challenges of the Church (Acts 5-7)
I have learned that every church that chooses to truly try to do the will of God is going to face serious challenges. If you want things to go well and “kumbayah” forever, then don’t get serious about the work of God. — Billy Arnold
LAUNCH, Part 4: The Boldness of the Church (Acts 3 & 4)
Boldness comes from connecting the dots. … We are the most forgetful people on the planet. We forget what happened last week! We get so busy with life and we fill our life with noise so much that we never stop and examine: what has God done? Boldness comes from walking on a journey with God and seeing what he does, highlighting that, and saying, “My life is built on this spot!” That’s exactly what Peter is doing in this…
LAUNCH, Part 3: The Ideal Church
God has not changed his idea about the community of faith; we will be challenged on every front to be that community, that makes a difference to bring the gospel to the world. — Billy Arnold
LAUNCH, Part 2: The Power of the Church
Unholy hands — undeserved people, reckless and destructive humanity — put to death the holy One of God, this Messiah. … They unknowingly fulfilled a divine plan of God – and that divine plan of God broke the power of sin and death. Peter says, essentially, that this was a reverse courtroom judgment. Jesus himself stood on trial. The court around Jesus says, “Guilty! Hang him! Crucify him! He’s not worthy to live!” They put him on the cross. What…
LAUNCH: The Beginning of the Church (Part 1)
“Missions is not a program. It’s a purpose. It’s why we exist. … You and I won’t physically be here forever. I get that. But we are commissioned as a church body to say, are we ready to fulfill what God has called this church to do, or not? Are we ready to bring the power of the gospel to a broken world?” — Billy Arnold