The God Centered Church
April 15 - June 13, 2024
Persecution Promotes Evangelism, Part 1
May 9, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 8
How do we become the kind of people who, if thrown out of one city by religious zealots, stay anyway because duty demands it, or flee and spread the Word of God wherever we go? What would that sort of devotion look like in the 21st century west?
A Ministry of the Word and Tables, Part 1
May 7, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 6:1–7
The church is meant to preach humility and meekness, and we are told that the world will know we are his disciples by the love we have for one another. There should never be a "Nightmare on Church Street," but there can be. We need to learn the lessons found in Acts 6.
Don't Try to Stop God, Part 2
May 6, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 5:17–42
Why do people today think that Christians are intolerant, and what can we do about it? Josh Moody explains that the definition of tolerance has changed—now it means we have to agree with what everyone thinks. The Christian view of tolerance is to love your neighbor as yourself even if you disagree with them.
Don't Try to Stop God, Part 1
May 3, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 5:17–42
Today Christians face persecution all around the world. Even in countries where persecution isn't a risk, there can be real opposition. The key to standing firm is having a big view of God. When we face challenges, let's keep our eyes fixed on the sheer scale and sovereignty of God. Don't try to stop God.
No Church Unity without Church Discipline, Part 2
May 2, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 4:32—5:16
People today are looking for the real deal, for the real Jesus experience. They are looking for people who are actually following him. We live in a watching world, so the health of the church is vital. Stay tuned for 7 points on how to help other believers who are straying from the straight and narrow.
No Church Unity without Church Discipline, Part 1
May 1, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 4:32—5:16
This passage about Ananias and Sapphira is included because Luke is a truthful historian, and also it teaches us that having moral integrity is essential for church unity and church health. It is key for churches not to sweep issues under the rug, but to deal with them.
Irrepressible Proclamation and Importunate Prayer, Part 2
April 30, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 4:1–31
We start with the view of God's sovereignty, where he is in charge and everything that's happening is what he is doing. But that doesn't mean we don't pray—the fact of God's sovereignty doesn't discourage prayer. Really, why would you pray to him if he wasn't sovereign?
Irrepressible Proclamation and Importunate Prayer, Part 1
April 29, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 4:1–31
Today the one thing you must not say is the words of Acts 4:12. You can get excited about your faith or be strict about religion, but if you say there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved—then you're asking for trouble. But this is our glorious truth.
Jesus, Not Money, Part 2
April 26, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 3
Even in the godliest of Christians there is something reprehensible. It is not our godliness that makes another person believe or makes a church grow—it is not our power. Josh Moody teaches that the whole Bible has a message of grace and transformative power through Jesus' name.
Jesus, Not Money, Part 1
April 25, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 3
The story of the lame man asking for money yet receiving healing from Peter is important for us today. We live in a time when Jesus' name and who he is has been trivialized. But Josh Moody says that this passage shows the real power of the name of Jesus.
Biblical Church Growth, Part 2
April 24, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 2:42–47
Paul urges his readers to keep worship easy for outsiders to understand. Today, worship can be very divisive or divine. Worship is all about God, but in some people's minds it has been reduced to the level of furniture placement preference. Josh Moody explains what God teaches about worship.
Biblical Church Growth, Part 1
April 23, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 2:42–47
Paul urges his readers to keep worship easy for outsiders to understand. Today, worship can be very divisive or divine. Worship is all about God, but in some people's minds it has been reduced to the level of furniture placement preference. Josh Moody explains what God teaches about worship.
Multicultural Outreach, Part 2
April 22, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 2:1–13
What is it that makes us put out the Spirit's fire? Perhaps is it sin? A particular area in our life that needs to be dealt with? Lethargy—when we don't want to be bothered with things? Josh Moody teaches us more about the Spirit.
Multicultural Outreach, Part 1
April 19, 2024 • Dr. Josh Moody • Acts 2:1–13
Western Christianity often fails in communication with our culture today. When we say "God," they say "don't tell me what to do." When we say "Jesus," they hear "crusade." When we say "church," they say "not my party!" Josh Moody explains more about outreach.