Peter is thrown in prison for preaching the gospel. But the church prayed earnestly and Peter wasn’t the only one who had a hard time believing that an angel rescued him.

Like our lives, the book of Acts moves and breathes between Extraordinary time and Ordinary time, but God’s grace was extraordinary in both, especially for those who gained the nickname “Christians.”

A podcast of the sermon message from May 31, 2026.

This week's sermon.

On the day we honor the women among us, we remember the story of a woman who was so beloved that when she passed, the community gathered to show off her handmade clothes. But Peter asked The Lord to let her live again…

Confirming our faith in Jesus is just the beginning of a wild and wonderful journey of learning to follow him. Paul did not become a missional man of God overnight, but over time.

Acts 9 captures the most famous conversion story in the book of Acts- as Paul goes from persecutor to proselytizer.

The good news about Jesus spreads to unlikely people from unlikely places. But what can stand in the way of them believing and being baptized?

Persecution causes the church to scatter, and the good news about Jesus to spread to people with previously held beliefs and spiritual strongholds, including a powerful magician.