Episode Archive
511 episodes of Acts 2 Sermons since the first episode, which aired on November 30th, 2014.
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What the Tech, part 3: Social Media is a Megaphone
September 24th, 2023 | 39 mins 8 secs
The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.
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What the Tech, part 2: Alone Together
September 17th, 2023 | 36 mins 1 sec
How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”
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What the Tech, part 1: Becoming Human Again
September 11th, 2023 | 29 mins 53 secs
Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.
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Until Only Love Remains
September 3rd, 2023 | 46 mins 8 secs
In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.
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It’s Just Not True, part 5: What Some Are Saying About the United Methodist Church
August 27th, 2023 | 42 mins 35 secs
While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.
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It’s Just Not True, part 4: You Get What You Deserve
August 20th, 2023 | 33 mins 49 secs
When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.
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It’s Just Not True, part 3: God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
August 13th, 2023 | 29 mins 44 secs
When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle.
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It’s Just Not True, part 2: God Just Wants You to Be Happy
August 6th, 2023 | 36 mins 38 secs
Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone.
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It’s Just Not True, part 1: Doubting Is Dangerous
July 30th, 2023 | 38 mins 46 secs
We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow.
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Ready Set Move!: Believe Who Jesus Is
July 23rd, 2023 | 34 mins 41 secs
God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey.
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Life Together, part 4: A Life Worth Wanting
July 17th, 2023 | 35 mins 46 secs
We like to think that the things we pursue are freely chosen, but we rarely realize how much our desires are shaped by the people and media we pay attention to. In the final chapter of Philippians, Paul shares the secret to being content in all circumstances and living a life worth wanting.
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Life Together, part 3: What Matters Most
July 9th, 2023 | 34 mins 58 secs
We live in a society obsessed with status—having the most wealth, power, or respect. Yet even when we get these things, we find that we’re not any happier. Instead, Paul teaches us to seek after what really matters most.