Summer in Acts
Preach through the book of Acts with clarity and depth.
Jun 1, 2025
— Sep 7, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth
This fifty-week series walks through the book of Acts, examining the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. From Jesus’s ascension, to the birth of the church at Pentecost, to Paul’s missionary journeys—and continuing today—the church is God’s witness, on mission for Jesus’s kingdom.
Jun 1, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 1
Big Idea: Acts is the story of what Jesus is doing in the world.
Jun 8, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 2
Big Idea: When Jesus ascended to the Father, he promised that the Holy Spirit would empower God’s people to be witnesses of the good news, beginning in Jerusalem, then Judea, then Samaria, and finally to the ends of the earth.
Jun 15, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 3
Big Idea: The church was born out of the creative action of God, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Jun 22, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 4
Big Idea: When the church was born through the Holy Spirit, the believers proclaimed the good news. Over three thousand people were saved, the church was born, and God’s kingdom began to impact Jerusalem.
Jun 29, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 5
Big Idea: When the church was born through the Holy Spirit, the believers began to live differently and to devote themselves to God, his mission, and his church. This is our purpose: to be an alternate community of God’s grace in the world.
Jul 6, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 6
Big Idea: When the church was born through the Holy Spirit, the believers proclaimed the power of Jesus.
Jul 13, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 7
Big Idea: Peter and John found their sense of identity in Christ.
Jul 20, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 8
Big Idea: As the church moves forward, challenges from outside and within will occur to hinder God’s kingdom.
Jul 27, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 9
Big Idea: Our priorities change once we know Jesus.
Aug 3, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 10
Big Idea: God does not want us to use him for our own gain.
Aug 10, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 11
Big Idea: As the church moves forward, it will encounter persecution. We see this early on in the first known martyr, Stephen.
Aug 17, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 12
Big Idea: As the church moves forward, it shares the good news with the excluded and outcast.
Aug 24, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 13
Big Idea: As the church moves forward, the persecutor Saul is dramatically converted by the power of Jesus Christ.
Aug 31, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 14
Big Idea: Jesus demonstrates his presence through his people’s faith.
Sep 7, 2025
The Book of Acts: To The Ends of the Earth - Acts - Week 15
Big Idea: As the church moves forward beyond the Jewish community, God shows Peter that he is doing a new thing in the world through the gospel.