Luke 10 A topic or theme you hear people talk about today is wanting to do something that is meaningful to others-make a difference in the lives of others. They want to work for a good cause. They want to give time to helping others. It’s even become a regular event to hear people quit…
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Today’s sermon marks the kick-off a new Sunday series: “The Way- Examining the Demands of Following Jesus.” If you watched the series The Mandalorian, you were introduced to a mysterious character in the star wars saga called the Mandalorian who wears armor plated beskar mask, is highly skilled in combat, and lives according to a…
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After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead. 12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. 13 And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south…
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Click here to listen to the message. We are going to talk about courage. What is courage? Courage is the ability to act even when frightened. What is something that scares you? ——————- We are going to read Acts 27. It is about Paul traveling to Rome. He is held as a prisoner because people…
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Click here to listen to the message. Acts 26 So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations…
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Click here to listen to the message. God of the Gaps Acts 25 Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking as…
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Click here to listen to the message. Justice Delayed… But Not Denied Acts 24 There is a saying in legal talk that justice delayed is justice denied. Perhaps it’s most famous when quoted by Martin Luther King Jr in his 1963 letter from a Birmingham jail. King is opposing the racial injustices of his time…
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Click here to listen to the message. Coram Deo Acts 23:1-22 One of the unique things about Christianity is that at its core it is about a relationship with God. It’s not serving an impersonal God who is not involved in our lives. It is not about us being better people. It is about a…
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Click here to listen to the message. Seeing the Light Acts 22 I enjoy reading, and one of my favorite authors is the Russian writer Fyodore Dostoevsky. And one of my favorite novels is Crime and Punishment. It is about a deranged college student who plots to kill a lady, carries it out, and then…
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Click here to listen to the message. Acts 21 Favorite thing to get in mail? Bills??? No. Buy something and each month you pay that cost. School loan- are we ever going to pay that thing off. Get hit each month. There is a price to following Jesus. Following him costs us everything we have.…
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