Jesus is preparing the way for His gospel to fill the earth with His glory by going to the ends of the earth. The Gentiles were viewed as unclean and some historic accounts show a division that was so deep Gentiles were said to have been created by God simply to keep the fires of hell burning. Prior to accomplishing His word in Acts 1:8 by going to the ends of the earth, Jesus brings Paul into a relationship with Him and sends Him through the seeds of suffering, but meanwhile (v32) has Peter travelling…
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Text: Acts 9:20-31
Summary: Jesus Christ appears to Saul and drastically changes his life. He promises a ministry of suffering that will bring about the establishment of the Gentile church. From pictures of death, resurrection, and new life, Saul is cut away from the life and relationships he once knew and divinely stitched into life with Christ and His people over a process and period of years. This is a pattern we all walk in as those who are in the fellowship of suffering as believers in Christ.
Acts 8:4-25 The Gift you cannot buy
We are working through Acts on a daily basis. This is a sermon version of Acts 8:4-25. In Acts 8, we begin to see Jesus' promise to the apostles in Acts 1:7-8. God has spread his people throughout the land as a result of persecution in Jerusalem. Everywhere they went they preached the News about Jesus (8:4). The text keys in on the work of Philip, Peter, and John in Samaria by focusing on the general result of faith and baptism and the more specific interaction with a magician named Simon. The conflict…
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Who Is Mike Streezy???
Mike "Streezy" Strong is a christian disciple who ministers through rap music, blogs, preaching, and teaching. He has been set free from the bondage of sin and shame by God through Jesus Christ.
With a unique and personal understanding of the pain and effects of sin, from life in the church to life in the trap, Mike Strong uses music to share the stories of those who are suffering and the hope that can only be found at the foot of the cross.
Mix the art of storytelling, with the action and drama of life in the streets, a Christian worldview, and a southern style and you might begin to imagine the original sound you will only find in Mike Strong.