We open to Acts 15 and see the early church forced to wrestle with the question, "How is one saved?" Is it by grace through faith alone? Or is it grace + something else?

We open to Acts 14 and see the steadfastness of Paul and Barnabas in their mission despite extreme opposition.

We conclude our brief Sunday Service 101 series by discussing children in church and how we care for and disciple them.

We open to 1 Corinthians 11 to discuss the Lord's Supper and its many beautiful purposes in the life of the Church.

We look at worship music, discussing why we sing and what we sing in a church service (in general), and then why what we sing what we sing (and don't sing) at The River Church specifically.

Scripture: 2 Tim 3:14-4:5 Preacher: Caleb Van Roekel We apologize for the inconvenience but due to technical difficulties this sermon was not recorded.

As we continue in the book of Acts, we see Paul share the gospel with his fellow Jews and glean helpful guidance for sharing with others.

Paul and Barnabas set out on their first missionary journey and encounter resistance to the gospel in the form of a sorcerer on the island of Cyprus. What should we do when we encounter resistance?

This week we looked at Act 12:25-13:3, where we see a major shift in the evangelism of the world. We go from seeing mainly Jews becoming Christians to Gentiles becoming Christians. God makes it very clear that the Gospel is for everyone. We also see how this text applies to us today. As Christians, God calls us to do the work he has us: loving God and loving others. He doesn't call us to do this perfectly. He calls us to do it faithfully.

Self-exaltation is nothing new. In Acts 12:20-24, we see Herod on the throne being praised and likened to a god. He does not deny this or give God the glory. We tend to do the very same in our lives. Thinking that we can be like God is nothing new. These things lead to sin, toil, and destruction. Fortunately for us, Jesus gives us a way out of destruction into new life.

This Sunday we looked at Acts 12:1-19. James is Killed and Peter is Imprisoned. God sends an angel freeing Peter from Prison, showing us that there are 3 pertinent necessities that we can take away from this passage: prayer, preparedness, and faith.

This week we looked at Acts 11:19-30 and the mission of the church as the Gospel continues to spread. The Mission of the Church is to Faithfully, Boldly Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to All People. We do this only empowered by the Holy Spirit.

This week we turn to Acts 11:1-18 where Peter reports to the church his interactions with and the salvation of the Gentiles.

This Week we looked at Acts 10. In this text The Holy Spirit is poured out on Jews and Gentiles, making it clear that Jesus Christ died for all. God is intimately orchestrating our lives according to His Will and for our good. God loves all people and is calling everyone, no matter where they are at, to Himself.

This week we looked at Acts 9:31-43. Peter healed Aeneas and brought Dorcas (Tabitha) back to life. Those are amazing miracles done in the name of Jesus Christ! An even more amazing miracle is all that believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins--they too are restored to a new life!

This week we looked at Acts 9:1-31 and on Saul's miraculous conversion to Christ and what it looks like to be zealous for the Lord.

This week we looked at Philip's godly encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch and the Preparation, Presentation, and Response that goes into sharing the gospel.

This week we looked at Acts 8:9-25 and how it highlights the supremacy of God in the message and grace of Jesus Christ.

We see in Acts 8:1-8 that the Gospel continues to spread throughout Judea and Samaria despite oppression from all sides. We too, should expect opposition in our lives as we seek to make Jesus Christ's name known.

Today we went through Stephen's brief yet impactful service for Christ in Acts 6:8-7:60 and how we are called to imitate it.