A look at how two lives intersected, and changed each of them forever!

Gospel Application What is the Spirit asking me to do today?

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 8:26-40 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on August 8, 2004

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After Stephen’s death, there is a scattering of the followers of Jesus. Some of the believers end up in Samaria, and Peter & John are sent to them in order that they might receive the Holy Spirit. What's going on in this account?

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 8:9-25 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on August 1, 2004

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Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 8:9-25 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on July 25, 2004

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Paragraph DescriptioFour truths to get you through the darkness of life:

1. God never wastes pain
2. Godly people recognize truth #1, yet mourn
3. It usually gets darker before it gets lighter
4. God loves to bring joy out of troublen

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 8:1-8 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on January 25, 2004

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Four Parts of Stephen’s Defense:

1. Laying the foundation: Acts 7:1-19
2. Rejecting Moses and the Law: Acts 7:20-43
3. Rejecting God’s Temple: Acts 7:44-50
4. The Old Switcheroo!: Acts 7:51-53

Acts: The Church on Fire Passage Speaker

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on July 11, 2004

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Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 6:8-15 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on July 4, 2004

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Stan Oawster shares about the wonderful, treacherous heart.

Acts: The Church on Fire Proverbs 4:23-27 Speaker

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on May 16, 2004

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Seven are chosen and commissioned to do work within the church so the apostles can more fully devote themselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 6:1-7 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on June 6, 2004

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How did the first church continue to follow Jesus’ teaching about spreading the word?

1. They continued to meet and practice personal holiness
2. They allowed the church to be a place where the power of God was evident
3. They were persecuted
4. They were stubbornly obedient to Jesus!
5. The knew that it was about God’s glory and not about them

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 5:12-42 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on May 30, 2004

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Two members of the early church lie to the Holy Spirit and, as a consequence, are punished. What affect does this have on the early church and what does this event say about the Holy Spirit and, ultimately, God?

Acts: The Church on Fire Acts 4:32-5:11 Steve Treichler

Sermon originally given at Hope Community Church on May 23, 2004

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