Book: Acts

Muslims have mosques, Jews have synagogues, and Christians have churches – right? If a coworker or neighbor asked you tomorrow what you did today and followed it with “What makes a church anyway?” What would you say?

Is it 3 Moms getting together at Panera for coffee and prayer? Is it 2 families meeting in a living room for Bible study? Where 2 or 3 are gathered right? We look to the scriptures to see who we are as a church and what we do as a church.

The book of Acts begins with an astounding statement that Jesus is still at work. He is at work in your life. He is at work in the city of Fairfax. As we see Christ working we are to be witnesses to his work in us. We need to be telling others what Christ has done and what he will do in the future. This Sunday we asked ourselves some very important questions. What does it mean to be a witness? What makes a good witness? What kind of witness has Jesus called us to be? The answers are found in the Scriptures. 

Fill in the blank: “I can’t live without ______.” How you answer this question can be telling of what you truly value in life. Answering this question helps us to cherish those things that are most important to us.

Our message today comes from Acts 2, the beginning of the New Testament church. As we imagine the world without a church may we come away with wonder and gratitude for the church that Jesus Christ is building. 

Today’s message begins in Acts chapter 1. The scene opens with 120 followers of Jesus and his 11 disciples in a room.  They have just witnessed Christ’s ascension to Heaven and have appointed an apostle to replace Judas. As the disciples thought of Jesus last words to them they were also trying to figure out the role they would play from now on. As we read their account we are challenged by the scriptures to do the same. Do you realize that God has called you to playa part in his script?

We are in week two of a brand new series from the book of Acts called, “Church on a Mission.” While this series should take us to the end of this year there may not be a more important message for our church than the message found in this week’s sermon. If we can see and embrace the mission God has for his Church found in these five verses of Acts chapter one, our lives as a church and as individuals will not be the same. 

We are starting a new theme for the year. The theme is very simply this, “Church on a Mission.” We are the church of Jesus Christ and Jesus has given us a mission. He fills us up and sends us out. It is an amazing thing that God has taken the time and thought to tell us what he wants from his church. So, this year we are going to dig into God’s Word to ask Jesus what he wants his church to be like.

Due to some technical difficulty during the recording the volume gets softer five minutes into the sermon. We apologize and hope to fix the issue before next Sunday. 

It’s All We Have (Acts 3:1-16)

Tailor Your Expectations (Acts 4:1-7)

Gripped By The Name (Acts 4:8-22)

On Your Knees, In Your Speech (Acts 4:23-31)

United In Mission (Acts 4:32-37)