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Two Ways Jesus Advances the Church

 by Foundation Church Belfast

How is it that someone so devoted to the destruction of Christianity can become one of it’s greatest heroes?
 
In the account of the conversion of the Apostle Paul (aka Saul) we see how such radical transformation is possible.
 
But beyond Paul’s ama…

Kingdom Advance: Outsiders In & Insiders Out

 by Foundation Church Belfast

The Kingdom of God advances by 
Outsiders Coming In
Insiders Going Out
Both are powerfully depicted by Philip’s interaction with the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8.
 
MAIN TEXT
Acts 8:26-40
 
SPEAKER
David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast
 
FOUND…

Community on Mission: Radically Inclusive & Necessarily Exclusive

 by Foundation Church Belfast

The gospel advances to all the ‘wrong’ places. Here we see the hated neighbours – the Samaritans – believing the message about Jesus in their hundreds.
 
Curiously, the Holy Spirit appears to be withheld from these new believers until the Apostles fr…

Spirit-Empowered People

 by Foundation Church Belfast

One of the most gifted leaders of the early church was cut off in his prime. Stephen was a man full of the Holy Spirit and was highly effective in the church.
 
But he was the object of sustained opposition from people who hated the message of Jesus….

Partnering in Prayer on Mission

 by Foundation Church Belfast

Message from Phil Swinburn.
MAIN TEXT
Acts 4:23-31
 
FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST
Every Sunday 10:30am – 2d Knockwood Crescent, Belfast, BT5 6GE
We are part of the Advance Movement of churches and the wider Newfrontiers family.

Another Threat to the Church – Too Many Plates Spinning

 by Foundation Church Belfast

The early church had grown rapidly as the Word of God and the Spirit of God spread like fire.
 
Up to this point, the Apostles oversaw the distribution of funds to the poor in the church. But as the church grew, the Apostles found themselves spinning…

Community Makers Community Breakers

 by Foundation Church Belfast

We hear teaching from an astonishing section of the history of the early church.
 
A husband and wife chose to conspire against the church and ultimately against God and end up dead as a result. Their sin? Using religion to make themselves influentia…

How the Word of God and the Spirit of God Build the People of God

 by Foundation Church Belfast

The Word of God and the Spirit of God drive the advance of the gospel through the people of God.
 
If we are to see great gospel advance in our day we must share the same conviction of the Word of God – the message about Jesus – that the early church…

Four Marks of a Gospel-Centred Spirit-Empowered Community on Mission

 by Foundation Church Belfast

The first church rapidly grew to more than 3,000 people, yet the quality and depth of its community was remarkable.
 
A gospel-centred, Spirit-empowered community on mission is characterised by Four Marks:
Devoted
Awe-Inspired
Generous
Growing
Is suc…

The Point of Pentecost

 by Foundation Church Belfast

In this sermon we hear about the point of Pentecost and its implications for the church today.
Main Texts
Acts 2:1-38
 
Speaker
David Varney, Pastor Foundation Church Belfast
 
FOUNDATION CHURCH BELFAST
Every Sunday 10:30am – 2d Knockwood Crescent, B…