Harvest Community Church of Huntersville

On the surface, Acts 27-28 may seem to be simply a travel narrative, showing how Paul got from Caesarea to Rome. But the passage reveals that the storms that he encountered on his journey have a lot in common with the storms we face in our lives today-including the anchors that God gives us.

Many of us love and follow Christ but find telling others about Him to be challenging. In Acts 24-26, the Apostle Paul is a great role model showing us what courageous witnessing for Christ looks like-even in difficult situations.

If you serve God, what will happen- What expectations do you have- Our passage for today, Acts 21-27-23-35, will help give biblical expectations for those who are living on mission for Christ.

What does it look like for someone today to be -passionate- about serving Jesus Christ- Acts 21 will give us some clues as we study what the Apostle Paul's passion for Christ led him to do-and not do.

In Acts 19 we see that life change comes through the power of the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit, our actions and habits are changed as we follow Jesus. We see this lived out in Paul's almost 3-year ministry in Ephesus during his third missionary journey.

There are many speeches in the book of Acts, and all of them but one are either evangelistic sermons intended for unbelievers or legal defenses. The one and only speech given to believers is found in Acts 20, and what it reveals about Paul's life and ministry is still very relevant and challenging today.

Sometimes the best way to learn something is to examine case studies. That is what this sermon from Acts 18-23-19-7 does-it examines three case studies in disciplemaking in order to help believers follow through on Jesus' command for us to make disciples who make disciples.

Sometimes we mistakenly think of the characters in the Bible as superhuman, as not subject to the same challenges and limitations we face as we serve God. Acts 18 shows that one of the most effective servants for Christ-the Apostle Paul-faced times when he was down, but it also shows how God rejuvenated him.

The religious climate of first-century Athens was strikingly similar to our setting in twenty-first century America. Acts 17 shows how Paul contextualized the gospel for that culture, and this sermon gives tips for how we can do it today where we live.

Are you tired of all of the division in our world- If so, check out the power of God to save and unite diverse people found in Acts 16-11-40.