Peace from Grace, Not from Comfort

Acts 20:16-38

This week we’re going to talk about comfort, grace, and peace. Comfort, by itself, will not bring you peace. Only God’s GRACE, and his grace alone, will bring you peace.

The UnUsable God

Acts 19: 23-41

Everywhere Paul goes, it seems that the Holy Spirit shows up and the status quo gets disrupted, for better or for worse. What if the disruptions of our own life were the places that God wants to work?

A Great Disturbance

Acts 19: 23-41

This week our text (Acts 19) centers in the city of Ephesus - a religious and economic center in the Roman Provence of Asia (Modern Day Turkey). The influence of idolatry in Ephesus is greatly disturbed by the Way of Jesus who offers a better way to live. This Sunday we will use Luke's account to help us see the idols in our own lives that need to be disturbed by the good news of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is Life

Acts 19: 1-20

Who is Jesus? Is he a nice idea to believe in when it’s convenient for us? Is he a disruption to our way life? Is he a name we shout when we want something or don’t get our way? We’ll see this week that Paul believed that Jesus was and is life. To be found in Jesus, to be formed by Jesus, and to follow Jesus was everything…it was the good news and this gospel changes everything.

"Generations" of Gospel Transfer

Acts 18:1–11, 18-19, 24-28

In this passage, Paul arrives alone in the city of Corinth. By chapter end, Apollos has become “a great help to those who by grace had believed.” From Paul to Priscilla and Aquilla to Apollos to the growing church of Achaia, the Gospel of God’s Grace has moved both geographically and across “generations” of new believers.

Bearing Missional Fruit

Acts 18:1-28

We often think of Paul as apostle, saint, pastor, and/or the most prolific church planter to ever live. As a result, we subconsciously conclude that we could never do the kind of ministry work that Paul did in his lifetime. In this sermon, we'll examine the fruit of Paul's life and their implications for our own.

You're Not Alone

Acts 18:1-17

Paul’s journeys this week take him to the major metropolitan city of Corinth…alone. It seems like the deck might be stacked against him, and the odds are definitely not in his favor. We may often feel the same way when we join God in His mission. However, what we will see is that God is with him and does provide, and this is good news.

When Life Makes No Sense

Acts 17:16-31

What do you do when problems overwhelm you? How do you handle those times when God seems distant? How do you deal with the injustices that surround us? We remember who God is.

Bridges Built By God

Acts 17:1-34

Arriving in Athens, Paul faces for the first time, a city with no synagogue and a marketplace of idols and ideas. Yet, God Himself has been at work building bridges to the heart of these “very religious” people. What does the Spirit desire to teach us about the bridges He has built to our own non-biblical, “very religious” family and neighbors?

Bridges Built By God

Acts 17:1-34

Arriving in Athens, Paul faces for the first time, a city with no synagogue and a marketplace of idols and ideas. Yet, God Himself has been at work building bridges to the heart of these “very religious” people. What does the Spirit desire to teach us about the bridges He has built to our own non-biblical, “very religious” family and neighbors?