Acts 2 Sermons

Choose Your Traveling Companions Wisely

April 26th, 2020  |  33 mins 14 secs

The happiest people regularly surround themselves with spiritually mature, well-grounded people. God is sending supportive people into our lives to help us get to the next step. In this sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares how to find and become the kind of friends who can help us find the way God is creating.

Say Yes to God

April 19th, 2020  |  34 mins 50 secs

We need someone greater than ourselves to tell us what to do when we don’t know what to do. God made us, so God knows what we need. When we ask God for help, everything changes. Most of the time, God helps us through other people. God can be trusted to take care of us. God’s power and resources are not just for special people; they are for all people like you and me.

The first step in God making a way for you is for you to say yes to God. God promises when you say yes to God first, everything else you need will be provided for you. Matthew 6:33.

When we say yes to God, a whole new world can open up.

In the House, Afraid

April 12th, 2020  |  31 mins 7 secs

At Easter, we point to the cross and say, not even a blood-stained murder scene is beyond the love and power of God to turn evil to good. In this Easter sermon, Dr. Mark Foster shares about the hope Jesus' resurrection brings.

At the Cross

April 5th, 2020  |  28 mins 46 secs

On his journey toward the cross, Jesus' words and actions revealed who he truly is, and they exemplify for us the essential practices at the core of following him: prayer, reading scripture, serving others, giving, and sharing. Dr. Mark Foster shares what the final days of Jesus' life teach us about who he is and what it means to follow him.

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.