This week, in our study of Acts, we are going to see how being filled with faith and the Spirit can lead to a God-centered boldness in everyday life, even in death. We will look at the acts of Stephen, an early church leader. We will examine what led to his death and celebrate the resurrection hope he found - A hope that is available to all who follow Christ!

Acts 5:12-42

What would you say is the greatest danger to Christian community? In this passage, we see the beauty of a bold church built up by God’s great grace only to be interrupted by great fear at the sin of Ananias and Sapphira. Join us Sunday as we explore this important lesson in being bold about the good grace of God.

We are all faced with an endless amount of questions in life. What do you want to be when you grow up? Will you take this job or that job? Should we put our kids in public school, private school, or homeschool? And the list goes on and on. And while those questions and others like them are difficult to answer, none of them are the most important question we have to answer in our lives. Join us this Sunday as we consider the most important question everyone needs to answer, What do you believe about Jesus?, and the implications for your life based on your answer.

When is the last time you ran and leaped in celebration of something so amazing you couldn’t help yourself? In Acts 3, we witness an event that led to an explosion of joy and wonder and worship which rippled throughout the city. Peter then explains how Jesus is at the center of it all. Through all the excitement, we see a model for our faith, a promise for our own future flourishing, and a mission to bring compassionate care to our world in the name of Jesus.

It’s easy to be cynical about institutions these days, but I believe that all the angst and frustration actually reveals a deep desire for life-giving relationships, truth, joy, and purpose. In Acts 2, we see how the power of the gospel forged such a community among the first Christians. When the Spirit of God drives the gospel deep into human hearts, people experience a new day that changes how they relate to God, to one another, and to all those around them.

This Sunday, we look at the first gospel presentation in the history of the church. In a striking speech, Peter describes incredible promises which are available for all people, even those who are far from God, but the promises only come to those who call out for help from Jesus. Upon hearing this message, many are cut to the heart with conviction, and three thousand souls come to experience new life in Christ.

One of the most important moments in Acts and, really, in the whole Bible occurs in Acts 2. God pours out his Spirit just as he promised, launching a new era of his work in the world. The Spirit arrives in a mind-blowing display of God’s power. Join us as we consider what the Spirit’s arrival means for God’s nearness to us, God’s love for all peoples, and God’s work through the church.

In the first week of our series in the book of Acts we kicked off the series by looking at Jesus' promise in Acts 1:8 that the disciples would be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. We might expect that the story would continue this week with the beginning of this grand mission, but instead we get an interesting little story that at first glance seems more like an interruption than anything. But as we dive in we'll see that this story actually helps us slow down and learn what it looks like to be ready to live on mission for God.

This week began a new sermon series in the book of Acts. As we take a journey through the book of Acts, we see how God began the movement known as his church. We will see how the church was born, how it grew, and how it thrived in the face of strong opposition. We will see that as hearts become glad by the gospel, the church becomes bold in the mission of God. And all along the way, we will be encouraged to join God on this mission.