Sparking the Flame, 2 of 7 from September 13, 2026

“Jesus' plan includes the Holy Spirit empowering people.”

Acts 1:15-2:47 by Ryan Gagnon (@RyGagnon)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that every follower of Jesus has a role to play in God’s mission, and we need the Holy Spirit’s power to do it well. Through Pentecost, Peter’s sermon, and the 3,000 people saved, Pastor Ryan shows that God uses prayer, obedience, Scripture, and repentance to redeem people and build His church.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 What role do you have on the team? Are you playing it well?

• 💬 How is your prayer life going? Are you trusting Jesus’ plan for your life?

• 💬 Is the path you’re walking being lit by the Holy Spirit or the world? Can you see clearly?

• 💬 Is Jesus confronting you aggressively this morning? If so, what are you gonna do about it?

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• 📝 Sermon Notes for this message

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• 📰 Blog Summary for this message

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• 📰 40 Days with Dr. Luke Reading Plan

• 📖 Read Acts 1:12-2:47

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Sparking the Flame, 1 of 7 from September 6, 2026

“We keep following Jesus because He is the only one with the plan.”

Acts 1:1-14 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon begins a series on Acts by showing how Jesus used ordinary people to continue His mission after His resurrection. From Acts 1, Pastor Michael emphasizes that Jesus called His disciples to wait, pray, receive the Holy Spirit, and become witnesses to everyone—even people they might normally avoid.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 What does our willingness to wait on God tell us about who we expect to have the plan for our lives?

• 💬 Who are we praying for? Who aren’t we praying for yet?

• 💬 Who are we praying with?

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• 📝 Sermon Notes for this message

• 💾 Download a transcript of this message

• 📰 Blog Summary for this message

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• 🗫 Download a Gathering Guide for this message

• 📰 40 Days with Dr. Luke Reading Plan

• 🔽 Get a digitial copy of 3-2-1

• 🛍️ Buy 3-2-1 on Amazon

• Readings

  • 📖 Read Acts 1:1-14

  • 📖 Read Acts 1:1-4

  • 📖 Read Acts 1:5-9

  • 📖 Read Acts 1:10-14

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Standalone from August 30, 2026

“Jesus gives us goodness whether we receive it or not.”

Luke 8 :4-18 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon uses Luke 8’s Parable of the Sower to show that God generously gives His word to everyone, but people respond differently depending on the condition of their hearts. Pastor Michael encourages listeners to honestly examine their faith, keep growing toward God, avoid distractions, and pray for others because Jesus offers goodness whether people receive it or not.

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read Luke 8:4-18

  • 📖 The Picture (Luke 8:4-10)

  • 📖 The Meaning (Luke 8 :11-15)

  • 📖 The Implications (Luke 8:16-18)

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Standalone from August 16, 2026“Communion internalizes what God says is true as we rebel against the hopelessness of a fallen world through humbled pretenses.”Luke 22 & John 13 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)SUMMARYIn Luke 22, Jesus takes the Passover meal and reframes the bread and cup as a way to remember his coming sacrifice—his body broken and blood poured out to pay the price for sin. Communion is not just a ritual, but a personal and transforming reminder that Jesus’ sacrifice was for us, calling us to receive his grace, let it shape our lives, and examine our hearts honestly.ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• 📝 Sermon Notes for this message https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/42590/note-277165.html
• 💾 Download a transcript of this message https://www.ocalaneighborhood.church/s/Auto-Transcript_Sermon_2026-08-16_the-good-life-2-what-do-we-do-when-church-people-let-us-down.pdf
• 📰 Blog Summary for this message https://www.ocalaneighborhood.church/on-your-street/if-jesus-wants-a-relationship-why-did-he-leave-us-a-ceremony
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• 🗫 Download a Gathering Guide for this message https://www.ocalaneighborhood.church/s/Gathering-Guide_Communion.pdf
• 📖 Read Luke 22:14-20 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/luke/22/14-20
• 📖 Read Revelation 19:6–9 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/revelation/19/6-9
• 📖 Read Jude 1:12 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/jude/1/12
• 📖 Read Isaiah 25:6–9 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/isaiah/25/6-9
• 📖 Read John 13:1-17 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/john/13/1-17
• 📖 Read Luke 22:21-27 https://biblia.com/bible/esv/luke/22/21-27

LINKS

• ▶️ Watch an earlier sermon series: https://youtu.be/h_IIcs-jgmc
• 🔗 Website: https://ocalaneighborhood.church
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The Good Life, 2 of 2 from August 16, 2026

“The good life is not free from problems, but blessed as God works through them.”

