When you pray, do you expect God to show up? This might seem like an odd question; why else would I pray? Of course, I expect God to show...

God Still Shows Up Acts 9:32-43 INTRODUCTION:  We have not seen Peter sin Acts 8:25, and now he pops back up on the scene. The point is...

Zacchaeus… was a wee little man who climbed up a sycamore tree. Why? Because he wanted to get a glimpse of Jesus. This itinerant and...

For the Worship of God Acts 5:12-16; 1 Pet. 2:9 INTRODUCTION:  One of the essential and historical convictions of the Church is that the...

Last Sunday, we celebrated baptisms, and we heard stories about how Jesus is changing lives, bringing healing, hope, comfort, and...

The Gospel Brings Peace Acts 9:1-31 INTRODUCTION:  Other than Jesus, there is no more recognizable figure in the NT than the Apostle Paul....

When we think and talk about the nature of salvation in the Christian faith, we often think of and refer to heaven. And, to be sure, heaven...

The Gospel Brings Joy Acts 8:4-40 INTRODUCTION:  Jesus’ final instruction to his disciples (the 11) at the ascension was to wait in...

Intercessory prayer is the purifying bath into which the individual and the community must enter every day. The renowned German theologian,...