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While God is working things out behind the scenes, and in people we may not expect, He preserves and protects His people and His Gospel. God is at work in all circumstances, even when it may appear that He is doing the opposite. Our job, like Paul's, is to trust God and be obedient to Him while the promise unfolds.

We live in a time where the truth of God's word is seen as out-of-touch at best, and hateful at worst. Those who do not tolerate God's way will ask us to forego truth for the sake of peace. We, those tasked with sharing the Gospel of Christ, will need to know how to respond. Will we persevere in a way that brings honor to Jesus or to ourselves?

Walking in obedience to God has a tendency to upset those who do not know Him. Paul knows this all too well. So how do we react? How do we continue to bring glory to God in the midst of even severe persecution when we are simply doing what God has asked us to? Will we trust that God will carry us through the things He has called us to? We'll look at how this Sunday.

We continue in our series on the compelling narratives of the fledgling church in the book of Acts. All are welcome for a time of worship through singing, encouraging each other, reading and teaching from God's Word. We've got a seat for you and anyone you would invite to join us.

Because Christ came to the world full of grace and truth, we should follow His example and love others with grace and truth. We tend to lean one way or the other. But we can learn from Christ, understanding what it means that He came full of grace, full of truth, and showed us how to strike that balance.

The prophecy in Genesis said that the offspring of Eve would crush the serpent's head, and the serpent would strike his heel. What does this even mean? What type of child could do this? What type of person could destroy satan, wash away our sin and overcome death? Only one person, the one to whom Mary gave birth and named Jesus. He is the one who will save his people from their sins. Has Christ done this for you? Is the Messiah your Lord?

Now that Christ has come, we are able to trust in His grace for salvation. This side of the cross, we no longer trust in religious dos and don'ts, or reduce our faith to checking off a bunch of boxes. Are you fully trusting in Jesus Christ and His righteousness applied to you through faith in Him? Will you rest in God's sovereign grace?

All those who place their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior are given the Holy Spirit to dwell inside them. But what is the Holy Spirit? Does He control us like a video game character, or let us do what we want? We'll see what it looks like to walk in step with the Holy Spirit and how we can hear His guidance, experience His comfort, and follow His lead.

Communion will also be a part of this service, so if you are watching online, we invite you to gather your own elements so that you can partake with us.

From the beginning, the growing church had to be on the lookout for false teaching. Paul couldn't be everywhere, so he issued a charge to leadership, the shepherds of the church, to cling to the Gospel of grace they had been given. Even today, wolves can creep in and disrupt the work of the church. We'll discuss ways we can be aware of wolves and how God in His grace protects the church from a very real threat.

We continue in our series on the compelling narratives of the fledgling church in the book of Acts. All are welcome for a time of worship through singing, encouraging each other, reading and teaching from God's Word. We've got a seat for you and anyone you would invite to join us.