Category Archives: The Book of Acts
Be ye Baptized
Be Baptized Every One Of You Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are […]
- September 26, 2015
- / Category 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 3, 2 Corinthians 5, Acts 2, Audio - Preaching, Baptism, Believer-Baptism, Body of Christ, Christology, Church, Conversion, Corporate, Kingdom of God, Marketplace Evangelism, Matthew 18, Mission to the Marginalised, Resurrection, Spirit
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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John 20:19-31 – The Honoured Guests and Their Servant Leaders
Blessed are those who have not seen… Ever wonder why some people got a “bolt from the blue” encounter from God, and you didn’t? Jesus says that you are the one who is blessed, not them. How does that work…? I preached this message on Sunday, April 12 2015.
- April 19, 2015
- / Category Acts 4, Evangelism, Favouritism, John 20, Resurrection, Servant Leadership
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Acts 17 – Paul’s address to the Athenians – That moment when God made foolish the wisdom of the world.
Paul in Athens The Book of Acts tells the story of the early church in Jerusalem, and then follows Paul’s missionary journeys. In chapter 17, Paul addresses the wise, the powerful, and the religious of Athens. What he said there is often misunderstood or misrepresented. This was, however, arguably the moment that Paul would later refer […]
- September 27, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 1, Acts 17, Research, Wisdom
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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A Theology of Community
God invests His Spirit in a Community It is easy to miss the Biblical emphasis on a group as the recipient of God’s promises. We, in the modern Western world, are so used to thinking in individualistic way about everything else that we have been reading the Bible primarily in that dimension for generations, and […]
- March 29, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Corinthians 3, Acts 13, Acts 2, Colossians 3, Ephesians 4, Revelation 21
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 13 Assos, Alexander Troas, Troy
Assos, Alexander Troas, Troy Today we visited three sites, and all were impressive. It was another big day for all of us. He didn’t let on, but I reckon it must have been a long day for Bariş, too. He did a fantastic job!
- January 22, 2014
- / Category Acts 16, Acts 20, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 12 Smyrna, Thyateria, Pergamon
Smyrna (Izmir), Thyateria, Pergamon (Bergama) It’s a big day when you visit three sites. On top of that, two out of these particular three were quite spectacular! All three are among the Seven mentioned in Revelation 1:11. It was helpful to review the photos, and ensure that my memories of the sites are distinct from […]
- January 21, 2014
- / Category Acts 16, Revelation 1, Revelation 2, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 10 Ephesus
Ephesus Just when you think you’ve got no more “wow”, there’s Ephesus… The whole site is like a visual feast. It reminded me of those expert gardens, where there’s a new story around every turn, and through every narrow gap there’s a whole new open area with it’s own exciting new part of the […]
- January 19, 2014
- / Category Acts 19, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 2, Ephesians 3, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 7 Mevlana Museum, Pisidian Antioch
Mevlana Museum, Pisidian Antioch Beforehand, I would have expected Mevlana Museum to be irrelevant, and Pisidian Antioch to be somewhat interesting. At the end of the day I had been somewhat disappointed by Pisidian Antioch, but was incredibly grateful for the visit to Mevlana Museum.
- January 16, 2014
- / Category Acts 13, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 3 Corinth and Athens
Corinth and Athens We drove down the coast to Corinth in the morning, and returned to Athens after lunch to see the Parthenon and the Areopagus.
- January 12, 2014
- / Category Acts 17, Acts 18, Numbers 6, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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A journey through Handel’s “Messiah” – George Frederic Handel (1695-1759)
Messiah, G. F. Handel Welcome to my happy place: Handel’s “Messiah”. There is lots I could say about this. I could talk about the art, the theology, the subtle interpretive cues that make this a sort of “Gospel according to Handel”… But I won’t. I’ll just stand aside and put this here for you to […]
- July 30, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 15, Acts 4, Audio - Preaching, Ephesians 4, Haggai 2, Hebrews 1, Isaiah 35, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 50, Isaiah 52, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 9, Job 19, John 1, Lamentations 1, Luke 2, Malachi 3, Matthew 11, Matthew 21, Matthew 27, Psalm 16, Psalm 19, Psalm 2, Psalm 22, Psalm 24, Psalm 68, Psalm 69, Revelation 11, Revelation 19, Revelation 5, Romans 10, Romans 8, Zechariah 9
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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What is Christian “Worship”?
Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth Mike_tn / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Let’s look at where Christian worship began, what it was like then, and what it meant to the first Christians. Much has happened through subsequent church history, but how much of what we now call “worship” is directly related to what the first Christians […]