Text: Acts 9:1-22- Saul, the one who persecuted the Christ followers, was there approving the stoning of Stephen, goes from persecuting the Church of Christ, to being persecuted himself. What would make someone change their entire way of life? Nothing less than meeting Jesus Christ, the One whom he also persecuted. But this isn’t really […]
Text: Acts 6:8-7:2a, 7:44-8:3 – On Father’s Day, we give thanks for the fathers or father figures that God has placed in our lives. We might even thank them by allowing them to sleep in. We may also think about the impact they have had in our lives, and the message they would leave us […]
Text: Acts 5:12-42 – What are you willing to stand up for in this life? Is it the things that you believe in? Is it things you don’t believe in? I mean, who would stand up for things they don’t believe in, or things that go against God’s Word? Sinners. Like me. Like you. And […]
Text: Acts 2:36-47 – The Christ followers of the early Church, that expanded rapidly at Pentecost, devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, to the breaking of bread, to prayer, and to fellowship. As we take a look at the Church of our world today, is it characterized by those same things, or is it different? […]
Text: Acts 2:14a, 22-36 – God is Trinity, Triune, Three-in-one, one God yet three persons. That means 1+1+1=1. That’s how the Trinity works. On this Trinity Sunday, we don’t just confess our faith in the Trinity, we get to hear the Confirmation class confess their faith in the Trinity. That faith that was planted in […]
Text: Acts 2:1-21 – Can you imagine what it must have been like that first Pentecost? The feeling of the Holy Spirit allowing you to speak in other languages. Hearing the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ in your own language from someone that couldn’t speak it before. Having 3,000 believe that life-saving message. […]
Test: Luke 1:26-45 – As we read the story of Jesus’ birth we hear of the virgin Mary being visited by the angel and told she will give birth to the Savior. Mary visits Elizabeth, a woman previously barren, who is pregnant as well, and confesses her faith in the child that is in Mary’s […]
Text: Matthew 1:1-17 – As we move from the Old Testament to the New Testament, we look at the genealogy of Jesus, going all the way back to Abraham. What we find is that there are many names that stand that Matthew mentions, as we remember stories of the Old Testament. Names like “Father” Abraham, […]
Text: Habakkuk 1:1-13; 2:2-5; 3:1-2, 17-19 – The name Habakkuk means to “embrace.” The prophet Habakkuk has a conversation with God about the sin of the people and how God will deal with it. While Habakkuk does not expect the response God gives him, he embraces who God is even amidst God’s answer. As we […]
Text: Jonah 3:1-4:11 – The story of Jonah is one that we might all be familiar with. We often picture him being swallowed by a whale. But the part of the story that is more important is what happens after he’s no longer in the belly of the fish. The people of Nineveh repent, and […]