The Pillar Church Podcast

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 17:1-15
Big Idea: A reasonable explanation of God’s Word inspires faith in the noble and opposition in the jealous.
Sermon Points:
Calm Reason vs. Irrational Jealousy (vs 1-8)
Noble Reception vs. Militant Jealousy (vs 10-15) 
Takeaways:
Be Aware of Jealousy’s Destructive Power
Beware of Jealousy’s Destructive Power
We Must Nobly Share God’s Word 

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 16:6-40
Big Idea: Gospel expansion brings joyous welcome and violent expansion.
Sermon Points:
Divine Direction (vs 6-12)
A Warm Gospel Reception (vs 13-15)
A Violent (Gospel) Opposition (vs 16-24)
A Dramatic Salvation Story (vs 25-34)
A Shrewd Response to Injustice (vs 35-40)

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 15:36-16:5
Big Idea: The Goal of Missions is Strong Churches
Sermon Points:
Strong Churches Reproduce Strong Churches
Strong Churches Require Generational Discipleship
Barnabus & Mark - Second Chances (15:36-41)
Paul & Timothy - Mission First (16:1-5)

Preacher: Dave Cartwright
Passage: Acts 15:1-35

Preacher: Dave Cartwright
Passage: Acts 14:1-28

Preacher: Dave Cartwright
Passage: Acts 13:1-52

Preacher: Greg Alles

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 12:1-25 
Big Idea: The Church is a mix of God's power & human weakness.
Sermon Points:
The Weakness of the Church (vs 1-5a)
The Power of God in the Church (vs 5b-11)
The Weakness of the Church (vs 12-17)
The Power of God against the Proud (vs 18-24)
Takeaways:
We still Live Under the Curse of Conflict
God Chooses the Weak to Eliminate Human Pride
Embrace Human Weakness and Look for the Power of God

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 11:1-30
Big Idea: God is dissolving human divisions into rich relationships in Christ.
Sermon Points:
Dissolving Human Divisions (vs 1-18)
Rich Gospel Relationship (vs 19-30
Jerusalem to Antioch (vs 19-26)
Antioch to Jerusalem (vs 27-30)
Takeaway: Abandon unnecessary divisions and make Gospel friendships.

Preacher: Greg Alles
Passage: Acts 9:32 - 10:48
Big Idea: In Jesus, God is equalizing and uniting all of humanity.
Sermon Points:
Great Blessings for Jewish Christians (9:32-43)
God Sees a Gentile Praying (10:1-8)
God Makes Changes to Save Gentiles (10:9-33)
Jews and Gentiles Becoming One in Christ (10:34-48)
Takeaways:
Fear the Impartial Judge
We must show no partiality