Setting the Stage

Setting the Stage

Setting the Stage As we move into week five of our sermon series in Acts, “The Second Missionary Journey,” we explore Paul’s ministry and reactions upon arriving in one of the most influential and godless cities in the First Century: Athens. Setting the Stage by Greg...
Setting the Stage

A Contrast in Cities

A Contrast in Cities As we move into week four of our sermon series in Acts, “The Second Missionary Journey,” we see radically different responses to the Gospel in two different cities, a reminder to us that we, too, can expect both opposition and fruit in our...
Setting the Stage

Miracles at Midnight

Miracles at Midnight As we move into week three of our sermon series in Acts, “The Second Missionary Journey,” we study one of the most memorable moments in Acts: Paul and Silas in jail in Philippi.  Their reaction to suffering is incredibly instructive, even in our...
Setting the Stage

The Battle Begins

The Battle Begins As we move into week two of our sermon series in Acts, “The Second Missionary Journey,” we see Paul encounter significant resistance to the Gospel in Philippi – for the exact same reasons we see resistance in our community, as well. The Battle Begins...
Setting the Stage

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion For Easter Sunday, we kick off a new sermon series in the book of Acts entitled, “The Second Missionary Journey.”  The beginning of the second missionary journey helps us each to understand how important it is in life to have direction – the right...
Good, From the Bad Again

Good, From the Bad Again

Good, From the Bad Again Today, as we conclude our sermon series in Acts, “The Jerusalem Council,” we are reminded yet again that God always brings good from even the worst of circumstances – including the controversy that precipitated the Jerusalem Council and a...