Chapter 28

New Beginnings Lutheran Church

Chapter 28

October 30, 2022 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Acts 1—10, Acts 12

To be a good Christian, you gotta be a good Jew. You should be circumcised, eat kosher food, and observe the prayers and rites of Judaism. That’s what everyone thought at first in the earliest expressions of “church.” So God scheduled a corrective zoom session with Peter.

Accompanying reading:

Acts 1-10; 12

The Story, Chapter 28

Chapter 22

September 18, 2022 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Matthew 1—2, Luke 1—2, John 1

The Old Testament often stressed that God set Israel apart to be holy; they were not to intermarry with other nations. Then the promised King of the Jews arrives with anything but a pure family tree! Accompanying reading: Matthew 1-2 Luke 1-2 John 1 The Story, Chapter 22

Chapter 23

September 25, 2022 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Matthew 3—11, Mark 1—3, Luke 8, John 1—4

For much of the Bible, the stress was upon going to, staying in, and returning to the promised land--all because God promised His people He would make them a nation. Then Jesus shows up and priorities seem to have changed. Accompanying reading: Matthew 3-4; 11 Mark 1-3 Luke 8 John 1-4 The Story, Chapter 23

Chapter 24

October 2, 2022 • Pastor Joe Sullivan • Matthew 5—14, Mark 4—6, Luke 10—15, John 6

What if God were one of us: not a stranger on the bus, not tryin’ to make His way home, and not a holy rolling stone! What does it mean that Jesus was God (and man)? Accompanying reading: Matthew 5-7; 9; 14 Mark 4-6 Luke 10; 15 John 6 The Story, Chapter 24