Prairie Preacher

The Invariability of the Cross -- Acts 17:1-15 12.07.2020 38:18 ↓

The message of the cross has not changed. It is tempting to read Acts with a curiosity about how the same message we hold to so dearly today was received way back then in such a pagan, polytheistic culture. But what I want you to consider today is the possibility that the context and the culture haven’t really changed that much at all. Customs change, languages change, leadership changes, governme...

The Unpredictable Power of God -- Acts 15:36-16:40 05.07.2020 38:03 ↓

Yes, that is one sermon on a little more than one chapter of Acts. Listen to how the unpredictable power of God is displayed in overcoming failure, fierce flexibility, and in focusing his followers.

The Gospel Confronts Civil Religion -- Acts 14 22.06.2020 40:20 ↓

No matter where you live, you live under a civil religion. In Acts 14 we are looking at what happens when the Gospel confronts civil religion and how followers of King Jesus should respond.

Paul's First Sermon -- Acts 13:13-52 14.06.2020 46:57 ↓

Hear the story of my first sermon and then hear Paul's. Pay attention to the story Paul tells -- to what happens when God initiates the action versus what happens when people take matters into their own hands. Sorry for the length. 

Mission and Worship -- Acts 13:1-12 07.06.2020 34:23 ↓

Do you believe that the church should have a voice amidst the chaos and crises that we are facing today and the ones we will face tomorrow? We must remember that the church's voice must be connected to its mission and that its mission must be rooted in its worship.

Two Bodies, Two Kingdoms -- Acts 12 31.05.2020 41:13 ↓

One kingdom is made and maintained by violence and the threat of violence. One kingdom is made by one who suffered violence and maintained by citizens who die to themselves and are willing to suffer violence. One kingdom decays and decomposes while the other develops, spreads, and grows. Which has your allegiance?

On Cockroaches and Christians -- Acts 11:19-30 24.05.2020 38:59 ↓

What do cockroaches and Christians have in common? Not much, I hope. 

Agree to Disagree, Just Be Right About Jesus -- Acts 11:1-18 17.05.2020 29:16 ↓

COVID-19 opinions and theories have spread infectiously. Don't let them divide us. Don't let anything divide us. Let Jesus unite us. Pretty simple, right?

Unremarkable -- Acts 9:32-43 03.05.2020 17:49 ↓

Are you just a ____________ and wonder how God could ever use you to do amazing work for his kingdom? If you've ever felt this way, then listen to this remarkable story of how God uses unremarkable men and women.

Marshmallow or Messiah? (Acts 9:1-19) 12.04.2020 25:32 ↓

Happy Easter! This message explores just a bit of how the conversion of Saul displays the significance of an embodied Easter. It also discusses the dangers involved in a disembodied church and a disembodied resurrection.

Philip in Samaria -- Acts 8:4-25 15.03.2020 29:40 ↓

We are disciples, not customers.  

The Man Who Changed the Meaning of a Word -- Acts 6:1-15 01.03.2020 44:20 ↓

...or : "The Man Who Up a Hill a Deacon, and Came Down a Martyr." The early church begins stretching, if not breaking, its ties to Jerusalem by appointing seven "deacons."  Stephen is "just a deacon," but his courage and faithfulness will change the meaning of a word forever as well as the course of the church forever.

The Enduring Work of the Church -- Acts 5:12-42 23.02.2020 44:04 ↓

The church must look to the God who gives courage, the God who is in control, and the God was is crucified and crowned.