As we evangelize today, we can’t take for granted that the person we are speaking with has the same image of God that we have. We will often find ourselves witnessing to people who hold to other worldviews. In our passage this morning, we find a powerful example of how to do this. Acts 17:16-34

Today, we will be focusing in on Paul’s ministry in a Macedonian city called Philippi.  Our passage today is full of persecution and adversity but it was worth it.  Acts 16:16-40

Our passage today helps us to answer one of the most frequently asked questions in the church.  How can I discern where God is leading me?  Acts 16:6-15

In our text today, Paul and Barnabas – two of the speakers from the council who helped to foster this beautiful unity in the church – get into a dispute about their next missionary journey. The men who helped to bridge the cultural divide in the congregation find themselves unable to bridge the personal divide […]

The Jerusalem Council forms the CENTRE of the book of Acts both structurally and theologically.⁠  Acts 15 brings us to arguably the most significant decision in the history of the New Testament church.  Acts 15:1-35

As Canada stops today to give thanks, the greatest and the most profound thanksgiving should spring up from the church, for who has more to be thankful for than the people of God?  Psalm 105

Today’s passage is about the final leg of the Apostle Paul’s first intentional, cross-cultural missions trip.   Paul is breaking new ground as he makes his way into communities that have never heard the gospel. This reality should frame how we study this passage. This is a story about missions.  Acts 14:8-23

Individualism is a big topic in on our culture’s all-consuming emphasis on self. This individualism can creep into the church. That’s a frightening reality. The church is supposed to provide us with a little foretaste of heaven, but when the church is filled with 150 people asking, “What’s in it for me?” it becomes instead […]

We avoid confrontation like the plague. That would involve meeting with people that we disagree with in person. That would involve looking them in the eye. That would involve a real conversation that might actually lead to real change. That’s scary. Matthew 18:15-20