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Responding to Persecution
by Brian Bill

We must keep speaking even when told not to.

Text: Acts 4:1-22
Sermon Series: On Mission
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Mission Possible
by Brian Bill

We’re called to witness where we are, but not stay where we are.

Text: Acts 1:6-11
Sermon Series: On Mission
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Engage Glocally
by Brian Bill

Let’s turn to Acts 8 and discover four different phases of living Glocally. 1. Preparation.  As the early church was […]

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Engage with the Ordinances
by Brian Bill

A symbol is something that stands for something else.  I’m going to put some well-known symbols up on the screen […]

Text: Acts 8:12-13; Luke 22:7-23
Sermon Series: Engage
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Counter-Cultural Christianity: Racism
by Brian Bill

Do you feel some discomfort right now?  Me too.  And it’s about to get worse.  Let’s admit upfront that there’s […]

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Great Joy in the City
by Ray Pritchard

Throughout history, God has grown and moved his church as his people scattered to diverse locations geographically. This pattern has not changed and believers are still called to grow and expand as a church today, whether we move across national boundaries, ethnic and cultural boundaries, or do church planting in our immediate communities. Beginning with the first generation of believers in the book of Acts, we hear of Phillip, who was emboldened and changed by the power of God as he moved out in obedience to spread the Gospel. Despite severe persecution, great joy descended on those who received the truth that came with power. In this present age, we have the account of the phenomenal growth of the church in China. In 1949 all Christian missionaries were evicted leaving less than one million indigenous believers behind. They faced relentless bloodbaths and eradication. Yet the church grew in the midst of that persecution when determined believers scattered and went underground. The challenge to believers today remains the same—to be willing to be moved out of our personal comfort zones, to walk in faith, to make personal sacrifices, and most importantly, to trust God for our personal well-being and needs.

Text: Acts 8:4-8
Sermon Series: The Church in Many Places
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The Church in Many Places
by Ray Pritchard

God uses catastrophe and disasters to scatter the church so that His word can be spread to all parts of the world. We can become comfortable and content in our lives, but God in His sovergn nature does things we are not used to.

Text: Acts 8:1-4
Sermon Series: The Church in Many Places