As Paul's third missionary journey wraps up in Acts 21:1-17, we see that the gospel comes with a cost, but God's resources, transforming power, and faithfulness will see us through.

Missionary Clifford Luebben shares a message that is equal parts exhortation from scripture, and testimony of how God has called his family to church planting in the Philippines. To learn more about the Luebben's ministry, visit worldventure.com/CJLuebben

In Acts 20:17-37, Paul's only sermon to believers in the entire book communicates comfort and encouragement as he nears the end of his third missionary journey.

In Acts 19:21-41, we see how fear, apart from faith in God, can drive our responses, whereas the fear of the Lord produces understanding and knowledge.

Paul's encounter with the spiritually immature believers in Ephesus gives us pause to consider again some core realities of the Christian experience: Repentance, faith, the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and baptism.

Christ is the head of the church, so that He has no need of particular individuals to accomplish His work, but He does calls, mature, and direct individuals to participate in it.

The Holy Spirit gifted Pastor Shawn with insight into God's ongoing work from the text in Acts for Father's Day Sunday, particularly what godly work entails, and how it transforms and empowers.

While goodness, truth, & beauty are on display in Paul's preaching to the cities of Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens, the responses to the message of Jesus Christ in each of these cities are utterly distinct.

Responding according to God's holiness - His otherness - will set us apart and adorn the message of hope and salvation to a broken world.

Jesus warning that we are sheep in the midst of wolves plays out in the missionaries' complex interactions with the people of Phillipi.