Acts 2 Sermons

218: Sloth and Diligence

April 14th, 2019  |  38 mins 55 secs

Sloth is painful to watch, but easy to fall into. When we give in to sloth, we become indifferent to those around us. But throughout his life, Jesus models a better way—the way of diligence.

217: Avarice and Generosity

April 7th, 2019  |  37 mins 18 secs

While it's easy to see greed as a temptation only for the very rich, the desire for more affects all of us. Instead of accumulating as much as possible and holding on for dear life, though, Jesus teaches that generosity sets us free from greed and lets us...

216: Gluttony and Temperance

March 31st, 2019  |  40 mins 30 secs

Whether it's food, shopping, or scrolling on our phones, we all struggle with wanting more than is good for us, and the excess leads to ruin. But God desires our freedom, and through the virtue of temperance, helps us trust that Jesus is enough.

215: Envy and Contentment

March 24th, 2019  |  25 mins 23 secs

Envy can cause us to resent and even have contempt towards others. We can, however, find true, authentic contentment in God. In the presence of God, we have all that we need, and our envy begins to vanish.

214: Lust and Chastity

March 17th, 2019  |  26 mins 47 secs

Lust can wreck our relationships and reduce our capacity for love. The virtue of chastity helps us overcome lust so that we no longer see others as object for our use, but as people with whom we can have real relationships.

213: Anger and Patience

March 10th, 2019  |  31 mins 35 secs

It's easy to respond with anger when things don't go our way, but patience allows us to let go of the anger that ensnares us.

Episode 212: Pride and Humility

March 3rd, 2019  |  37 mins 22 secs

Pride distorts our sense of self and prevents us from seeing clearly, but when we humble ourselves before God, God's truth leads to life, freedom, and connection with God, self, and others.

Episode 211: Family Matters

February 24th, 2019  |  36 mins 32 secs

How can we best love our families? In the conclusion to “Relationship Bootcamp,” we look to the latest research and biblical wisdom for dealing with parents, children, and in-laws.

Episode 210: Loving Difficult People

February 17th, 2019  |  28 mins 27 secs

We all have difficult people in our lives, and we struggle to know how to be in relationship with them. The Bible gives us guidance for how to relate to wise, foolish, and evil people. When we follow this teaching, and we set and maintain healthy boundari...

Episode 209: Becoming the Right Person

February 10th, 2019  |  39 mins 33 secs

Episode 208: This is Us

February 3rd, 2019  |  37 mins 45 secs

Relationships are the greatest source of both joy and pain in our lives. But before we can begin to improve our relationships, we have to start in the right place—the love of God that makes possible our love for others. Our ability to love begins with t...

Episode 207: An Unexpected End

January 27th, 2019  |  23 mins 24 secs

What is perhaps most unexpected in the Gospel of Mark is the ending. In the oldest manuscripts, the Gospel ends with three women finding Jesus’ tomb empty, encountering an angel, and fleeing; “and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.” ...