Have you ever wondered why Christian churches throughout the centuries have had someone preach when they gather on Sunday morning? It’s been a fundamental part of church history ever since the very beginning, as Pastor Phillip shows us in today’s message, and it’s called exhortation. We need to be exhorted to challenge us, encourage us, […]

In today’s message, Pastor Phillip continues in our study of Acts and begins chapter 14. One of the powerful points made in this sermon is that our story can be found in the story of Acts. We look at people like Paul and Barnabas and think that because we aren’t being used in the same […]

In this sermon, Pastor Phillip begins studying in chapter 8 of Acts where we see the Saul, who will be shortly named Paul, begin the persecution of the early church as a result a Stephens death. This resulted in a scattering of the believers and particularly one named Phillip, who went around preaching the Gospel. […]

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 […]

This week, Pastor Phillip begins by sharing the vision God placed on our hearts for 2022 at our annual Pastors Retreat and what that looks like moving forward. Then, continuing on in our study of Acts, he continues to teach in chapter 5 where we left off last week in verse 39. These last four […]

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 […]

In this sermon, Pastor Nathan walks through the prayer prayed by the disciples after they had been released from prison and warned by the religious leaders not to speak about the name of Christ. This prayer is a model for us as we experience the trials of life and the persecution of living for Christ […]