In week four of our sermon series in Acts, “The First Missionary Journey,” we consider the first fruits of Paul’s first recorded sermon. Scattered among the fruit of Gentile converts is a very hostile reaction from the Jewish leadership, a pattern that becomes predictable.

In week two of our sermon series in Acts, “The First Missionary Journey,” we come to our sixth Sermon Spotlight in the book. This is Paul’s first recorded sermon, preached to his Jewish brethren in the synagogue at Antioch of Pisidia.

In week three of our sermon series in Acts, “The First Missionary Journey,” we conclude our look at the first recorded sermon from the Apostle Paul. This week, his tone turns from encouragement to rebuke.

In this message, we kick off a new sermon series in the book of Acts entitled, “The First Missionary Journey.” In Acts 13-14, we see the heart for missions of the Antioch church, and we follow the footsteps of the first missionaries, Barnabas and Saul/Paul.

This week, as we continue our sermon series in Acts, “The Church & the Gentiles,” we are first introduced to perhaps the model church in the book of Acts: the church at Antioch.

This week, as we move into week nine of our sermon series in Acts, “The Church & the Gentiles,” we consider our fifth “Sermon Spotlight.” It should sound familiar – Peter essentially has to reproach his message from Acts 10 to the hard-hearted church in Jerusalem.

This week, as we move into week eight of our sermon series in Acts, “The Church & the Gentiles,” we finally have another “Sermon Spotlight.” This time, we hear Peter embrace the plan of God for the salvation of every race, tribe, and tongue.

This week, as we move into week seven of our sermon series in Acts, “The Church & the Gentiles,” we see the difficulty Peter has in dropping his inherent cultural and ethnic biases and preferences. Is it not likely that we still struggle with the same issues, and this can prevent the spread of the Gospel?

This week, as we move into week six of our sermon series in Acts, “The Church & the Gentiles,” we are reminded that the Gospel has still not left the immediate region around Jerusalem – but it is about to do so. And, this time, the Apostle Peter is going to be in the middle of things.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been studying the mandate of the early church to take the Gospel to the nations. And, today, Jay Ham, our Pastor of Missions, Outreach, and Recreation, will remind us that we still have the same mandate!