“Dear, You—This is Your Story Now!”
The Book of Acts for the Church Today
Before becoming a book of the Bible, Acts is a letter written to “Theophilus,” a young disciple of Jesus Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, the Bible comes alive and this letter is for you and me, too! Acts is not just history of how Jesus’ defeat of sin and death formed and shaped a people, the Church, it is our story now of how the Risen Lord is still shaping and forming his Church. Each Sunday this summer, may the Holy Spirit inspire, empower, convict, and fill us with the hope of Jesus Christ.
August 11, 2024
Scripture: Acts 11:1-18 (NRSV) “God Has Given…”
August 18, 2024
Scripture: Acts 16:20-34 (NRSV) “Hope”
August 25, 2024
Scripture: Acts 28:11-16 “Gratitude, Courage and Inspiration”
Loved by God, Loving God: Luke’s Letter
September 1, 2024-November 24, 2024
Before becoming a book in the Bible, Luke is a letter written to a young disciple, Theophilus. In Greek “Theophilus” means “Loved by God or Loving God.”
This fall, Luke writes us about how we are loved by God and how we are loving God. Thanks be to God.
September 1, 2024
Communion
Luke 1:1-4, 2:1-7 (NRSV). “Loved by God, Loving God”
September 8, 2024
Luke 2:41-52 (NRSV) “Loved and Loving, Lost and Found”
September 15, 2024
Luke 3:21-22, 4:1-13 (NRSV) “Loved and Loving Through the Wilderness”
September 22, 2024
Luke 4:14-21 (NRSV) “Loved by God and Loving God TODAY”
September 29, 2024
Luke 5:1-11, Luke 6:12-16 (NRSV) “Love by God in the Deep, Loving God and God’s Fish”
October 6, 2024
Communion
Luke 6:17-42 (NRSV) “Blessed and Forgiven by God, Loving God and Our Enemies”
October 13, 2024
Luke 8:26-39 (NRSV) “Loved and Loving through Torment”
October 20, 2024
Luke 10:1-20 (NRSV) “Sent out, Loved and Loving”
October 27, 2024
Luke 10:25-37 “Loved and Loving Our Neighbor”
November 3, 2024
Luke 15:1-7 “Loved and Loving Always”
November 10, 2024
Luke 19:1-10 “Loved and Loving When Coming Up Short”
November 17, 2024
Luke 23:44-24:12 “Hallelujah! Loved and Loving”