When God Hinders

We all love it when the Lord leads us to the right people, the right places, the right plan and purpose for our lives, but what about when God hinders? When the Holy Spirit forbids? When the Lord closes a door? How many of us are open not just to the leading of the Lord, […]

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Timothy

In Acts 16:1-5, we’re introduced to the lifelong and life-changing friendship of Paul and Timothy. Do you have a Paul in your life, fanning into flame a love for Jesus, who saved us and calls us to a holy life not because of our goodness, but because of His own purpose and grace? Are you […]

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Parting to Pursue the Gospel

Acts is all about faith in action. We see the vision and passion and the compassion of the early church, faithfully following Jesus. Despite massive cultural opposition, demonic powers of darkness, and even internal conflict and confusion—we see how lives and communities are changed by the power of the gospel as Christians passionately pursue and […]

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Knowing God’s Will

How do we know God’s will and discern God’s purpose in an ‘us’ and ‘them’ world? (Hint: don’t use freedom self-indulgently; use freedom self-sacrificially.) We’ll be encouraged and strengthened by Acts 15 today, as we worship the One who breaks down the dividing walls of hostility and rebuilds our lives for His purpose: that others […]

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All That God Has Done

Church isn’t a place to go, it’s a people to be! From the upper room to the utter most we are empowered by Jesus’ Spirit for Jesus’ mission. What if this last year of pandemic, politics, and protests has been an upper room experience and God is opening a door of faith for those who […]

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Why Are You Doing These Things?

Worshiping on Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Zoom had some major worldwide glitches this morning. Sorry for that. We are grateful for all who were able to bear with us, and if you couldn’t get Zoom to work, here’s a bit more of our worship than usual. Today we continued our sermon series, […]

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