Episode Archive
550 episodes of Acts 2 Sermons since the first episode, which aired on November 30th, 2014.
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How to Save America
July 4th, 2021 | 30 mins 29 secs
This weekend as we celebrate the Fourth of July, we also reflect on the role that we as Jesus’ followers have in continuing to make our country and this world a better place. Pastor Mark has a message about how we can disagree better, love all people, and find power in unity.
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People of the Light, part 4: How to Have a Great Life
June 27th, 2021 | 34 mins 15 secs
In the final week of our sermon series, “People of the Light,” Pastor Mark guides us through the end of 1 Thessalonians to help us understand how to live a great life and to discern God’s will for our lives.
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People of the Light, part 3: The End of the World as We Know It
June 20th, 2021 | 32 mins 49 secs
The disciples of the early church anticipated Christ’s return in their lifetime. In this week’s message, Pastor Mark continues teaching from Paul’s first letter, as he explores the questions about what happens when we die and what happens at the end of time.
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People of the Light, part 2: Faithful in All Things
June 14th, 2021 | 33 mins 46 secs
Faithfulness is about much more than marriage. It is steadfastness and trustworthiness in all areas of our lives, and as we learn to be faithful to God in all things, we can endure all things.
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People of the Light, part 1: Let Your Light Shine
June 6th, 2021 | 33 mins 20 secs
When we face criticism, we often respond with anger, denial, or defensiveness, but that causes us to miss a great opportunity for growth. Paul shared wisdom with the Thessalonian church to help them persevere through challenges, and that wisdom can help us remain steadfast through obstacles, persecution, and criticism today.
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Pentecost, part 2: “A Community that Gives Life”
May 30th, 2021 | 30 mins 10 secs
There are few things more powerful than a community of people that is strong and healthy, but too often, communities are neither, focusing more on convenience, greed, and image management than supporting one another. In the Acts 2 church, we see an inspired example is possible when we become a community that gives life.
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Pentecost: Never Alone
May 23rd, 2021 | 27 mins 37 secs
On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came and filled the followers of Jesus, and because the same Spirit is present in us, we are never alone.
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Jesus in His Own Words, part 6: How to Live with Other People
May 16th, 2021 | 31 mins 17 secs
Life is richer when we share it with other people—as long as we can figure out how to live with them. At the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares wisdom about how to live with other people in such a way that our life is built on a firm foundation.
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Jesus in His Own Words, part 5: Living for an Audience of One
May 9th, 2021 | 33 mins 11 secs
Christianity is more than “not doing anything wrong.” Christianity answers the two great questions we all have to answer: “Who is really well off and “Who is a genuinely good person?”
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Jesus in His Own Words, part 4: “The Perfect Prayer”
May 2nd, 2021 | 28 mins 45 secs
The Lord’s Prayer has been prayed by our community thousands of times. Every time we gather to worship, we say this prayer. Why? It is powerful. It reminds us of who God is, who we are and what we need, and how the world really works.
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Jesus in His Own Words, part 3: Dignity in the Kingdom of Heaven
April 25th, 2021 | 30 mins 17 secs
Our life in Christ is never for show, for selfishness, or for harm. This week, Jesus in His Own Words teaches us how to pray, how to fast, and what God really expects when we help others.
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Jesus in His Own Words, part 2: “Learning to Handle the Ordinary Events of Daily Life”
April 18th, 2021 | 30 mins 48 secs
Our anger is nothing more than our wounded ego, our not getting our way or what we want. And this is where Jesus comes in and has the answers to our deepest problems. Jesus says, God is in control and you don’t have to worry any longer about getting your way. If you are not getting your way, God has something better for you!