Sunday Sermons

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on October 7, 2018

Message from Pastor Danny D'Acquisto on September 30, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on September 23, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on September 16, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on September 9, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on September 2, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on August 26, 2018

Message from Pastor Chris Amundson on August 19, 2018

Message from Pastor Danny D'Acquisto on August 12, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on August 5, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on July 29, 2018

Message from Pastor Danny D'Acquisto on July 22, 2018

Message from Josh Poore on July 15, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on July 8, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on July 1, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on June 24, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on June 17, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on June 10, 2018

Message from Pastor Mike Matheson on June 3, 2018

With his missionary journeys behind him, Paul now travels to Jerusalem where he is almost instantly met with hostility. In this text he faces a bloodthirsty mob, arrest, a near beating, and an unruly council. Paul’s example in these things shows us the amount of courage that being a faithful witness of Jesus requires. From this point forward, we only know Paul as a prisoner headed toward Rome.

Our passage for this week follows Paul in the latter half of his third missionary journey. This section focuses in on the personal relationships that have been developed as he gives farewells on his way to Jerusalem. In his final words to the Ephesian elders, we can see his heart for the church and desire to see it led well.

Paul begins his third missionary journey and spends a lot of time in Ephesus, clearly and faithfully preaching the gospel and it has a profound effect: individuals believe, receive the Holy Spirit, repent, and experience transformed lives. By the time the story comes to a close we discover that clear and faithful gospel preaching, empowered by the Holy Spirit, transforms the whole city of Ephesus.

Paul’s second missionary journey ends with an extended stay in the city of Corinth. Like most of the cities that he has traveled to, Corinth is rife with conflict and danger. So much so, that it is necessary for the Lord to personally reassure Paul of his constant presence. And although he faces much uncertainty in this story, the fruit of Paul’s faithful labor in Corinth is undeniable in the year...

Chapter 17 of Acts brings us to the middle leg of Paul’s second missionary journey. As the gospel is presented and taught to three different people groups (Thessalonians, Bereans, Athenians), we see three different types of reception. This passage demonstrates for us the unchanging nature of the gospel message as well as the versatility in its presentation.

After the Jerusalem Council, Paul and Barnabas set off on a second missionary journey that hardly goes as planned. Personal conflict, a change in destination, and a stint in jail mark this trip. But what we see is God’s full control over all that happens and his using these events to further the kingdom.