People seem pretty stuck in their ways, these days. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Jesus can really change a person’s life. Well, okay, maybe people who are really desperate but what about those who seem to have it all together? Bring your curiosities to the text as Aaron Bauer preaches from Acts 10:1-16.

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Acts 10:1-16 Double Vision

Each of us has a story. Some of us have stories that make you stop and stare and others have stories of God’s faithfulness over time. A story becomes a healing story when Jesus is at the center of it. Chris Gough preaches from Acts 9:32-43.

Acts 9:32-43 Healing Stories

It was rare in those early days for Saul/Paul to receive a warm welcome almost anywhere. He was met with distrust and disgust. The new followers of Jesus distrusted him as a wolf among lambs. Saul’s former compatriots were disgusted by his turncoat allegiance to Jesus. What’s to be done? Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 9:19-30.

Acts 9:19-30 Traitors and Patriots

Jesus has a strategy to counteract the evil forces of the world. Are you ready for it? Send in the Lambs! Yep. Send in the lambs into the land of the wolves, serpents, and scorpions. Send in the Lambs? Won’t they suffer? Yes, but they will conquer. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 9:10-19.

Acts 9:10-19 Send in the Lambs?!?

Saul of Tarsus was a super intense warrior for Yahweh. He took everything seriously including purifying the country of those upstart Jesus people who said Jesus was the True King of Israel and therefore the whole world. The best thing Saul could think of to honor Yahweh was to kill these Jesus people, that is, until he met Jesus. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 9:1-9.

Acts 9:1-9 Completed Commission

Loneliness is epidemic in our world today. We are the most connected we've ever been and are still feeling lonely. Does God see you in your loneliness? What does he think of your brokenness? Together let’s explore the Divine Impulse that reaches out to and through you and I. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 8:26-40.

Acts 8:26-40 The Divine Impulse

Loneliness is an epidemic in our world today. We are the most connected with ever been and still feeling lonely. Does God see you in your loveliness? What does he think of your brokenness? Together let’s explore the Divine Impulse that reaches out to and through you and I. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 8:26-40.

We all want the people around us to enjoy the good life with us, but many times each day we are confronted with our dark side. If we hide from that dark stuff, it starts to stink like rotten fruit. What can we do about the diseased fruit that our lives sometimes produce? Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 8:4-25.

Acts 8:4-25 The Roots Of The Fruit

It was pretty rare to find someone who was willing to wish the best for the people that treated them the worst. That is until Jesus came along. He had the audacity to tell us to love our enemies and bless them when they curse us. Stephen was a man who lived out that message of forgiveness with an open heart even as he was murdered. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 7:54-8:3.

Acts 7:54-8:3 Open Heaven Open Heart

As humans, we put a lot of trust in our rituals and religions. We expect them fill us up, but often find not only are the rituals empty but they leave us empty as well. In the sham of a trial that would lead to his execution, Stephen shows how the trust in the empty Temple is different than the trust in the God of the Temple. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 7:41-57.

Acts 7:41-57 An Empty Temple?

As we’ve been wandering through pandemic life, we have fallen in lots of traps, lots of temptations. The wilderness of societal upheaval is a trial for our souls. But, what if you could be led instead of just wandering. Look to Jesus. Pastor Aaron preaches from Acts 7:1-53.

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