This week we looked at Acts 6:1-7. The church was rapidly expanding in number. The 12 disciples showed humility and trust by having the church choose 7 men to oversee the daily distribution to the widows. We learned 4 lessons from Acts that we can apply today when filling ministry needs in the church.

Our scripture this week is Acts 5:17-42. In this text we see the apostles going against The High Priest and preaching the Gospel. They are thrown into prison, but they rejoice that they are counted worthy to suffer in the name of Jesus Christ. We too should expect that some people will come to believe, others will reject Jesus, and some will vehemently oppose God. We are to preach the Good News in affectionate obedience to God, and out of love for others.

We continue our series in Acts with the story of Ananias and Sapphira who attempt to deceive the church for sinful gain, only to be confronted by the holiness of God.

We look at how the early church prays in Acts 4:23-31 in response to persecution and invite those listening to submit their own prayer requests for boldness in missions.

We open to Acts 4:1-22 and see a Spirit-filled Peter preach the gospel of Jesus boldly to the council of religious leaders threatening them to stop in the wake of a miraculous healing.

This week we opened to Acts 3 and saw Peter heal a disabled beggar "in the name of Jesus Christ" and then preach the gospel to the crowd of amazed onlookers.

We discussed Acts 2:42-47 and looked at the four things that the early church devoted themselves to.

We open to Acts 2:14-41 when Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, preaches the gospel of Jesus Christ, which the Spirit uses to convert three thousand souls!

We witness the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost!

We look at Acts 1:15-26 and watch as Peter rightly handles the Scriptures to lead the early church to prayerfully select a replacement apostle for Judas, the betrayer.

We're talking all about prayer as we observe how the disciples devoted themselves to prayer.

We open to Acts 1:4-11 and discuss Jesus' Ascension and the call and identity of every Christian to be a witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Join us as we begin a new sermon series in the book of Acts!