Set Apart & Sent #13 – If I Hadn’t Seen It With My Own Eyes (Part 3)

Why does Stephen tell the “whole story” when responding to his accusers?
What is the answer to the question ‘where is Jesus?’ Why is Stephen’s so upsetting to the Sanhedrin ?
How is Stephen an example of a Jesus shaped life? How does that shape our lives?
How does the answer to ‘where is Jesus now?’ help us understand our “Jesus Shaped Destiny”?

Set Apart & Sent Out #9 – A Jesus Shaped Life

Sermon date: March 16, 2025

Scripture: Acts 6:8-8:3

Pastor Eric Sandberg
CGCM English Service

Why does Stephen tell the “whole story” when responding to his accusers?
What is the answer to the question ‘where is Jesus?’
Why is Stephen so upsetting to the Sandhedrin ?
How is Stephen an example of a Jesus shaped life?
How does that shape our lives?
How does the answer to ‘where is Jesus now?’ help us understand our “Jesus Shaped Destiny”?

Sermon date: February 23, 2025

Scripture: Acts 4:32-5:11

Pastor Eric Sandberg

CGCM English Service

What was the controversy between the religious leaders and the apostles? What is the sign of God’s presence in Acts 4:32-37?
Do I see those characteristics in my own life?
Why is the result of Ananais and Sapphira lying so severe?
How easy is it for me to lie in order to position myself, promote myself or protect myself? What does Jesus want me to know during those times?

Sermon date: January 26, 2025

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41

Pastor Eric Sandberg

CGCM English Service

What are some Hebrew Bible images & themes used to help me understand Pentecost?
How does Joel, Psalm 16 & 110 show me the meaning of the resurrection and ascension?
How does God want me to be a visible representation of when Heaven and Earth overlap?

Sermon date: January 12, 2025

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Pastor Eric Sandberg

CGCM English Service

How does the promise of the Spirit show us that “heaven and earth” are meant to overlap?
What does it mean that the ‘life of Jesus is lived out in his followers’ in Acts and us today?
How does the Ascension of Jesus show us that “heaven and earth” are meant to overlap?

Sermon date: December 29, 2024

Scripture: Matthew 28:8-20

Pastor Eric Sandberg

CGCM English Service

What Key Moments In the Hebrew Bible Help Lay a Foundation For Jesus Sends His Followers To Do?
What Does it Mean That Jesus is “Beginning to Reverse the Tower of Babel?” What “Name” Gathers People Together?
What Actions Do Jesus Specify as the Difference Between Emphasizing “Discipleship” Instead of “Decisions”?