Joy for the Humble and Lowly

Church Family, This past Sunday we stepped away from Acts for just a few weeks to start our series on advent –  looking forward to the celebration of Christ’s coming on Christmas. Turning to Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth we find a recurring...

A Sermon and a Stir

Church Family, This past Sunday we tackled a rather large portion of the narrative of Acts in which we saw Paul’s powerful sermon in Antioch and the response of the locals who heard him. Paul’s sermon laid out the history of Israel, how that whole history...

Faithfulness in the Face of Falsehood

Church Family, This past Sunday in our series in Acts we came to the start of Paul’s first missionary journey. The Holy Spirit spoke in the midst of prayer and worship and, seemingly with no hesitation, both Paul and Barnabas set out in obedience to the Spirit....

Christ Our Hope in Life and Death

Church Family, This past Sunday in our series through Acts we encountered a tremendous outburst of persecution against the early church. King Herod (of the lineage of other infamous King Herods) had a handful of Christians killed. When he found it increased his...

What (or Who) God has Made Clean

Church Family, This past Sunday in our series in Acts, we read of Peters return to Jerusalem where he was accosted by the Jewish believers. These believers criticized him for joining in fellowship with Gentiles who were unclean according to the law of the Old...

Putting Christ on Display

Church Family, This past Sunday in Acts we once again encountered the theme of signs and wonders as we worked through the stories of two miracles. The first was the healing of a paralyzed man named Aeneas. The second was the resurrection of a woman named Tabitha who...