In this message, Pastor Nathan deals with a uniquely placed passage of scripture in Acts 13:52 where it describes the disciples as being continually filled with the Holy Spirit. He challenges us to think about the frequency which which we are being filled and our expectation in being filled with the Spirit. While some might […]
In this message, Pastor Nathan expounds on Peter’s defense of his obedience to God and how his defense provided undeniable proof of God’s working and direction in bringing the Gentiles into the Kingdom of God. The circumcised believers that confronted him, were at first angry and vehemently upset at Peter’s transgression of tradition, but once […]
In this week’s message, Pastor Phillip teaches on several concepts we see displayed here in Chapter 8, namely the laying on of hands, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the consequent manifestation of that baptism through a miraculous gift of the Spirit. He also addresses the sin of Simon the sorcerer who had proclaimed […]
Continuing from last week’s sermon, Pastor Phillip finishes his analysis of Stephen’s defense in Acts 7 and shows how Stephen, by the power of the Holy Spirit, was making a parallel to the spiritual leaders in the Old Testament who persecuted the prophets and the spiritual leaders of his day. They were no different and […]
In this sermon, Pastor Phillip begins teaching through Chapter 7 where Stephen is invited to give a defense before the religious Sanhedrin. He shows how Stephen, led by the Holy Spirit, was making beautiful by powerful parallels between Abraham and Joseph in the Old Testament and Christ, that the religious elite couldn’t refute. This is […]
Today’s message is focused on a young man named Stephen. This was one of the men selected, out of all those who had come to know Christ, to serve the widows in the daily distribution of food – the work of a deacon. However, Stephen was so full of the Holy Spirit that God used […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip covers Acts 5:12-41 where great signs and wonders were being performed by the Apostles and the Disciples are arrested for continuing to preach the Gospel of Christ. He points out the importance of understanding that the gifts of the Spirit are still in operation today but just because God is […]