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Go China (Acts 13) Chris Altrock & Hunter Deng – November 20, 2016

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9 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (Acts 11:9-26 ESV)

            When suffering or pain knock on the front door of our lives, most of us just want to know two things: 1) “How long are you staying?” and 2) “What can I do to make your say shorter?” Simply put, we hate pain. But Luke, the author of this book called Acts, reminds us that sometimes positive things are born from pain.Go China (Acts 13) Chris Altrock & Hunter Deng – November 20, 2016

Front Page: The Disease of Me (Est. 6:6) Chris Altrock – Oct. 30, 2016

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Unsolved Problems

Last year at about this time, several things starting going wrong with me:

  • ? First, my ears started ringing. All day long there was a constant rumble in my ears.
  • ? Second, bright lights started to bother me. Whether it was the headlights of an oncoming car or the lights that brighten the stage from which I preach, bright lights started to really bother me.
  • ? Third, three to five times every week, my head would hurt so badly I simply could not function. I couldn’t write sermons. I couldn’t hold meetings. I was pretty useless.

I went to my primary care physician. I went to an ear, nose and throat specialist. And I went to a neurologist. Numerous times. And finally they pieced it all together. All of these symptoms were the result of just one thing: migraine headaches. Migraine headaches were causing the ringing in the ears, the sensitivity to light and the intense headaches. And once we found a treatment that worked, all three symptoms began to subside. Front Page: The Disease of Me (Est. 6:6) Chris Altrock – Oct. 30, 2016