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As we continue to follow the book of Acts, Rich continues a chronological detour into Corinthians. In this episode, Paul is in Ephesus and dictating the last bit of 1 Corinthians, including the well known "love" passage - 1 Corinthians 13.

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As we continue to look at the Book of Acts, we've just covered the book of 1 Corinthians which addresses behavior... a lot! But wait a second... is the gospel about grace or behavior? This interlude explores that issue.

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Venice Beach Fellowship continues to follow the book of Acts while recognizing that 1 Corinthians was written from Ephesus while much ministry was happening there. In this episode we watch Paul discuss with Timothy and Stephanus what he is passionate about what the Corinthians should take account of...

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As Acts the series continues we watch Paul in Ephesus in the middle of a "ministry boom" when some visitors from Corinth come with a bad report about the church across the pond (Aegean Sea). Trying to stay faithful to the chronology of Acts while covering the events that Luke DOESN'T, in this episode we're in Acts 19 but we also watch as Paul begins dictating his second letter to the Corinthians from Ephesus which we know as "1 Corinthians."

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Acts the Series continues (Acts 19) with Paul in Ephesus - God did many miraculous things through Paul. This episode starts with Apollos, covers the transition to the "Hall of Tyrannus" where Paul spoke, and a crazy scene with the Seven Sons of Sceva getting a beat down from a demon possessed dude!

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Back to Acts! Paul stops at Ephesus briefly, is on to Jerusalem and then back up to Antioch. While Luke tells us very little about what Paul was up to on this leg, we find out that Apollos came to Ephesus while Paul was away, and went on to Corinth, and then Paul came back to Ephesus, cleared up some misconceptions about baptism, and began ministry there. Whew!

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Coming back to the book of Acts with a reminder that the story of Scripture is a narrative... a story that God is writing... And you and I are in it!

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The break from the book of Acts comes to an end with a look at Christmas from a less typical perspective... VBF looks at St. John's Revelation and the image of a nativity as a mother giving birth to a blessed child as the dragon seeks to step in and devour... but God has other plans. Back to Acts after this!

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A sermon that is not about Acts! A two week break in the Acts Dramatic Series for Christmas. Rich looks at John 1.

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Continuing in the ongoing "Acts as a Dramatic Series" series... As Paul set sail from Corinth bound for Ephesus the camera takes a detour and brings us to Philippi where we meet the author of Acts, Luke the physician, who relates a story to some children from his "former work" which we know as the Gospel of Luke.

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