Acts Archives - Salford Elim Church

The Challenge to Religion

28 Jun 20

The religious folks resisted what was happening, and charge Stephen with going against the temple and the law. Stephen re-tells their own history to them, showing that God has always operated outside of the temple, Jerusalem and Israel. God was with his people, and at work, in all the difficult places.

God is in the business of doing new things. We are on a journey with him. In difficult times, times of change, times of uncertainty, we follow Jesus.

Sometimes in order to pick up new things, we have to lay other things down.

Kids Resources: Acts 6:8-8:1

24 Jun 20

This week we’re looking at Acts Chapter 6:8-8:1, the story of Stephen, his death and the start of the church’s persecution, so we’ve got some videos, craft and a song from Ian to help you explore the tory with your children.

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge of Racial Tension

21 Jun 20

Here are the songs I’ve picked to reflect some of the themes of this week’s scripture from Acts chapter 6 and some of the ways this scripture speaks in to our current context. I hope you find them helpful.

Kids Resources – Acts Chapter 6:1-7

17 Jun 20

This week we carry on with the book of Acts and we’re up to Chapter 6 1-7. This short passage sees the early church deal with a bit of conflict within itself. We’ve put together some great games, videos and craft to inspire you, as well as a brilliant song from Ian. It’s one of my favourites…

The Challenge of this New Life

14 Jun 20

News of the resurrection of Jesus was deeply disturbing to the authorities, who were desperately trying to keep order. The apostles directly threatened the status quo – they stood in the temple offering a radically different understanding of all that God was doing.

They were arrested and put in jail, but the angel broke down the door – and gave them specific orders to go back and to keep on speaking.

In contexts where it’s easy for faith to be kept private, we are called to this same bravery…

The Challenge of Generosity

7 Jun 20

In a week where we have seen protests about blatant acts of injustice, and against a backdrop where coronavirus has affected BAME people more than others, it’s easy to feel disempowered to know how to change anything.

But Acts 4:32-5:11 shows the result of being filled with the Spirit and how the resurrection of Jesus created the foundations of a new society. That society challenged the existing culture, but also revealed the best and the worst of the community…

Sunday Playlist – The Challenge of Generosity

7 Jun 20

The story of Ananias and Sapphira is a tale of two extremes: great generosity & solidarity on the one hand; lies & judgement on the other. Here are some songs which reflect on these themes…

Kids Resources – Acts Chapter 4:32-5:11

3 Jun 20

This week we’ve got a range of resources for you; videos, puzzles, colouring and craft for Acts 4:32-5:11, the story of Ananias and Sapphira.

Unintimidated

31 May 20

The healing of the crippled man really disturbed the establishment. The only thing they could do was try to intimidate the apostles. But it didn’t work…

Sunday Playlist – Acts 4:1-31

31 May 20

As we begin a new week, I hope these songs that we didn’t get to use in our service will remind you that following Jesus is far from ‘safe’. It may not be easy but it is so incredibly good.

Kids Resources: Acts 4:1-31

27 May 20

This week we’ve got resources for Acts 4:1-31, where the Holy Spirit gave Peter & John words to make them sound like they had been educated and studied the law, even though they were just ordinary tradesmen.

Slow Down: A New Story Is Being Written

24 May 20

A man who has been begging for 40 years – a lifetime of not being able to walk. But then something happens to that man, because two men slowed down enough to notice him…

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