Sunday Messages

After delivering a young girl from demon possession, magistrates of the town had Paul and Silas beaten and jailed. While in the depths of the prison, Paul and Silas began praising God. We know the story about how the chains came off and the jail doors opened, and of the conversion of the jailer and his family. We are challenged in this teaching to praise God in the darkness, not when it is easy, but when it is hard and necessary. That is when people watch you the most and your testimony is the most powerful.

Ruth 2

Acts 16:11-18

This is an important message to those of us trying to balance failures in faithfulness with grace. Paul and Barnabas have a disagreement and come to a point where they go separate ways. Scripture does not tell us who was right and who was wrong, but maybe they followed their own spiritual convictions that lead them both separately where God wanted them. All of this came about because of the previous unfaithfulness of John Mark. Barnabas wanted to bring John Mark along with them on their journey and Paul did not. In the end, we find that although Barnabas and Paul separate, and Barnabas leaves with John Mark, at the end of Paul's ministry, John Paul has been restored to the ministry and is an important person who provides necessary support to him.

Pastor David Halan continues the series in Acts looking at the trials that Paul suffered in his first missionary journey. More importantly, we see how Paul persevered through suffering and how he encouraged believers that, "We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."

Pastor David takes us through the start of Paul's Missionary Journey as he comes against opposition. Paul is filled with the Holy Spirit and is able to stand strong against them and also witness as the Holy Spirit leads someone of high importance into the Kingdom. This is an example of how we should also be prepared and stand strong. If we are standing strong, we will have these encounters. Pastor David tells us how we can have peace because of whose we are. Note: Near the end of the sermon, there are video errors, but the audio is good.

Peter was a Jew among Jews, with an understanding of being a follower of Christ only from his experience with Christ. In this section of scripture, he is confronted by other Jewish followers of Christ because of his interactions with the Gentiles. Peter relays to the apostles and brethren exactly what the Holy Spirit revealed to him, which is that Christ's salvation came to both the Jew and the Gentile. Pastor David reveals 5 boundaries that allow us to be fully open to the Holy Spirit: 1) The Holy Spirit will never do anything that violates the Word of God; 2) The Holy Spirit will never do anything inconsistent with the nature of Christ; 3)The Holy Spirit will only and always testify, point to, and glorify Jesus; 4)When the Holy Spirit is operating through a person's life, he or she will practice self-control; 5)When the Holy Spirit is at work, He does all things decently and in order.

Pastor Dave takes a look at Joshua's words to the people which is a famous quote we all know: "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." In a world full of confusion and tumult, fathers are needed to be bold, to stand by their children, and to make sure that we will serve the Lord.