Over time, churches can drift from a heavy, outward focus on transformation to a subconscious, inward focus on conformity. Even the early church struggled with this. What questions do we need to ask ourselves to keep from becoming a barrier to people seeking God?
Part 13: Drift
Acts 15:1-32
December 29, 2019 • Pastor Luke Uran
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Part 1: Wait for It
October 6, 2019 • Pastor Luke Uran
Pastor Luke opens a four-month series covering the book of Acts. In the opening scene, Jesus instructs the Apostles one last time before he leaves Earth. Nothing much — just go change the world. And, he adds: Soon you'll have help like you never imagined. What do Jesus’ instructions look like for us today?
Part 2: Cut to the Heart
October 13, 2019 • Pastor Luke Uran
It’s Pentecost, and Peter definitely has the crowd's attention. Newly filled with the Holy Spirit, he explains exactly who Jesus is, and the heavy cost of sin. The people’s stunned response then was the same as ours today: What shall we do?
Part 3: The Model
It’s THAT section — the one every modern congregation reads and then says, "Why can’t our church be like that?” And then we think about all of the legitimate obstacles. Was the early church an unattainable ideal for us today? Or, as we dig into this passage together, might we discover something we’ve been missing?