Episode Archive
519 episodes of Acts 2 Sermons since the first episode, which aired on November 30th, 2014.
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Surviving the Pandemic, part 1: What They Did
September 20th, 2020 | 32 mins 38 secs
Trouble is nothing new for people of faith. We may have never lived through a pandemic before, but the people of God have survived far worse. This week, Dr. Mark Foster begins a new sermon series exploring what our ancestors in the faith can teach us about enduring and thriving in difficult times.
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All the Feels, part 6: Joy
September 6th, 2020 | 27 mins 19 secs
You may not be able to ensure that your circumstances are joyful, but you can choose joy even in difficult circumstances. Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares how we can experience God's joy in any circumstances.
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All the Feels, Part 5: Fear
August 30th, 2020 | 28 mins 30 secs
Anyone feeling anxious these days? When fear, anxiety, and worry get the best of us, we can find ourselves immobilized and unable to act. We might even behave in ways that are immoral. But fear doesn't have to control us. In this message, Rev. Brandon Blacksten explores how Jesus' disciples responded to fear and what we can learn from their example.
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All the Feels, Part 4: Anger
August 23rd, 2020 | 29 mins 14 secs
All of us have some level of anger in us, but when anger lingers, it can cause all kinds of problems in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster explores what the Bible says about the source of anger and how we can keep it from getting the best of us.
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Envy
August 16th, 2020 | 25 mins 30 secs
Envy has the potential to ruin what is most valuable and important to us. Looking around and comparing ourselves to others makes us miserable. But less is actually more when it leads to contentment. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how we can move from envy and comparison to peace.
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Guilt
August 9th, 2020 | 24 mins 50 secs
Guilt is to our spirit what pain is to our body. Guilt is a signal that we have acted against our personal values. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster looks at the role guilt plays in our lives and how we can keep guilt from getting the best of us.
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A Matter of the Heart
August 2nd, 2020 | 26 mins 4 secs
God’s acceptance doesn’t come from the condition of our hearts, but the condition of our hearts does determine our openness to God’s work in our lives. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares what Jesus says about our hearts and what is most important to God.
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The Answer to Cancel Culture
July 26th, 2020 | 24 mins 11 secs
Cancel culture isn't something new to our society today, and it isn't something that the church has been immune from. From the earliest days of the church, we have struggled to not separate ourselves into "them" and "us." Pastor Mark wraps up "The Book of Acts" sermon series by exploring how the early church formed unity community.
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The Anointed Church
July 19th, 2020 | 30 mins 11 secs
The leadership of the church in Acts 13 was a multicultural, multi-ethnic, and economically diverse group that models what is possible when God's people come together. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster and Dr. Victor McCullough explore how we can achieve that unity and diversity in a divided society.
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The Great Reversal
July 12th, 2020 | 26 mins 14 secs
In 15 years, the church of Jesus Christ grew from a small sect in Jerusalem to a group of thousands in Samaria, along the Mediterranean seacoast, and into modern Syria and Turkey. In another 15 years, it would spread all the way to Rome, the capital of the empire. Dr. Mark Foster tells the story of how the church grew and spread, even in the face of challenges and persecution.
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No Longer Them and Us
July 5th, 2020 | 23 mins 17 secs
When we do what's right, we expect to be applauded, but sometimes we're criticized. Yet when we persevere in doing good, God works through us to unite people so there's no longer them and us—there is unity. In that unity, we can rejoice in what God is doing and encourage those around us.
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Peter Learns a Lesson
June 28th, 2020 | 28 mins 19 secs
We all grow up with assumptions about which people are "our people," but God moves us beyond those assumptions. In Acts 10, Peter finds himself in the 'wrong' neighborhood with the 'wrong' people, and the Holy Spirit comes to a Roman centurion and his family. In one of the great turning points in the history of the church, people who were enemies become family. Today, the Holy Spirit still invites us to broaden our circles of welcome.