AN APOSTLE’S FIRST STEPS

Acts 9:19-31

Why do parents remember their kids’ first steps?

Confessing Christ before the World

Why is it important to confess Christ openly?

Suffering with Christ in the World

What is the cost of confessing Christ openly?

Blessed in Christ in Spite of the World

How is it blessed to confess Christ openly?

FASTING

Matthew 6:16-18

How did the public ministry of Jesus begin?

The Practice of Fasting

What is fasting? When should we fast?

The Purpose of Fasting

Why are we called to fast?

The Profit of Fasting

How does fasting bring a reward?

Acts 9:1-19

The Saul Who Was

Why did Saul need to be converted?

The Lord Who Appeared

How did God work to convert him?

The Brother Who Rose

What was the result of his conversion?

Matthew 6:5-15

Many point out the power of prayer, but what makes it so?

When You Pray

Why should we pray?

Don’t Be Like Them

How do we get prayer wrong?

Pray Then Like This

To whom do we pray—and why does it matter?

Acts 8:1-25

This week we marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day . . .

The Scattered Church

How should we view crises in our lives?

The Good Fruit

What are the marks of the Church’s mission?

The Almost Christian

Why is the story of Simon important?

Matthew 5:38-48

What’s the greatest challenge you’ve ever been given?

Love Necessarily

Why is love required to be moral?

Love Actually

How is love challenged—and changed—by evil?

Love Heavenly

Who can cause love to triumph in the world?