Iowa Falls Evangelical Free Church Sermon Podcast

Today, our former associate pastor and longtime missions partner, Ritch Trca, will take us through the next passage in our Acts sermon series.

In what ways have you been shaped by your past? How is God using that in the present? How will God use that in the future? Today, as we continue our series in Acts, we will see how God's provision in the past prepares us for participation in His present and future purposes.

There are so many things that can (and do) divide the church. In the midst of a loud and divisive culture, it is so refreshing to see the church point to Jesus by relinquishing our rights so that God will be glorified as the gospel advances. Today, in the next passage in our Acts sermon series, we see what happens as Paul and his friends arrive in Jerusalem.

Do you tend to take risks or play it safe? In our fallen world, we're all making decisions daily that carry with them some risk. None of us enjoys suffering. So should we make it our aim in life to make decisions based solely on what seems safest, what is least risky? In the next passage in Acts today, it will become clear that it is right to take risks for the name of the Lord Jesus.

We are consumers by nature. We usually determine what we give based on what we will receive or based on how much we feel we have to spare. Our consumer mindset can follow us into the church.

In today's sermon, the following argument will be made from the next emotional, powerful, compelling text in Acts: We, especially elders, should sacrificially give ourselves to the church for the good of the church because that's what Jesus did.

Have you ever fallen asleep during a sermon? Today, as we continue in Acts, we look at a section which reads much like a travel log with one interesting story about a young man who fell asleep while Paul was preaching. As we did deeper, though, I think we'll find that even the travel log portion of the passage is both interesting and encouraging as our church pursues our mission in our community while also partnering with others.

Many look at the culture around us and are concerned. We would love to see cultural transformation. Today, we continue our series in Acts by looking at Paul's time in the city of Ephesus. Here, we'll notice that before cultural transformation becomes a real possibility, the Word of God prevails, the power of Jesus is displayed, and believers repent.

After a short break for the weeks leading up to Christmas, our series in the book of Acts starts again with Paul's 3rd missionary journey. Scott Carter, our new missions partner with EFCA ReachGlobal, Pathways Bible Training, brings a clear and convicting message from Acts 18:24-19:10.

Our survey of the major Old Testament covenants between God and His people has helped us prepare for Christmas. Today, we conclude the series by looking at the promise God made through the prophet Jeremiah of a new covenant. Why is the new covenant better? How does the new covenant come? What affect does all of this have on us?