Sermons About Acts
The Day the Spirit Came
Christians often try hard to be the church God calls them to be without the power God has given them to use. God's Spirit is the power behind the church's mission, and in this sermon we look at what happened the day God gave His Spirit to His people.
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Key Ingredients
It’s important for a new church to have the right things built into its foundation. In this sermon, we look at the "key ingredients" the very first community of Christians had as they were being prepared to take the Gospel into the world.
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Lose Your Life to the Church and Its Devotion
Do you love the church with the same devotion as Jesus? Would you die for the church? Would you lose your life for the church? Pastor Brian Curtis calls to see a picture of the early church and their devotion and calls us to that same life-giving devotion.
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The Beginning of Healing (Series Introduction)
In this message Pastor Jeremy speaks about healing through community and the benefits of small groups. Pastor Jeremy teaches us the importance of acceptance, attention, affection and being honest. He mentions that we need the support of others because we cannot heal on our own, and by joining small groups we can encourage each others healing and commitment to faith.
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Sacred Joy: Philippians 1.1-6; Acts 16.6-40
What is your view of the gospel? Is it big and glorious as the Apostle Paul’s view of it was? Or is it a little gospel? Have you domesticated it, compartmentalized it, boxed it in, because how dare you over do it or be seen as super spiritual or as some say ‘religious’? This week you will see that this is no little gospel, instead it is glorious and so much so that the soul rejoices over it again and again. This week we begin our new series on Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi with looking at this all glorious and joy causing gospel.
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Equipped for Mission
The book of Acts is all about Jesus. Though it is a book narrating the history of the early church, it is nonetheless all about Jesus. Through the Church, Jesus continued and continues His mission of reconciling the world back to God. In this sermon, we look at the first 11 verses of Acts to see how Jesus equips His people for His mission.
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Mission to Ephesus: The Critique of All Temples
Acts 19.26 “he says man-made gods are no gods at all...There is danger...that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited.” Throughout history there has been a long succession of temple building. Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of many. Hollywood enjoys making adventure movies about some of them. As we follow Paul in his third missionary journey, he now arrives in Ephesus - a city dominated by the goddess Artemis and her influential temple. When Paul preached Jesus, he challenged the entire religious enterprise and people were personally affronted and angry. What we forget is that it is not just the ancient peoples who build temples - we do, too. Today in the Word we will consider how the gospel actually challenges all temples and how the powers of hell try to divert us from discovering freedom and life in the one true God.
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