Preached by Chris Broom, 5/11/2008

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Leroy Hopson (left) gets restored.

Building a Great Church, part 12 – Mission Accomplished – Outline

This is the final part in our 12 part study on the book of Acts entitled “Building a Great Church.” At the end of the sermon is also a bonus song, “Let Us Break Bread Together.”

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Preached by Chris Broom, 5/4/2008

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JC Sbraccia (3rd from left) gets baptized.

Building a Great Church, part 11 – On Trial – Outline

Acts 9:15-16

• Paul is God’s chosen instrument.
• Paul must suffer for God’s name.
• 2 Timothy 3:10: Anyone who wants to live a Godly life will be persecuted.

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Preached by Chris Broom, 4/27/2008

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Jay Shelbrack and his family celebrate as Barb’s mom (and our sister) Irene visits the Chicago Church.

Building a Great Church, part 10 – World Missions – Outline

For the first twelve chapters of Acts, we see Peter and the beginnings of the Church in the Holy Land. Acts 13-28 shows us Paul and the expansion of the Church from Antioch to Rome. We rejoice at all the incredible miracles that happened in the first century, but in order to see miracles in our day, we must understand the amount of sacrifice it took for our early brothers and sisters to evangelize the world in their day. We will never see Bible results without Bible effort.

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Preached by Chris Broom, 4/20/2008

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O’Donnells and Adams Visit Chicago and Strengthen the Church

Building a Great Church, part 9 – Third Missionary Journey – Outline

We were incredibly encouraged to have Chris and Kerri-Sue Adams, Mike and Pam O’Donnell and their children with us if only for a brief stay. These two couples have been so dear to Theresa and I over the past decade. They have been at the core of the building of a great church in Syracuse as well as the effort to plant our church here in Chicago, and God-willing, the DC planting this summer.

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Preached by Chris Broom, 4/6/2008

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Anthony and Elizabeth Eckels, pictured with their sons, recently moved to Orlando to the plant the Orlando International Christian Church (see the report on their new website www.orlandoicc.org)

Building a Great Church, part 8 – Second Missionary Journey – Outline

I was listening to a Christian radio station last week and heard a woman that called in to play a Bible trivia game. She was asked to name the four gospels in a multiple choice format.

1. Mark, Luke, John and Matthew.
2. Acts, Luke, John and Matthew.
3. Larry, Curly and Moe.

Sadly, she picked #2.

We live in a world that is biblically illiterate. Even among those that fill churches every week, people just don’t study the Word of God. I feel so bad for this woman and all who have been told that they are saved by just praying a prayer, and yet they don’t know the basic teachings of Jesus much less the names of the four gospels. It is so important to know the Bible because it is our guide in this world and our treasure map to the next. I hope you are encouraged and challenged by this week’s sermon (you will find the audio above and the notes below).

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