Sermons on Leadership
Acts – Week 8
Acts Week 8 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about growth in desserts. Growth is possible in the desert because before the rain comes seeds were already planted. What’s the desert in your life right now? Maybe you’re in debt, your marriage is falling apart, you’re addicted to porn, you hate your job, you feel lonely, and you’re overwhelmed. There are good seeds in there so water them. We can sit around and complain…
Acts – Week 7
Acts Week 7 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about resolving conflict. The ability to resolve conflicts is evidence that someone is a child of God and the good news is, we actually have an incredibly helpful outline in Scripture about how to handle conflict. Watch or listen and learn how Jesus teaches us to resolve conflict. Acts Week 7 Teaching Text Acts 15:4-10 and 19 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed…
Acts – Week 6
Acts Week 6 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about getting guidance from the Holy Spirit. Christians, let’s get really serious real fast. How much confidence does being filled with the Holy Spirit give you? Acts Week 6 Teaching Text Acts 13:4-12 Paul’s First Missionary Journey 4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. 5 There, in…
Acts – Week 5
Acts Week 5 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about having crucial conversations and how to give grace and speak truth. We can’t just know the truth. We have to take action, to share the truth. So many of us are tempted to run to our comfort zones, away from important conversations. We get scared, and avoid the conversation. Patterson says in the book Crucial Conversations: “The mistake most of us make in our…
Acts – Week 4
Acts Week 4 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about Stephen who became the first Christian martyr and how when you are under attack how can you remain faithful to God. How do we make it through leadership storms? When you choose the be a leader you’re signing up for trouble. Why? Because there are people in this world who love to punch up. No expert is smart enough. No boss or pastor can…
Acts – Week 3
Acts Week 3 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he talks about entrepreneurship. Acts Week 3 Teaching Text Acts 6:1-7 Seven Men Chosen to Serve 6 But as the believers[a] rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching…
Acts – Week 1
Acts Week 1 Teaching In this teaching, we hear from Pastor Mike as he kicks off our new teaching series called Acts. Acts Week 1 Teaching Text Acts 1:6-11 The Ascension of Jesus 6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” 7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. 8 But you…
Behind Enemy Lines – Week 2
Week Two of Behind Enemy Lines In this teaching, Pastor Mike talks about Daniel Chapter 2 and how we can and should reach the next generation. Teaching Text Daniel 2:1-48 Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 2 One night during the second year of his reign,[a] Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep. 2 He called in his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers,[b] and he demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. As they stood before the king, 3 he said, “I have had a dream that…