The Jerusalem church described in Acts 2 was a worshiping church. Their worship is described with words and phrases such as “filled with awe” and “glad and sincere hearts praising God.” Worship is not first and foremost about church services or music, it is first and foremost about a posture of heart and mind…the heart of worship. What would it mean for us to press reset and to devote ourselves to being joy-filled and celebratory worshipers of Jesus?

The Jerusalem church described in Acts 2 practiced radical generosity. They were said to have “everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need” (Acts 2:44-45). Having everything in common? Selling property and possessions? Is this for us here and now, or was this merely a description of them there and then? What kind of generosity is Jesus calling us to today? We’ll take a shot at answering those questions in today’s segment of RESET.

In today’s sermon we take special note that the early church was a praying church, not merely a church that prays. There’s a difference!! They prayed in unity, perseverance and in response to the promises of God. And God answered!!

The Acts 2 church was an incredibly diverse collection of people. They came from different cultural and political backgrounds, they spoke different languages, some were people of means and others had next to nothing. On paper, this church looked like it should be a total flop, but they were “devoted to fellowship.” The Greek word translated “fellowship” is koinonia, which means “common.” This early church was devoted to what they held in common, which was Jesus! Jesus + nothing. Is Jesus + nothing enough for us?

What would it look like for us to really take seriously the words of Jesus? What if we just all agreed that the teachings of Jesus are normative for all Jesus-followers, regardless of which theological camp we may place ourselves in? In Acts 2:42, the early church in Jerusalem devoted themselves to the "apostle’s teaching". The “apostle’s teaching” was not referring to the NT because it wasn’t written yet. They devoted themselves to what the apostles taught about Jesus, including the very words of Jesus and their recollections of time spent with him.

This week we look at what it means to be a People of Faith - Believing God for Big Things. Jesus pointed to people's faith often as he ministered - to be the REAL church, we need to have REAL faith. What is faith? Why is it important? What does it mean to live a life of faith as an individual and as a church?

The teaching time this long weekend is changed up a bit into 3 main parts: 1) some updates on our missional connections in Haiti, 2) an introduction to our new teaching series based on Acts 2:42-47, “Reset”, and 3) a celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Happy long weekend!!

Today we will dig a little deeper into the "kind" quality of love. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13:4, "Love is kind." We will consider some implications of kindness for our lives as Jesus-followers, as well as for our church. We will also hear a story or two about the power of kindness to impact lives, including one from the Bible where Jesus saved a party host from huge embarrassment!

In today’s segment of Forward Together in Love, we’ll consider the “kind” quality of love. 1 Corinthians 13:4 says “Love is kind.” There have been times over the 20 centuries of church history where the church has expressed the kindness of love in beautiful and powerful ways. But there’s also been times in church history where the church has done the opposite of kindness. Today we’ll consider the good and the bad and what we can learn from both.

In this week's episode of our Sermon Series, "Forward Together In Love", we start to break down the 4 different types of love (as described by the Greek translation of the word.). Join us as we listen to Chris Higginson teach us about Storge, Philios, Eros and Agape Love