Iowa Falls Evangelical Free Church Sermon Podcast

Many of us are experiencing major life adjustments in the struggle to stop the spread of a life-threatening virus. Today, we get back to our series in the book of Acts where some are struggling to stop the spread of the life-giving gospel of Jesus Christ. What strategies will the defense use to stop the spread and how will the gospel continue to advance despite all efforts to stop it?

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Join us for our Easter Online! We'll sing together, pray, hear the good news from some of the kids in our church, and listen to an Easter message called "S'posta."

What were you s’posta (i.e. “supposed to”) be doing lately? Most of us who were s’posta be doing something lately have found ourselves doing something else due to the pandemic. Life isn’t playing out the way we thought it would just a few weeks ago. Today is Easter and we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. But before we look closely at Matthew’s account of the resurrection, we’ll take a look at how the events of the most important week in history didn’t play out the way the disciples thought they were s’posta. But does that mean that all of this didn’t go exactly according to God’s plan?

Audio from our Palm Sunday online worship service on April 5, 2020.

When opposition came to the church from the outside, they got together to pray and continued speaking the Word of God with boldness. The church would experience great grace that would overflow in unselfish generosity.

But what happens when some who appear to be on the inside reveal a selfish heart through their actions? Will this disrupt the unity of the church? Will this slow down the advance of the mission? What will God do?

When opposition rises up, when questions come, and when those who proclaim the gospel are threatened, how should the church respond?

in this passage we will see how the church responded. Most of the passage is a prayer and I think we will find some rich application in it for us today.

When opposition rises up, when questions come, and when those who proclaim the gospel are threatened, how should the church respond?

In this passage we will see how the church responded. Most of the passage is a prayer and I think we will find some rich application in it for us today.

In the days since Jesus ascended and the Holy Spirit came, things have been going great for the first church. The gospel of Jesus Christ has been proclaimed, a miracle has taken place, and thousands of people have been saved as they repent and turn to Jesus. The apostles were experiencing favor among many.

But what will happen when the wind shifts? How will the disciples respond? in our day, as the wind begins to shift, how will we respond?

In the days since jesus ascended and the Holy Spirit came, things have been going great for the first church. The gospel of jesus Christ has been proclaimed, a miracle has taken place, and thousands of people have been saved as they repent and turn to Jesus. The apostles were experiencing favor among many.

But what will happen when the wind shifts? How will the disciples respond? in our day, as the wind begins to shift, how will we respond?

When a crowd gathered on the day of Pentecost, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, preached about Jesus...

His life, death, resurrection, and exaltation.

What was the response? People were cut to the heart, they repented, and on that one day 3,000 people were saved and added to the church, devoting themselves to a new way of life.

In today's passage, Peter and John will encounter a man with a real need. He's 40 years old and has been lame from birth. What will Peter say to this man? And when a crowd gathers, what will Peter say to the crowd?

When a crowd gathered on the day of Pentecost, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, preached about Jesus...

His life, death, resurrection, and exaltation.

What was the response? People were cut to the heart, they repented, and on that one day 3,000 people were saved and added to the church, devoting themselves to a new way of life.

In today's passage, Peter and John will encounter a man with a real need. He's 40 years old and has been lame from birth. What will Peter say to this man? And when a crowd gathers, what will Peter say to the crowd?