The Epic Life - Bob Hallman

25-Silencing a Sorceror (Acts 13:1-12)

Acts 13 represents a turning point -- a critical transition in the ongoing ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ in several ways:
A transition from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8)
A transition from the ministry of Peter to the ministry of Paul
A transition from ministry to the Jews to ministry to the Gentiles
A transition from the ministry in Jerusalem to the ministry in Antioch
Given by Bob Hallman (1/28/2007)

24-Dealing with a Dictator (Acts 12-19-25)

In Acts 12, we studied the account of Satan’s effort to destroy the fledgling church of God through a dictatorial king by the name of Herod.  As you will Herod sought to bring harm to the work of God by arresting a number of church leaders including James and Peter. He killed James and intended to do the same to Peter. These were the actions of a cruel dictator!
 
Given by Bob Hallman (1/21/2007)

21-Let the Walls Fall Down, Part 3 (Acts 11:1-18)

In the last two messages, we have covered one of the most significant transitions in the early church. It began in Acts 10 and today we finish it as we study the first half of Acts 11. 
It is the remarkable story of how two men, Peter and Cornelius, experienced a divine appointment and found themselves at the epicenter of a seismic theological shift in Christianity that would change the world forever.  It was a shift that made salvation available to not just the Jews, but now also to the Gentiles. 
Given by Pastor Bob Hallman on Kauai  (10/15/2006)
 

20-Re-introduction to Acts (Acts 1-11)

01b-Introduction to Acts-The Incarnation, Part 2 (Acts 1:1-11)

This is Part 2 of Introduction to Acts. Message given by Bob Hallman at on Kauai (8/14/2005).

01a-Introduction to Acts, Part 1 (Acts 1:1-11)

This message is actually the first one in the series--an introduction to the Book of Acts.

19-Let the Walls Fall Down, Part 2 (Acts 10:24-48)

Instead of embracing God’s call to reach all nations with the Good News of God’s love and His promised Messiah, the Jews became proud, arrogant and ethnocentric. The Jews had turned what God had meant to be a blessing into a wall of hostility!
And God’s message through Acts 10 is loud and clear: “Tear Down This Wall!”
 
To facilitate that plan, God orchestrated a divine appointment between two of His obedient servants:
 1) Peter, a Jewish believer
 2) Cornelius, a Gentile God-fearer
Bob Hallman gave this message in 2006.

18-Let the Walls Fall Down, Part 1 (Acts 10:1-23)

God’s plan:
To reach ONE man: Abraham
To reach ONE nation: Israel
To reach the world: Every tribe, nation and tongue
To fill heaven with worshippers and prepare for Himself a Bride
But instead of embracing God’s call to reach all nations with the Good News of God’s love and His promised Messiah, the Jews became proud, arrogant and ethnocentric.
Jews considered Gentiles to be spiritually unclean. The inside of a Gentile house was unclean. Having Gentile inside your own house made that home unclean
The Gentiles hated the Jews.
The Jews had turned what God had meant to be a blessing into a wall of hostility!
And God’s message through Acts 10 is loud and clear: “Tear Down This Wall!”
 
                       

16-The Transformed Life (Acts 9:19-31)

The Bible’s prescription for spiritual health is clear, but too often Christians would rather die (or have others die) than change.
 In contrast, we have Saul’s conversion in Acts 9:1-18.  It is one of the most dramatic examples of transformation in the New Testament.  And it wasn't a temporary, superficial change; it was deep, it was total, and it was permanent!
One moment Saul was persecuting the church …Then next, he was seeking to fellowship with the saints.
One moment, Saul was opposing Jesus ….Then next, he is on his face before Jesus, calling Him Lord.
One moment he is seeking to stamp out the gospel ... Then next, he is proclaiming the gospel.
One moment, Saul is inflicting pain and suffering on believers in Christ …Then next, he is enduring suffering for the sake of Jesus, the Messiah.
This is what salvation is supposed to look like.  It is a revolution!  It is a transformation!!  It is a miraculous, dramatic reversal -- first of one’s beliefs, and then of one’s behavior.

14-A Divine Appointment (Acts 8:26-40)

Over the years I have come to believe that there is no such thing as “coincidence” for the man or woman who is surrendered and yielded to God.  Every conversation, every “chance” meeting, every opportunity to serve is divinely orchestrated by God. I call them “Divine Appointments.” 
Divine appointments: “Being supernaturally guided to the right place at the right time in order to say or do the right things for the advancement of God’s purposes in the world.”
Everyday, we have the choice (often many times a day) to either participate in these exciting intersections of the human and divine, or to ignore them -- either out of ignorance or disobedience.  The path we choose makes the difference between the abundant life Jesus Christ promised and a rather lifeless, dull and stagnant existence on the sidelines.
There are few stories that illustrate this truth more powerfully than the divine encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.As you will recall from our previous studies, Philip was one of the seven deacons who were selected to minister to the widows and orphans in Jerusalem.  After the martyrdom of Stephan, a severe persecution broke out against the church and the believers fled.  Philip ended up in Samaria where he preached the gospel and performed a number of miracles with remarkable results:  A revival broke out and a large number of Samaritans came to Christ (Acts 8:4-5).
  Acts 17:26  “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.”
Pastor Bob Hallman gave this message in 2006.