Acts 2 Sermons

Share Faith, Not Fear

March 29th, 2020  |  34 mins 51 secs

What will you share in this crisis, faith or fear? When the story is told about how you led your family through this time, will it be a story you want told? Will it be a story where you shared your faith, or shrank in fear? We have the opportunity to share hope in the midst of crisis. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how.

Where Your Treasure is.....

March 22nd, 2020  |  42 mins 8 secs

As Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." We know that possessions do not make us happy, but it's still difficult to live out. How can we shift our focus from making a living to making a life? In this sermon, Natalie Wood shares what the Bible teaches about living generously.

How to Help

March 15th, 2020  |  40 mins 39 secs

Following Jesus is more than just not doing anything wrong. Following Jesus is more than your individual salvation. Following Jesus includes action like providing food, clothing, health care, and education for those who need it. This is what it means to love our neighbors as ourself. This may be both inconvenient and costly. It was for Jesus. Dr. Mark Foster shares “How to Help” through sharing the words of Jesus and the witness of the church.

Growing in the Word

March 8th, 2020  |  45 mins 57 secs

Americans are fond of the Bible, but most rarely read it. We lead busy lives, and the Bible can be a difficult book to understand. But when we read the Bible, we encounter the living Word of God--Jesus Christ--and we learn to walk with him. In this sermon, Rev. Brandon Blacksten shares practical ways you can approach the Bible to encounter God in its pages.

A Living Hallelujah

March 1st, 2020  |  34 mins 34 secs

worship

Worship is not something we watch or attend. Worship is something we do! Worship is our response to God’s invitation. In this sermon Dr. Mark Foster shows us how worship and prayer are foundational practices of the Christian faith. Learn a simple hand prayer you can share with your children or grandchildren. This message is one you can put into practice today.

Be the Best Person for Your Person

February 23rd, 2020  |  36 mins 39 secs

The #1 thing you can do for the health of your marriage is to become healthy yourself. So, how can we help one another become emotionally healthy? Dr. Mark Foster shares three questions to consider before getting married and biblical guidance for loving well.

A Biblical Guide to Weakening Your Marriage, Family and Friendships

February 16th, 2020  |  38 mins 38 secs

family, friendships, judges, marriage

The Bible is full of real people with real relationship challenges we can all learn from if we are willing to see ourselves in the stories of the people of God. Dr. Mark Foster explains the four relationship challenges from Judges 16 as we learn what NOT to do from Samson and Delilah.

To Love and To Cherish

February 9th, 2020  |  40 mins 3 secs

colossians, marriage, relationships

The beginning of marriage is exciting, but it's also challenging--particularly when you realize your spouse's habits, expectations, and dreams are much different than your own. And when children enter the picture, everything else goes out the window as we just try to get by. But when we clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus, we can learn to navigate difference and conflict so that we're able "to love and to cherish" one another for a lifetime.

In Singleness, We're With You

February 2nd, 2020  |  33 mins 31 secs

Over the years, dating has changed drastically! What does dating look like today? Even more important, what role does faith in God have with dating and singleness? In this sermon, we explore contemporary dating, Scriptures pertaining to singleness, and what the church can do to equip single people.

Thy Will Be Done

January 26th, 2020  |  37 mins 31 secs

C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it.” In this message, Dr. Mark Foster looks at God’s will versus Jonah’s will when it comes to the people and animals of Nineveh. Much of knowing what to do starts with knowing who you are and who God is.

Let's Try This Again

January 19th, 2020  |  35 mins 38 secs

Rock Bottom

January 12th, 2020  |  37 mins 25 secs

Discernment performed alone can become delusion.

How can you tell if the voice in your head is from God or from a dark place?

In “Rock Bottom,” Dr. Mark Foster takes a look at the life of Jonah as an example of what God does, how God does it, and how to know if it is truly God or not.

The good news is we have a God of second chances and we have thousands of years of brothers and sisters in the faith leading us to the way that leads to life.