Philip the Evangelist is strangely led into a desert to evangelize an Ethiopian. The events surrounding the Ethiopian's conversion offer us an opportunity to consider God's sovereignty in evangelism and conversion. In celebrating God's free grace we see how it motivates and gives us hope as we live our lives on mission, reaching out to a lost world with the good news of Jesus.

Despite a "great persecution" of Christians in Jerusalem, the gospel continues to spread as Christians are scattered preaching the gospel. One of those scattered was Philip the evangelist. As we review Philip's ministry in Samaria we will learn new principles concerning personal evangelism.

Legalism is one of the greatest enemies against the gospel and the church. In this sermon on Stephen's martyrdom we look at why legalism is destructive and how we might prevent it in our own lives.

The body is composed of many parts, and each has a role to play in the church. Elder Doug Chamberlain teaches from I Corinthians 12, about the two things every believer must have in order to develop a heart of service in their church community.

Guest speaker Dave Troyer teaches from I Thessalonians 5:18, about the Apostle Paul's exhortation for believers to give thanks in all things.

Storms come in many shapes and sizes, but they all expose what lies beneath the surface. Jesus knew how to survive in a storm, and in Matthew 6:1-18, he teaches his disciples three crucial ways to develop a solid spiritual foundation.

It's tempting to believe that after a life of faithfulness, we experience rest from temptation and sin. However, Elder Paul Cone gives the example of King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20 and 2 Chronicles 32, and the urgent need for focused, intentional, continual faithfulness to God.

As the church grows so to does the need for new leadership. For the first time the apostles decide to empower new leaders to support ministry needs. In Acts 6:1-7, we discover the characteristics of healthy leaders in the church.

As the early church increases in boldness, unity, and powerful miracles, new attacks are leveled against the apostles (Acts 5:12-42). We too live in a world with a rising tide of hostility toward God and His gospel. What should be our thought process, our actions, and our heart in such a world? In this week's sermon, we get some answers from an unlikely character.

Despite ongoing opposition to the gospel, the early church enjoyed high levels of unity. In this week's sermon, Pastor Josh reviews the keys to the unity of the early church as well as an early attempt by Satan to bring division through Ananias and Sapphira.