Mercy Hill

This Sunday, we’re thrilled to welcome our friend Abner Ruiz from Comunidad de Fe, who will be preaching from Acts 4:23–31. After facing opposition, the disciples didn’t retreat—they prayed. What happened next changed everything. Together, we’ll discover how prayer ignites boldness in the Church today.

We’re especially excited to worship alongside our friends from Comunidad de Fe and experience a glimpse of the scene described in Revelation 7—

“from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb… crying out with a loud voice,

‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’”

If you’ve never joined us for a joint service with Comunidad de Fe, you’re in for a treat. You’ll experience worship in both English and Spanish, Abner preaching in Spanish with his wife, Jessica, translating into English, and a joyful picture of the global Church—a diverse family of believers lifting high the name of Jesus together.

We're continuing our study in Acts 4:1–22, exploring how the early disciples responded to opposition.

Join us as we continue to walk through Acts

Have you ever been part of something so amazing that it instantly connected you with the people around you? That’s what we see in Acts 2:42–47 when the very first church was coming together. After the incredible experience of Pentecost, these new believers didn’t just go back to life as usual. Instead, they stuck together. They gathered regularly, shared meals, cared for one another, and opened their homes with generosity.

It’s pretty amazing to think about. Something so powerful had happened that it completely reshaped the way they lived. 

Last Sunday, we began exploring the origin story of the church. The Holy Spirit descended on the disciples of Jesus in a miraculous way, which drew a huge crowd.

In the midst of all the excitement and confusion, Peter stood up and explained to the crowd what they were witnessing. This week, as we continue in Acts 2, we’ll see Peter quickly shift gears. After clarifying what was happening, he tells them why it was happening and how they need to respond.

I’ve always been captivated by origin stories. I don’t just want to know that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, I want to know how he became Spider-Man. It’s not only the Marvel Cinematic Universe that grabs my attention; I love real-life origin stories too. It’s fascinating to learn that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched Apple in Jobs’ garage, or that Phil Knight started Nike by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car.

In Acts 2, we find the origin story of God’s new people—the church. If you want to know how a skinny, nerdy Peter Parker became a web-slinging, wall-climbing, friendly neighborhood hero, you go back to Marvel Comic’s Amazing Fantasy #15, published in 1962. But if you want to know how a small group of uneducated, ordinary men and women ignited a worldwide movement that continues to this day, Acts 2 is the place to start.

We’re kicking off a new teaching series this Sunday through the book of Acts, called Acts: The Story Continues. Written by Luke, the same author of the Gospel of Luke, Acts picks up right where his first book left off. While the Gospel tells the story of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, Acts shows how the good news of Jesus spreads from person to person and place to place.

Have you ever been given a task that felt far too big for you? In Acts 1, Jesus leaves his small band of disciples with an overwhelming mission: spread the word about me to the entire world. No doubt they felt unprepared and outmatched. But Jesus also gave them a promise—they would not be alone. He would send the Holy Spirit to empower them every step of the way. 

This Sunday, we are continuing our mini-series on family discipleship. As school starts and the schedules of going from one thing to the next increase their rapid pace, how are we using the time that we are given to intentionally invest in our kids? This Sunday, we will look at Deuteronomy 6, talk about how we can use four main rhythms to disciple our kids well, and re-visit why this is so important! No matter what stage of life you are in, there are valuable truths for all of us in the Word!

Over the next two Sundays, we’ll be diving into Deuteronomy 6 together. Deuteronomy is a book about new hope for the next generation. The failures of the previous generation of Israel were behind them, and Moses exhorted this new generation of God’s people to faithfully follow the Lord. 

This Sunday, we looked at The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11–25. Jesus tells the story of two sons who both struggle in their relationship with their father in very different ways. In the end, the story reveals the incredible power of God’s grace.