Audio Messages

The followers of Jesus are facing persecution, martyrdom, and attack every day. How will we respond? In this message, the death of Stephen and his vision of the risen Jesus show us how to withstand persecution and forgive those who have wronged us over and over and over.

Part of Luke’s purpose in writing Acts was to record the growth of the church as, through the Holy Spirit, Jesus continued the ministry He began. The growth of the church - any church - is for the glory of God. It isn’t pastors, programs, or practices that cause a church to grow – it is the Holy Spirit that causes growth as He draws people to Jesus. But, we must cooperate with the Holy Spirit for growth to happen. With that in mind, this passage provides us with three observations about the building of the church.

Scripture lays out a clear model for church leadership. God’s purpose for leaders is to demonstrate His love for the church and for the church to build itself up in love (Ep 4:11-16), which will then serve as an evangelistic witness to the world of the love of God. In this message, Pastor John describes the Biblical process and purpose for the office of Deacon in the local church, who serve as models of servant leadership in caring ministries.

Living courageously is the mark of many heroes and sheroes. But where does courage come from? In this message, Pastor John looks at the story of Stephen, whose historical reputation is as a follower of Jesus with great courage.

What do you do when the foundations are knocked out from underneath you? The three primary foundations of life in the 21st century are Health, Relationships, and Resources. In reality, these foundations can be very flimsy and easily knocked down. In this message, Pastor John shows how Jesus is the solid foundation that everyone needs.

Being a witness for Jesus is both a responsibility (because Jesus commanded it, Matthew 28:18-20) and a joy (because the Bible commends it, Philemon 1:6). This week and next we’re going to be looking at the process of evangelism and the Christian’s call to share our faith wherever we may find ourselves using five “points” to POINTing to Jesus.

Being a witness for Jesus is both a responsibility (because Jesus commanded it, Matthew 28:18-20) and a joy (because the Bible commends it, Philemon 1:6). This message concludes a look at several case studies in evangelism and the Christian’s call to POINT to Jesus wherever we may find ourselves.

Do you struggle sharing your faith with others? In today's message in Acts 8 we will learn about how to have successful gospel conversation during our everyday lives.

What's holding you back from following Jesus? In this message, Pastor John looks at the story of a man who had been told lots of things that, before that moment, at least in his mind, kept him from making that kind of commitment. But then he hears of how Jesus came to remove the barriers that had kept him from a relationship with God.

The conversion of Saul of Tarsus is one of the most well documented conversions in all of Scripture. On the Damascus Road, Saul was transformed from a persecutor of the church to a promoter of the gospel. In Saul’s conversion we see a demonstration of the patience and power of Jesus that is given as an example to each of us to encourage us in our faith and witness.