Becoming the Church: A Missionary Community
CLICK HERE to watch the video of this message. Today we begin a new series, diving into the Book of Acts to discover — along with the first followers of Jesus — what it means to be “the church.” In Acts One, the disciples find that Jesus had no intention …
Becoming the Church: An Empowered Community
CLICK HERE to view a video recording of this message. In Acts 2 God sends the promised Holy Spirit to empower His newly formed church! There’s the sound of wind, the sight of heaven’s fire, and the believers spoke in unknown tongues — all ways God was showing His mighty …
Becoming the Church: A Proclaiming Community
The church discovered on day one it was a proclaiming community — dedicated to declaring the good news of Jesus! We get to echo the words of Peter in Acts 2: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!”
Becoming the Church: A Covenant Community
CLICK HERE to watch a video presentation of this message. If the church is to be a community, what kind would it be? The story of Acts points toward something more than a group of people committed to God. They were also known by their love for each other. The …
Becoming the Church: A Miracle-Working Community
CLICK HERE to watch a video presentation of this message. Jesus is a miracle-working God. His miracles display God’s breakthrough grace, and point to His limitless and unrivaled power. And the church is to carry the expectation that God will pour out His miraculous power on them, so they can share …
Becoming the Church: A Generous Community
CLICK HERE to watch a video presentation of this message. At the end of Acts 4 and the start of Chapter 5, we find three important truths about generosity and how it marked the early church — as well as two things that went terribly wrong! But through all this, …
Becoming the Church: A Resilient Community
CLICK HERE to watch a video presentation of this message. We all go through hardship. Jesus said it would be that way, and our life experience has proved it over and over. So resiliency is critical! While we do get knocked around, getting knocked out doesn’t have to be our …
Becoming the Church: A Problem-Solving Community
CLICK HERE to watch a video presentation of this message. By Acts 6, as the church began to grow, problems emerged — not just from outside, but from inside as well. But they didn’t sweep the issues under the rug. They dealt with them head-on, providing us with a model …
Becoming the Church: A Called-Out Community
You have been chosen by God — uniquely called out to be part of His family! In Acts 9 we find the story of two men (one bad, one good) who were called out by God. Find out how their responses changed history forever and teach us about how we …
Becoming the Church: A Ministering Community – Part 1
What do flying carpets and exploding dams have to do with becoming a ministering community? That’s what Peter finds out in Acts 10. This is where he is confronted with the reality that life in Jesus would be radically different from the life in which he grew up — one …