Galatians 6:11-18 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that “the good life” is not a life without problems, but a life where God works through problems to transform us through Jesus. Pastor Michael encourages us that instead of relying on outward religious actions or insecurity, Christians are called to trust Jesus fully and let that security lead them to bless others.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 What problems are fooling us into thinking God isn’t working in us?

• 💬 Are we hiding behind outward signals of faith or are we being transformed by Jesus?

• 💬 What insecurities still keep us from trusting Jesus? What insecurities still keep us from blessing our neighbors?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• 📝 Sermon Notes for this message

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• 📰 Blog Summary for this message

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read Galatians 5:11-12

  • 📖 Read Galatians 6:13-15

  • 📖 Read Galatians 6:16-18

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The Good Life, 1 of 2 from August 8, 2026

“The Holy Spirit grows the good life in me by using other people.”

Galatians 5:13-6:10 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that “the good life” is not mainly about better circumstances, but about the Holy Spirit growing Christlike character in us. Pastor Michael shows that growth happens in community, where believers help restore one another, carry burdens, offer gentle correction, and keep doing good together.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 What do our personal relationships highlight about our relationship to God?

• 💬 Who are we walking with as we follow Jesus?

• 💬 What areas of our lives are we giving the most attention to?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• 📝 Sermon Notes for this message

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• 📰 Blog Summary for this message

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read Galatians 5:13-16, 24-25

  • 📖 Read Galatians 6:1-5

  • 📖 Read Galatians 6:6-10

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Fruit of the Root, 9 of 9 from August 2, 2026

“Following Jesus means we are governed by His Spirit, not our self.”

Galatians 5 & 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that self-control is not something we create by willpower, but something the Holy Spirit grows in us as we follow Jesus. Using Galatians 5 and 1 Corinthians 9, Pastor Michael explains that true freedom means being freed from sin, living for the gospel, and choosing truth over the lies that pull us away from God.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 What purpose is steering our life?

• 💬 What influences do we need to separate from in order to give the ear of our heart to Jesus?

• 💬 Who are we prayerfully moving towards for the sake of the Gospel?

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read 1 Corinthians 9:24 & 26

  • 📖 Read 1 Corinthians 9:25 & 27

  • 📖 Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

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Fruit of the Root, 8 of 9 from July 26, 2026

“Gentleness is a fruit of the spirit that disarms a hostile world.”

Galatians 5 & Hebrews 11 by Ryan Gagnon (@RyGagnon)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that following Jesus in a hostile world means responding with Spirit-empowered gentleness instead of louder arguments, sharper comebacks, or self-defense. Biblical gentleness is not weakness, but strength under God’s control, shown through our actions, especially when others are watching how we handle conflict and suffering.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 In what area of your life are you are you the most tempted to replace Gentleness with volume, pressure or self defense?

• 💬 How does remembering that Gentleness is a fruit of the Spirit change the way you approach your daily struggles with patience and anger?

• 💬 How does your demeanor compare with the way Peter calls us to defend our faith in verse 15?

• 💬 If it needs to change, you're not abiding you're fighting. Share that struggle with someone today so they can be praying for you.

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read 1 Peter 3:1-16

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Fruit of the Root, 6 of 9 from July 12, 2026

“God is good, God makes good and God does good..”

Galatians 5 & Psalm 34 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that God alone defines and supplies true goodness—God is good, God makes good, and God does good—even when evil and suffering tempt us to doubt that. Using Psalm 34 and David’s time hiding in a cave, it calls us to “taste and see that the Lord is good,” looking to Him in hard times so His unchanging goodness can transform who we are and how we live.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 When are we most tempted to forget God?

• 💬 What evil is corrupting our view of goodness?

• 💬 Are we moving towards God’s truth or are we turning our back?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read Luke 18:19

  • 📖 Read Genesis 1-3

  • 📖 Read Psalm 34

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Fruit of the Root, 5 of 8 from July 5, 2026

“God’s unbelievable kindness reshapes our belief to make us kind.”

Galatians 5 & Titus 3 by Michael Lockstampfor (@miklocks)

SUMMARY

This sermon teaches that Biblical kindness is an active, Spirit-produced way of moving toward others to serve them, flowing out of a deep awareness of God’s overwhelming kindness to us in Christ when we were still selfish and enslaved to sin. Pastor Michael calls believers to let this kindness reshape their lives—showing love, setting healthy boundaries without becoming doormats or divisive—and to see such transformed kindness as evidence of the Holy Spirit’s work, not their own effort.

REFLECTION & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• 💬 Is it kindness or unkindness that characterizes our lives?

• 💬 How do we stay focused on God's kindness?

• 💬 Where do we need to establish or hold kind boundaries with others?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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• Readings

  • 📖 Read Titus 2:15-3:3

  • 📖 Read Titus 3:4-7

  • 📖 Read Titus 3:8-11

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