Last week we looked at two dangers that threatened the early church: Persecution from without, and scandal from within. This morning, we learn that in addition to those dangers, even the health of the church was making life complicated! Today, we’re going to learn about the challenge associated with growth. Acts 6:1-7
In the face of threats, and scandals, the gospel is proclaimed, and the church grows! The jealous religious and political leaders watch on with contempt, and we find their response in our passage for this morning. Acts 5:17-42
This Sunday, we will turn our attention to the prophet Micah, who lived some 300 years after King David. Micah 5:1-5a
In our text today, we find King David living in an unprecedented time of peace and victory. In this moment of triumph, God speaks to David, and he expands even further upon the glorious promise that we have been tracking. 2 Samuel 7:8-17
Who can fix this broken world? Who can fix my broken heart? The Bible tells us that there is only one solution – we need DIVINE INTERVENTION! And, praise God, we have received a promise that help is on the way! We saw that promise in Genesis 3, and we find it again in our […]
This Advent season we will be looking at promises made in the Old Testament. The first one is found in Genesis 3:15, and it is a curious place to start because it is a promise that is made, not to Adam, or to Eve, but to the devil. Genesis 3:15
The story in this passage is amazing and it raise some difficult questions but before we unpack it, we need to keep in mind two simpler question: What do we see in this story? What are we to make of signs and wonders? Acts 5:12-16
The God of Acts 5:1-11 feels foreign and even offensive to many. And if you were reading your Bible at home, you might just rush past that feeling as quickly as possible. But we won’t be rushing past anything this morning because we need to know God for WHO HE IS, not who we imagine […]
The Sanhedrin has issued their warning: If you keep speaking about Jesus, we’re going to do to you what we did to your King. The Apostles have drawn their line in the sand: We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. The church is about to feel the wrath of the world. […]
Our passage this morning is the second half of the story that we considered last Sunday – Peter and John and the healing of the man lame from birth. The lame man is dancing, Peter is preaching, and the crowd is repenting and believing! Our text this morning picks up in the middle of that […]