SESSION #8         ROOTS: What Happens When Christians Care?

The first part of Acts 6 is known for the recording of the appointment of the first deacons in the church; but it is far more impacting to us in today’s church than just that.  It reveals what it is that Jesus has called His Church to do, to represent Him in our world today.

ROOTS: Session #7          The Church Persecuted

The early saints are persecuted….because of the name of Jesus.  Guest teacher (and Life Group member) Shawn Parker leads this session based the latter part of Acts 6.

Session #6           WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

Was what Ananias & Sapphira did in Acts 5 really that bad?  Do we as believers in the Church still do this today?  The word is “hypocracy”; and we examine the effects of it, and why God views it so seriously.

SESSION #5         One Heart, One Mind   

The early Church was a body of believers totally united through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Guest teacher Al Clark covers the latter portion of Acts 4 and how God’s Church supposed to function as “one body”

SESSION #4         When the Going Gets Tough

In Acts 4, the Church begins to experience persecution for the first time.  What does God expect of us as his witnesses, and what does it mean to us today?

Session #3-Let the Miracles Begin

The first “miracles” of the NT Church are recorded in the early chapters of Acts.  How did these impact the culture and world of their day, and what do they mean for the Church of our day?  Find out in this look at Acts 3 this week.

Roots: Session #2-Holy Spirit Power

The Holy Spirit is given to the Church, and everything changes!  How the Gospel message relies on the power of the Holy Spirit working in concert with it to change people’s lives.

SESSION 1 Title:  ROOTS: Can I Get a Witness?

The Book of Acts is the story of the beginnings of the Church, and it all begins with Jesus’ admonishion and expectation for what His followers would be and do as part of His Body here on earth…the Church!

The Power of God’s Word

The Bible is not only a book, but God’s Book…a LIVING book!  In an unusual “open mic” session, individual members of our Life Group share specific verses that have been meaningful to them…over time, of recent, or in specific situations.

Nahum: Patience & Power of God          

Guest speaker Gary Ward shares from the short book of Nahum and reveals how God’s power and patience work together and how we should never mistake God’s patience with a lack of power on His part of move in a situation.