September 26, 2021 Acts 9:1 – 19a “Saving Saul” Service Overview: Saul, prosecutor and persecutor of Christians, now faces the One who he’s really been persecuting all along, and discovers first-hand the power of Jesus as He is completely transformed from prosecutor and persecutor, to proclaimer. Memory Verse for the Week: “Therefore, if anyone is...
September 19, 2021 Acts 8:26-40 “Power From the Past” Service Overview: The good news of Jesus and of God’s plan of redemption is not a plan that came out of nowhere. In fact, the entire Old Testament points to Jesus! In this text, Philip uses the Old Testament as a means by which to lead...
September 12, 2021 Acts 8:9-25 “Fan or Follower” Service Overview: Believe it or not, but people exist who show interest in Jesus, not because they think they need to be saved, but because of what they believe Jesus has to offer them in giving them a better life. Simon was such a person. He was...
Sunday, September 5, 2021 Acts 8:1-8 “Persecution, Prison, Providence, and Power” – Service Overview: As Saul begins his campaign to try to suppress this new movement of God, God uses this as a means by which to empower and unleash his people to take the good news of Jesus to new areas. Saul’s attempts to...
Sunday, August 29, 2021 Acts 6:8 – 7:60 (reading Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-60) “Persuasive Perjury” Service Overview: It was Tertullian who said that, “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church”. And it’s often been true that the greatest periods of growth in church history happened during times of persecution. Stephen was an...
Sunday, August 22, 2021 Acts 6:1-7 “Seven to Serve” Service Overview: Growth often comes with growing complexity. And while needs were increasing, instead of neglecting prayer and teaching, the apostles diversify the ministry; employing gifted individuals to help meet those needs. Memory Verse for the Week: “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the...
August 15th, 2021 Acts 5:33-42 “Fearless” Call to Worship: Selected verses from Psalm 115 Aux. text: Isaiah 40:10-31 Service Orientation: Understand and believing the sovereignty, promises and love of God makes one secure, confident, unstoppable, invincible and fearless. Bible Memory Verse for the Week: God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a...
Sunday, August 8, 2021 Acts 5:17-32 “Righteous Rebellion” Service Overview: Jail wasn’t enough to keep the good news of Jesus from coming out of the mouths of the apostles. They had been so radically transformed by Jesus, they had no choice but to obey God rather than man. Memory Verse for the Week: “Blessed are...
Sunday, August 1, 2021 Acts 5:12-16 “Miraculous Momentum” Service Overview: The work of God in and through the apostles generated both attraction and apprehension. The fate of Ananias and Sapphira made it clear God wasn’t going to tolerate half-hearted adherers. However, what God was doing was creating momentum as people came to believe that what...
Sunday, July 25, 2021 Acts 5:1-11 “Impure Impression” Service Overview: The church has always been infiltrated by people with impure motives; “glory seekers” simply seeking attention for their good works. The story of Ananias and Sapphira should remind us to check our motives whenever we seek to do good in this world. Are we seeking...
