Major turning points are often the perfect opportunity to reshape our perspective and re-ground our priorities. We follow Paul on his farewell tour of the churches in order to see his priorities for serving in the kingdom of God ..read more

As Paul enters Ephesus, amazing gospel fruit occurs and also dangerous opposition. The interplay of advance and opposition in the book of Acts is ultimately a spiritual battle. And yet nothing can stop the advance of the gospel ..read more

We’re going to take this journey together from city-to-city round the Mediterranean and we are going to learn three important lessons about the mission of the church ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien July 21, 2024 INTRO Good morning! We’ve been studying the book of Acts for the last few months, and as we’ve been looking at the early missionary work of the first Christians, I have been sharing some stories about influential missionaries throughout church history. It is so important that we become acquainted with those who have gone before us and have inspired generations of believers with their zeal for the gospel and their willingness to do kingdom-work wherever God has called them. You see, one of my prayers for this series is that God would awaken i ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien June 9, 2024 INTRO William Cowper (cooper) was born in 1731 in Hertfordshire, England. (SLIDE 2) He was a pastor’s kid, and his dad was the rector of the Church of St. Peter, a famous Anglican church that dates back to the year 1200. William was a smart kid with lots of potential. He was a amazing writer and poet. He also excelled in all his classes in school. But he struggles emotionally and often found himself terrified at the thought of failing. He had done well in his education, and he was advancing toward a career as a lawyer, but he had this hauntin ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien June 2, 2024 INTRO (SLIDE 1) Good morning! I’m excited to open God’s Word with you today. Some time ago, a young man committed a serious crime and was brought before the judge. He was convicted and sentenced to prison. During his time in prison he joined a Bible study and met the Lord. He gave his life to Christ while serving out his sentence. Upon his release, he decided he should start going to church regularly. On his first Sunday, he walked into a nearby church and saw the very judge who convicted and sentenced him. Now, after the sermon the church ce ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien May 26, 2024 INTRO Good morning. Good to be with you today. Let me begin with a story. It all began when he was just a boy. He and his friends stole some pears from a neighbor’s pear tree. He “relished and enjoyed” the taste of that juicy pear, and the seeds of some dark thought began to sprout in his mind: I can have whatever I want; I can just take it; and boy does it taste good! But what he quickly realized was that a few pears weren’t enough. They tasted good, sure, but soon he started to seek out more extreme things. By the time he was a young adult ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien May 19, 2024 INTRO Good morning everyone. I want to start with two quick personal updates: Just want to say thank you for making it possible for me to participate in the commencement ceremony at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School last weekend. I’ve been working on this doctoral program for the last 5 years, so it feels great to be done! Many of you helped me! Sarah and the girls were there, as well as my parents. (SLIDE 2) It was extra special because my dad is now the president of Trinity, so he was the commencement speaker and he got to hand the diplom ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien May 5, 2024 INTRO Good morning! We’re continuing to work our way through the book of Acts as we see the incredible things that God was doing during the early days of the church. One of the most important themes we are seeing come into focus in these early chapters is that there is opposition and all kinds of pitfalls or problems that endangered the infant Christian church in Jerusalem. These issues are not merely neutral or innocent in nature. Peter made it very clear when he confronted Ananias and Sapphira that the powers of evil are at work to undermi ..read more

Sermon by Pastor Brent Kompelien April 28, 2024 INTRO Good morning! We working our way through the book of Acts, and today we come to the second of three confrontations between the Apostles and the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. As we look at our text today, we need to remember the original commission from Jesus for his disciples in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” If you look at the Series Overview document I created, which is linked on your no ..read more