Frontier Church

A Faith that Can Face Difficulty & Danger, Acts 22

We will all face some kind of danger in life. How will you face it? How does your faith prepare you for it? Paul expects difficult circumstances because Jesus told him to. When his life is at stake in exactly the same way as he murdered the church's first martyr Stephen, fear doesn't paralyze him, and Paul not only survives this encounter but gains an audience for The Way of Jesus because (1) He expects trials, (2) He speaks their language to emphasize commonalities, and (3) He refuses to overcome fear in his own strength and instead looks to Christ for the strength to persevere.

The Message to the King (And our President?), Acts 26

WHY DON'T PEOPLE SHARE THEIR FAITH? AND WHY IS SPIRITUAL OPENNESS CHANGING?Rising Spiritual Openness in America... In an October 2022 Barna survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, three out of four (74%) say they want to grow spiritually. Additionally, the same proportion (77%) say they believe in a higher power. Nearly half (44%) say they are more open to God today than before the pandemic. Secular people are spiritually interested today, yet Christians struggle to share their faith. Paul's example should fuel our faith and our practicecanva...Despite all the legal, political, and religious chaos around him, lacking a defense attorney, and speaking more about Jesus than himself, Paul’s case goes well enough that he gets an all-expenses paid trip to Rome where he is granted better living conditions and builds a house church.This passage from Acts 26 challenges us in several areas:- Dealing with the Weight of the Mission (My Responsibility or God's?)- Dealing with Circumstances (Personal + Political)- Practicing the Mission (3 Keys)

Breaking Political Barriers: The Woman, The Slave & The Gentile, Acts 16:13-34

Paul encounters a woman, a slave, and a gentile, in that order, all of whom come to faith in Jesus on the same grounds as he himself was welcomed. Each of these people, Lydia, the slave girl, and the jailer, illustrate to us different ways the Way of Jesus meets people and the manner in which Christ’s kingdom breaks the barriers that we create amongst ourselves. We'll look at 2 questions and 3 actions:1) How the Way of Jesus breaks in to different people, and2) How the Way of Jesus confronts the barriers we create amongst ourselves:Confronting our social + cultural barriersConfronting spiritual forcesConfronting disappointmentOn this final Sunday before the election, our concern will focus on how our politics creates barriers between us and prevents us from cultural influence rather than trying to force Scripture into a prophetic word over the American election in 2024... See u tomorrow as we pray into the coming week!