“The Acts of… US – Power in the Name of Jesus” – Acts 4:1-12   1. Good Shepherd Sunday & Acts 3 Story Before we dig into Acts 4 and continue the sermon series on “The Acts of… US” I want to make a couple of connections. First, I want to acknowledge that the Fourth […]

“The Acts of US – Times of Refreshing” – Acts 3:11-21   Introduction: Context (X 2) As is often the case, I want to start with a little bit of context for what God wants you to hear today. And sometimes – like today – I need to give you two bits of context. The […]

“The Acts of… US – Not a Needy Person” – Acts 4:32-35   Introduction – Season of Easter & Book of Acts Let me explain something about what we call our Church Year Calendar. Lent is that six-Sunday long season that leads us through a time of repentance as we follow Jesus’ suffering into and […]

  “… and Peter […and Paul]” – Mark 16:7   1. The Christian Message – pure and simple In the past, I have mentioned that the essential Christian message from the Bible is pretty simple, and brief. In 1 Corinthians 15, we heard it in five words, and then seven words. Five words: “Christ died […]

  “An Exchange Prompted by Grace” – Isaiah 53:4-6 This amazing Old Testament prophecy features a profound image of the Suffering Servant of God and an exchange prompted by grace. Most often exchanges take place between people with respect to items of a perceived equal value. In the olden days it was the bartering system […]