The Church's First Sermon

When the angel appeared to the shepherds on the night of Jesus's birth, they proclaimed good news of great joy which shall be to all people. Why was it good news? This message looks at the proclamation of good news and the Person of the good news.

This Christmas message focuses on a character rarely talked about in the story of Christ's birth: Herod the Great. When the wisemen came to Herod to ask where the new King was born, the scribes told Herod that He was to be born in Bethlehem, which was just five miles from Jerusalem. Herod was five miles from the Light of Christmas...and yet he lived and died in total darkness.

Isaiah prophecied that the people who were walking in darkness had seen a great light. The light that shines in the darkness that the darkness cannot overcome is Jesus. 

Psalm 100 is a psalm of Thanksgiving and teaches us how and why we are to worship with a thankful heart.

When Satan attacked the church from within by a spirit of grumbling and complaining, the apostles didn't dismiss the issue, but sought a solution to the problem, and oh the difference your service makes!

The Gospel was spreading rapidly throughout Jerusalem and the religious leaders of the day were desperately trying to stop the apostles, but nothing could stop the church. What is stopping you?

The end of Acts 4 shares the generosity of the church through a man named Barnabas while the beginning of Acts 5 shares how greed tried infiltrating the church through Ananias and Saphira.

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? When are believers filled with the Spirit? How are believers filled with the Spirit? 

The Bible says, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!" In this message, Allen Drew explores what the Bible teaches us about the praise the Lord asks for from His people.

Persecution drove the first church to their knees in prayer. In this message, learn who they prayed to and what they prayed for.