Part 5: Ordinary People

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Part 5: Ordinary People

Acts 4:1-21

November 3, 2019 • Pastor Luke Uran

Peter and John healed a lame man in Jesus’ name, then spoke to a crowd about Jesus. Now the religious authorities wanted answers — and they got an earful.

Here’s what we tend to forget: The same power and boldness are available to us today through the same Holy Spirit. How might that change the way we live?

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?