Acts 2012 – i can be the church. In this year long theme the first Sunday in each month is a sermon from the book of Acts. The messages for the following 3 or 4 weeks in that month will follow suit with the main theme brought up by the message from Acts on that first Sunday. The goal of this year is that through this study, everyone of us will be able to say with confidence, “i can be the church!” We will end up with a 12 sermon series from the book of Acts, and a lot of topical studies on topics connected to those sermons.
God’s Word, The Church, Worship, Salvation. These are some of the basic, yet powerful tools that God has provided for us in His Kingdom. The basics. September 9 – “The Word” Presented by: Dusty Delafield Right Click to download this message Below are links to the Bulletin inserts and Reading Plans…
Serving the God of all creation, carrying the most powerful message known to mankind in an effort to make disciples of all nations can seem like a daunting task. When really it’s very simple. The most effective way we can make an impact for the Kingdom is one by one.…
We live in a world, in a culture, in a society that constantly influences our values, our thoughts, our choices, our identity. What do you allow to define who you are? What pressures, what outside sources, what people, what media? As a Christian we should not be defined by the…
A fan is defined as “an enthusiastic devotee, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.” A follower is defined as “a person who imitates, copies, or takes as a model or ideal.” Jesus called followers, not fans. But the problem is: the church is filled with a lot of…
Sometimes God does the unexpected. . . Scratch that. God does the unexpected. It seems to be a consistent pattern of His. The empty tomb was quite a surprise, God did the unexpected. We are told that He uses fools to shame the wise, the weak to shame the strong;…
The March Acts message looked at people like Barnabas, Peter, and the Apostles contrasted with Ananias and Sapphira. Through that contrast we see that the “norm” for the early church was generous giving that represented a full commitment to following Jesus. Unfortunately American Christians look more like the model presented…
Prayer. A simple yet powerful practice of the church. Dating back to the Old Testament; Jesus Himself practiced it. We should to. In this series we are going to look at some aspects of prayer. Honesty, faith, “being real,” trusting, listening, etc… “I tell you the truth, if you have…
Just in the last decade we have had over 15 movies made about comic book heroes. The world is not only fascinated with heroes, the world needs heroes. And not only that, they know that they need heroes. It doesn’t take a mask, a cape, or any super powers to…
The first Sunday of every month This year will be both challenging and encouraging. The messages this year are designed to give tools to equip the church at MCC to be “The Church.” What a better place to find these tools than the book of Acts. Here’s how this is…
