This week, we'll look at Acts 14:8-23. Paul does the big, powerful miracle. And it makes a mess. So, he wades in and fixes the mess. Which gets him killed. All so that he can follow up with faithfulness, and see God work. Yeah, it's as crazy as it sounds. And it completely relates to our life each day with our family, our work, our school, and our friends.

We can't wait to see you this weekend as we jump in to the crazy world Paul lives in, and the amazing God who leads him through it.

Great churches in God’s eyes are filled with people who encourage one another. Join us this weekend as we talk about this and some of the other hallmarks of a church that would follow in Jesus’ footsteps.

You and I were built to make our lives count on the foundation of God for the sake of others! When we follow Jesus by bringing joy and healing to others, it magnifies our own joy and healing. Join us this Sunday as we discuss how we can be the kind of church that would bring great joy to our city.

“Why?” is the question that hits the hardest. It is the question that hurts the most. It is the question that lingers the longest. It is a question almost everyone has asked. “Why God?”

Interestingly, this is a question you never find in the book of Acts. Even though there is great suffering, injustice, and persecution, those early believers never ask God that question. Join us this weekend to find out why.

Baptism is a reminder to keep our spiritual appetites sharp. It reminds us to never stop pursuing Christ, seeking to know Him, and letting Him fill us with His grace and mercy. Scripture reminds us: “For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time–to show us his grace through Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 1:9).

Pretending to be something you are not can have tragic consequences. The business of faking it happens everywhere, but it’s especially tragic when it happens in a church. When a church is filled with pretenders, the beauty of Jesus gets trampled and people get confused and hurt. Faking it in church is a great way to destroy everything else in your life, especially your family and children, who see the hypocrisy. Don’t settle for fake. Let’s be the real thing together.

You won’t last in this life if you don’t have courage. Almost everything worthwhile that will come into your life will come because of courage.

When you read through the book of Acts, you can’t help but be struck by the courage of those early followers of Jesus. Even at the risk of their own lives and families, they refused to be half hearted or lukewarm followers of Jesus.

But how does courage grow? How do we find it when we need it? Join us this weekend as we explore the nature of courage and discuss how to become more courageous in your everyday life.

Misunderstandings can happen so easily and so quickly. It just takes a small gap in information, and suddenly problems can appear from virtually nowhere. When it happens in the church, the impact can sometimes be forever. In our story this week, in Acts 6:1-7, we are going to watch the very early church face one of it's first internal problems.

Over the years, hundreds of people have professed faith in Jesus at one of our Easter events. Our great hope is that each and every church invite will result in someone coming to know Jesus.

Which of your relatives, neighbors, family members, or co-workers do you want to see come to know Christ this Easter? People are more likely to respond to your invitation this weekend than at any other time of the year.

It’s one thing to know that you’ve broken God’s law, but it’s another thing entirely to realize that you’ve broken God’s heart. In Acts 2, Peter preaches a message that cuts the people to their core. He uses the Old Testament to show that all of the Bible is about Jesus, not us, and to call the very people who crucified Jesus to change their minds about Him.