As we study the book of Acts for the next few years, we will be refreshed as a church, reminded as God’s people and re-energized by truth to serve our world in the power of God. The mission of the early church continues to be our mission. Their story is our story.
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Bible Text: Acts 4:23-31 | Speaker: Jeff Noble | Series: Acts In this message, we looked Peter and John’s return from prison to the church. Lead pastor Jeff Noble shared six principles for becoming a joyfully bold believer.
Bible Text: Acts 4:1-22 | Speaker: Jeff Noble | Series: Acts This passage records the first run-in that the early church had with the authorities. Peter and John are jailed – for healing a lame man and preaching about the Resurrection. Their boldness before the religious leaders astonishes their interrogators as they proclaim with confidence that Jesus is the Messiah. …
Bible Text: Acts 3:17-26 | Speaker: Jeff Noble | Series: Acts This Palm Sunday message recognizes that the crowds really didn’t understand the Messiah that Jesus was when they celebrated His ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. From Acts 3:17-26, lead pastor Jeff Noble teaches on the importance of repentance. Only by changing our minds and beliefs about Jesus can …
Bible Text: Acts 3:1-16 | Speaker: Dave Farris | Series: Acts A lame man is healed as the first church experiences its first recorded miracle. From Acts 3:1-16, Dave Farris shares how signs and wonders are intended to magnify Jesus and build up the church. Davis is the pastor of our Pulaski campus.
Bible Text: Acts 2:42-47 | Speaker: Adam Wilson | Series: Acts This message examines what the newly Spirit-filled church devoted itself to in the immediate days after the birth of the church. Discipleship and College Minister Adam Wilson shares from Acts 2:42-47 the incredible dynamics of a church unified by God and relates how it applies to our contemporary setting.
Bible Text: Acts 2:14-41 | Speaker: Neal Nelson | Series: Acts This message covers the growth of the “baby church” in Acts 2:14-41. The apostle Peter preaches the first sermon of the new church, and 3000 people become Christians! What can we learn from this early sermon, and what is necessary for people to become a Christian “from scratch?”
Bible Text: Acts 2:1-13 | Speaker: Jeff Noble | Series: Acts Acts 2:1-13 describes the coming of the Holy Spirit into the lives of the early disciples in Jerusalem and what resulted. This message centers on the significance of that event, its historicity as well as its application for modern followers of Jesus Chri
This message focuses on Acts 2:12-26. In it, the disciples are gathered in the upper room, waiting on the promised Holy Spirit. While they wait, they pray and select a man to fill the vacancy left by Judas’ suicide. What can we learn from this time of waiting, decision-making and prayerfulness by the pre-church?
Bible Text: Acts 1:1-12 | Speaker: Jeff Noble | Series: Acts The first 12 verses of the book of Acts are both an introduction to the “delivery room” of the New Testament church and a reprise of the final words of the gospel of Luke. In this message, you’ll learn about the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and ascension and …
