The Church in Antioch
Text: Acts 11: 19-30 In our lesson for today, Luke notes that this new community in Antioch represents the very first time that people were…
Expanding Our Vision
Text: Acts 10: 1-5, 9-15, 19-20, 24, 27-28, 34-36, 44-48 Eighty five years ago, I probably would not have been welcomed in this pulpit. As…
What Happened in Damascus?
Text: Acts 9:1-20 Our scripture today starts with lines drawn in the sand. Us verses them. The faithful, orthodox, Jewish leader vs. the rebellious believers…
The Sorcerer and the Eunuch
Text: Acts 8: 4-6, 9-10, 12-13, 15-24; 26-27, 29-31, 34-39 Last week, the Jerusalem community of disciples was shaken when Stephen, one of the first…
Go. Do. Teach
Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-8:3 A father was trying to teach his three sons to do their fair share of the house cleaning. The first place…
Real Church is Messy
Acts 5:1-11, 6:1-7 This summer, as we study together through the book of Acts, I wish that we could talk about every single verse… but…
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us!
Text: Luke 4:18-19, Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 38-39 One of the things that we have re-discovered and remembered this year is that church is not a…
You Will Be My Witnesses
Text: Luke 24:44-50, Acts 1: 9-11 Forty days after Jesus rose from the grave and conquered death, he led the disciples out to the countryside…