September 7, 2025
For Good | Healthy Church. You. Us. World.
Healthy Church
As a church, we’re taking some time to talk about our vision and strategy. We’re hoping to add clarity to why and how we do what we do in this season. We’ve found ourselves pondering the story of the earliest church in the book of Acts. In one day, uncertainty turned to full-out joy, and church membership blew up 2500%! Jesus was alive, they experienced God’s promised Spirit alive in them, so they locked into being together, learning, sharing and praying. It's hard to improve on that!
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Questions:
Acts 2:40-47
- When was it that you felt most alive spiritually? Why is that tough to sustain?
- The new church devoted itself to learning, sharing, remembering and praying. Describe what devotion looks like in your life right now.
- The church of 120 had a one-day surge to 3120 and then had new folks added daily. That’s a lot of new faces. What’s your response to new people? How open is your small group to welcoming new people?
- The passage describes a ‘next level’ sharing; selling properties and possessions to give to those in need. On a scale of 1-10, rate your generosity this week. Explain your answer.
- They were devoted to the apostle’s teaching. What are you learning these days?
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Recent Sermons
Exodus 3:1-14 - The rescue begins. God looks for a person to lead the way—not someone perfect, but someone willing. In Exodus, God calls Moses through a burning bush and rekindles a relationship that had been years in the making.
Exodus 1:6-14 - This Sunday, we begin Roots, a new teaching series from the book of Exodus—discovering how the story of rescue in Exodus shapes our understanding of Jesus.
Exodus 36:1-7 - God calls Israel to give their wealth to build the Tabernacle, raising a timeless question: will we live open-handed, trusting God with what we hold?
Luke 12:13-21 - Jesus warns us about the hidden danger of greed. Discover three heart attitudes toward money—I deserve it, it’s all for me, and I’m better off with more—and why they matter.
Acts 20:32-38 - For three weeks, we explore what Jesus says about money. This week, Paul’s final message highlights contentment, hard work, and caring for the weak.
Luke 2:22-40 - This week we reflect on the quiet faithfulness of Joseph and Mary as they bring Jesus to the temple. In this moment of ordinary obedience, God meets them with extraordinary hope through Simeon and Anna.
