Calvary Chapel Haven

Guest teacher Pastor Tony DeFranco teaches on Acts ch.6v1-7

Pastor Jonathan Talley teaches through Acts 5, where the apostles face growing opposition for preaching the gospel. This message examines the motives behind persecution, the call to obey God above every other authority, the danger of delaying a response to Christ, and how God continues to accomplish His purposes even through suffering.

The early church was marked by unity, generosity, and lives transformed by the gospel. Yet as God worked powerfully among His people, hypocrisy threatened what He was building. In Acts 4:32-5:16, we see how God calls His church to walk in sincerity, holiness, and reverence. This message explores the contrast between genuine faith and spiritual pretense, reminding us that God desires truth over appearances and empowers a people who are fully surrendered to Him. Pastor Jonathan Talley teaches how a healthy church is built through generosity, protected by holiness, and strengthened by the presence of God.

In Acts 4, Peter and John stand before the same religious leaders who condemned Jesus, yet instead of fear they display Spirit-filled boldness. As opposition against the gospel intensifies, the early church responds not with panic, strategy, or compromise, but with prayer. Pastor Jonathan explores how God uses ordinary people, empowered by His Spirit, to boldly proclaim Christ in the face of persecution. When God's people pray, God's power is put on display, the gospel advances, and the name of Jesus is exalted.

Pastor Jonathan walks through Acts 3v11–4v4, where the miraculous healing of a lame man draws a crowd and opens the door for a powerful gospel message. Peter reminds us that the miracle was never the main point. It was a sign pointing to Jesus. This message explores the hope of repentance, the power of a transformed life, and why only Christ can truly save and change us.

What does real revival look like after the moment has passed? In this message, Pastor Jonathan Talley explores how the power of Jesus' name transformed the early church from a crowd of converts into a devoted community marked by Scripture, fellowship, worship, prayer, generosity, and dependence on God. From the aftermath of Pentecost to the healing of the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, Acts shows us that genuine revival is not measured by spiritual intensity but by lives continually shaped by Christ.

Pastor Jonathan Talley walks through Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 and shows how the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was always meant to point people to Jesus. As Peter stands before the crowd, he opens the Scriptures, proclaims Christ crucified and risen, and calls people to repentance and salvation in His name.

This message explores how the Spirit empowers ordinary people, how the gospel confronts the human heart, and how Peter’s sermon answers the deepest questions of the crowd: What just happened? How did it happen? And what are we supposed to do now? Through Joel’s prophecy, the resurrection of Jesus, and the call to repent, Acts 2 reveals a Savior who is alive, exalted, and still calling people to Himself today.

Pastor Jonathan Talley shares a powerful message from Acts 2 on the true meaning of Pentecost. More than controversy or spiritual debate, Pentecost reveals the breathtaking reality that God moved in through the Holy Spirit. This sermon explores how the Spirit fills believers, empowers the church, and points everything back to Jesus.