Fusion: week of 5/16

FAMILY THEME: THE GOSPEL IS FOR EVERYONE

Acts 10:1-48

The early church had to deal with the sin of racism. God clearly

directed believers to share the gospel with the Gentiles and

confirmed their reception of it.

✞   God Wants Us to View All People as He Does

     (Acts 10:1-33)

     Prejudice is so deeply seated in the heart of man that it

     takes the power of God to erase it. The Holy Spirit directed

     Peter to go with the delegation from Cornelius to a Gentile

     household.

✞   God Will Save Anyone Who Responds to the Gospel in Faith

     (Acts 10:34-48)

     The gospel is for every person regardless of nationality.

     God shows no partiality.

Fusion: week of 5/9

FAMILY THEME: THE GOSPEL IS POWERFUL

Acts 9:1-43

The gospel has the power to connect with and transform anyone.

✞   The Gospel Can Change the Direction of Our Lives

     (Acts 9:1-9)

     Saul, on his way to persecute Christians, had his

     life's course altered by the risen Christ.

✞   The Gospel Can Change Our Reputation and Relationships

     (Acts 9:10-31)

     The power of the gospel can change a persecutor

     into a brother.

✞   God Brings Healing According to His Will

     (Acts 9:32-43)

     God used Peter to meet the physical and spiritual

     needs of many through the power of Jesus' name.

Fusion: week of 5/2

FAMILY THEME: THE CHURCH HAS A PURPOSE

Acts 2:1-47

As people from all over the world flocked to Jerusalem for Pentecost,

the Holy Spirit fell on God's people and the crowds understood the

gospel.

✞   The Holy Spirit Empowers the Church

     (Acts 2:1-13)

     In a supernatural way, the Holy Spirit empowered the

     believers in Jerusalem to share the gospel with thousands

     at Pentecost.

✞   The Church Proclaims the Gospel

     (Acts 2:14-41)

     Peter preached a powerful sermon, and 3,000 people

     responded in repentance and baptism.

✞   The Church Lives Out the Gospel

     (Acts 2:42-47)

     Through the teaching of the apostles, the fellowship and

     brotherly love of the believers, and the blessings of the 

     Lord, the early church grew daily.

Fusion: week of 4/24

FAMILY THEME: GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS MIRACULOUS POWER

Exodus 14:1-31 

God parted the sea to deliver the children of Israel from the armies

of Egypt and to bolster their faith in Him. 

✞   God May Allow Us to Face Seemingly Impossible Situations

     (Exodus 14:1-12)

     When they couldn't turn back because of the army behind

     them and they couldn't go forward because of the sea ahead,

     the children of Israel had to depend on God.

✞   God Has the Power to See Us Through Any Difficulty

     (Exodus 14:13-31)

     Their shoes were not even muddy as they passed through

     the path in the middle of the sea. God moved in miraculous

     ways on their behalf.

Fusion: week of 4/18

FAMILY THEME: GOD DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE

Exodus 12:1-42 

In the tenth plague, God struck down the firstborn of Egypt but

passed over the Israelites who obeyed His commands. The

yearly Passover celebration was instituted. 

✞   God Provides Deliverance Through the Blood of the Lamb

     (Exodus 12:1-30)

     A lamb without defect was slain so the Lord could see the

     blood and pass over. The Isrealites obeyed and God was

     true to His promise.

✞   God Sets His People Free

     (Exodus 12:31-42)

     The Passover marked the end of Egyptian slavery and the

     beginning of their journey to the Promised Land.

Fusion: week of 4/11

  FAMILY THEME: GOD PREPARES US FOR SERVICE

Exodus 2:1-25 ; 3:1-22 

God uses people and circumstances to prepare His children for

the roles He would have them fill.

✞   God Prepares Us to Serve Him

     (Exodus 2:1-25)

     The people and events in Moses' life both preserved his

     life, molded his early development, and prepared him for

     the specific challenges he would face as Israel's deliverer.

✞   God Has a Place of Service for Each of Us

     (Exodus 3:1-22)

     God called Moses to a life of service to Him as the 

     deliverer of His people. He did not permit any of Moses'

     excuses but gave him specific instructions, powerful

     tools, and reliable helpers for the task ahead.

Fusion: week of 4/4

 FAMILY THEME: JESUS CONQUERED DEATH

John 20:1-31 

The Romans crucified many people in the time they ruled the

world. Jesus was unique among these executions because He

didn't stay dead.

✞   Evidence at the Empty Tomb Pointed to the Resurrection

     (John 20:1-10)

     The stone rolled away, the empty tomb, and the neatly

     arranged grave clothes convinced Jesus' followers that

     His body was not there.

✞   Jesus Appeared to His Followers and Sent Them to

     Share the Good News

     (John 20:11-23)

     Mary Magdelene, after her encounter with the angels,

     met the risen Savior in the garden. Later He joined the

     disciples in a locked room.

✞   Jesus Gave Thomas Undeniable Evidence

     (John 20:24-31)

     Though Thomas was not there when Jesus met with

     the other disciples, he was completely convinced of

     the Resurrection when Jesus met them eight days

     later.