Acts 2:14, 22-36 {Prayer} Each and everyone one of us gathered here is in a relationship with someone else. I’ll even go so far to say that each of us are in multiple relationships. I know, that may sound a bit risqué … but it’s true right? If you go on my…
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 {Prayer} Back before there were computers, a little boy was watching his father, who happened to be the pastor, write a sermon. The little boy always wondered about his dad’s sermons so he asked him one day, “How do you know what to say?” “Well son, God tells me.” Little…
Acts 5:29-42 {Prayer} Cursing in general is rude. To call someone “rude” for cursing someone or something is a great way to get one’s attention. And if you look at our reading from Acts, this is how Peter and the other apostles are in their preaching, in their addressing of Israel’s behavior,…
Acts 2:1-21; John 14:23-31 During the last ten days of the Church year, we’ve been living in liturgical limbo, existing between two realities. We’ve celebrated our Lord’s ascension into heaven. But since the Ascension, we’ve been waiting. We’ve been waiting for this day. Like the Apostles of old, we’ve been listening to our Lord’s instructions…
Acts 1:12-26 {Prayer} Back quite a few years ago when my niece was about Faith’s age, Jessica and I asked her what it was that she wanted for her birthday. She told us … “I don’t know. I’m in this in between age. At times I like dolls, but other times I want something…
Acts 5:12-20 {Prayer} Being scared is one of our most natural instincts. We are typically scared of what we don’t know. Shadows can represent this fear as we wonder what is lurking within them, what is out there, what is making them. In addition to not knowing, the power of our imaginations can make…
Acts 1:1-11 {Prayer} To quote a well-known commercial … “How do you eat an Oreo cookie?” I know, that sounds pretty random, but you should know by now that my mind sometimes comes up with some weird ideas. As I was reading through our text from Acts 1, as well as some other…
Acts 17:16-34 “God Is Great” {Prayer} Mysteries … everyone joys a good mystery every now and then right? There is something about a mystery, something about trying to figure out the unknown which draws people in. How is this story going to end? How is this movie going to end? Who did it? …
Acts 16:31 (ESV)31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” I came across an illustration I want to share with you this morning and no, it has nothing to do with 1987 song by Starship or the movie Mannequin. I know some of you when you saw…
Acts 2:42 The Fellowship of the Believers 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Dear Friends in Christ, Even though I took some time off a little over a month ago, after hearing my sermon title for today, you may very well be thinking that perhaps…