UNHINDERED

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UNHINDERED

• Acts Overview

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• unhindered (akolutos)- nothing in the way
  without hindrance unhindered
• gt Only NT occurrence
• gt Root word- koluo (kwluw)
• forbid, hinder, hindering, kept, prevent,
  refuse, restrained, stand in the way, withhold

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• Big Idea
• Jesus Christ came to release us from our stakes
  in the ground so He can use us to build up His
  Church.

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• UNHINDERED
• An UNHINDERED Gospel

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• Key Verse in Acts
• Acts 18
• but you shall receive power when the Holy
  Spirit has come upon you and you shall be My
  witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
  Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the
  earth.

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• Acts Outline
• I. Witness in Jerusalem (11-67)
• II. Witness in Judea Samaria
• (68-931)
• III. Witness to Remotest Parts of the Earth
  (932-2831)

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The Spread of the Gospel

• Acts 115 And at this time Peter stood up in the
  midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one
  hundred and twenty persons was there together)
• Acts 241 So then, those who had received his
  word were baptized and there were added that day
  about three thousand souls
• Acts 44 But many of those who had heard the
  message believed and the number of the men came
  to be about five thousand.
• Acts 514 And all the more believers in the Lord,
  multitudes of men and women, were constantly
  added to their number
• Acts 61 Now at this time while the disciples
  were increasing in number

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The Spread of the Gospel

• Acts 67 And the word of God kept on spreading
  and the number of the disciples continued to
  increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many
  of the priests were becoming obedient to the
  faith.
• Acts 931 So the church throughout all Judea and
  Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built
  up and, going on in the fear of the Lord and in
  the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to
  increase.
• Acts 942 And it became known all over Joppa, and
  many believed in the Lord.
• Acts 1121 And the hand of the Lord was with
  them, and a large number who believed turned to
  the Lord.
• Acts 1124 And considerable numbers were brought
  to the Lord.

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Pauls First Missionary Journey
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Pauls Second Missionary Journey
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Pauls Third Missionary Journey
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• UNHINDERED
• An UNHINDERED Gospel
• Living UNHINDERED Lives

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• What stakes can HINDER us today?
• Stake 1 Dysfunctional Families
• Stake 2 Sin Issues
• Stake 3 Personal Struggles
• Stake 4 Trials

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• Peanuts, by Charles Schultz
• Lucy- Boy, Charlie Brown, Im really down.
• Charlie Brown- Lucy, life has its ups and downs.

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• Lucy- I dont like that! Why do I have to have
  downs?! I want ups! I want to go from one up to
  another up! I refuse to have downs! I want
  nothing but ups! I demand ups!
• Charlie Brown- Good grief.

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• What stakes can HINDER us today?
• Stake 1 Dysfunctional Families
• Stake 2 Sin Issues
• Stake 3 Personal Struggles
• Stake 4 Trials
• Stake 5 Cultural Pressures
• Stake 6 Spiritual Warfare
• Stake 7 Self-effort
• Stake 8 Worldly Focus

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Pauls Journey to Rome
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• UNHINDERED
• An UNHINDERED Gospel
• Living UNHINDERED Lives
• An UNHINDERED Church

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• How to Pull Up Our Stakes
• Experience Gods Grace
• Extend Gods Grace to Ourselves
• Express Gods Grace to Others

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• Big Idea
• Jesus Christ came to release us from our stakes
  in the ground so He can use us to build up His
  Church.