We continued our “Surrender” teaching series by reflecting on the story of Nehemiah and his life of service as a guide for our own service to God and His Kingdom.

We continued our “Surrender” teaching series by reflecting on the story of King David who serves as a perfect example of what happens after we surrender to God but still fall short.

Instead of inviting God into our plans for the year, we are kicking off the new year by considering what it looks like to fully surrender to him. In this first message of our “Surrender” series, we consider the cautionary story of Jonah and his personal struggle with surrendering to God.

What does Thanksgiving look like when life is unfair? What does Thanksgiving look like when pain and heartache are front and center? The answers to these questions and more leap off the pages of Acts 25 & 26 as Paul remains in chains and faces an unjust legal system.

A message reflecting on the lessons gleaned from Acts 23-24.

A message reflecting on the lessons gleaned from Acts 22-23.

A message reflecting on the lessons gleaned from Acts 21.

A message reflecting on lessons gleaned from Acts 20.

How does the world react to your faith? Do they take pieces of it and blend it with their worldly beliefs and practices? Or, do they reject it and you along with it? Paul experienced both in Ephesus and his experience should convict and encourage us all.

Faith is not a destination, it’s a journey. If Paul’s journey in Acts 16 teaches us anything it’s that we who follow Jesus are on a journey with more twists and turns than we can ever imagine but it’s worth every step.