Our Acts in God's Story

Misplaced Hope

It's a true story, provided to us by eyewitnesses to the events as they took place. A riveting courtroom drama that reveals the power of desire that may lead to destruction, or life. And it all falls on a crucial choice that must be made be each player...and you.

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Peter and the Pursuit of Joy

As we continue our study of the birth of the church, the apostles and the disciples face hostility and harassment over their proclamation of the good news of the kingdom of God. As we observe how they walk through such a cultural milieu, three necessary responses of the soul to the good news of the kingdom are uncovered. Today’s sermon explains how each of those heart movements are required on the path to true and lasting joy.

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The Pure Church (Part 2)

As the disciples continue to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, and the church continues to spread, hostility and persecution threaten to cut Jesus’ plan for world evangelization short. What kept the message going forward then, and what will do so today?

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The Pure Church

While the story of Ananias and Sapphira is about the dangerous sin of lying, it is about far more. For in this moment in the birth of the church, God is concerned to fiercely guard the purity of his church. By looking at the larger picture, we are able to see how a first-century story applies to the continued refining and advancement of the church today, which comes through clarity on the good news of Jesus.

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The Danger of Rejecting God's Great Grace

Acts 4:32–5:11

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The Meaning of Life

In Acts 4, Luke continues the remarkable story of the birth of the church. Of perseverance in the face of persecution and suffering. Of a people transformed to radical, collective generosity. Of a beautiful vision of a true, vibrant, and lasting community. But how was all that possible? Further, is it possible for us today? The answers are found only by understanding that they have discovered the meaning of life.

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We Cannot Help But Speak of Jesus

Peter was a man whose passion was Jesus. But it wasn't always that way for him. What does a life passionate for Jesus look like? And how do we get there?

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Wholeness, Cleansing, Refreshment, and Restoration are Found Only in the Name of Jesus

Like the lame man in the story found in Acts chapter three, we are all in some way unable to function normally, due to the brokenness in the world which touches all our lives in one way or another. We are left searching for something to provide wholeness, refreshment, and restoration. And because we see in this story what God did for the lame man in the name of Jesus, we can trust what God will do for us in the name of Jesus.

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True Community (Part Two)

Acts 2:42-47

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True Community

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The Life of the Spirit is the Life of the Church

Genesis 2:7; Ezekiel 33:1-14; Acts 2:14-41

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Let All The Nations Know That Jesus Is Master and Messiah

Acts 2:14-41

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The Essence of Christian Living

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Repent and Be Baptized

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The Disciple of Jesus Christ

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The Work of the Church is the Work of the Holy Spirit

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In The Beginning…

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Let Me Tell You a Story

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