Acts 17:1-15 Paul, Timothy, and Silas are on the road, building up the local churches and doing their best to plant new ones.  Everywhere they […]

Acts 15:36-16:5          Our text today comes just after the famous Jerusalem Council (see Acts 15:1-35).  At this meeting, the Apostles in Jerusalem decided that […]

My Beloved –              As I write this, I have been on the ground here at OPPC for about 2 ½ months.  It has […]

A Greater Purpose Acts 9:32-42          The early church is on the move.  Soon after the events of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47), the disciples and others […]

Time for a ChangeActs 6:1-7All seems to be going well in the early church. The apostles are preaching. The crowds are growing. And the poor […]

It’s Not Over ’til It’s Shared! Acts 5:17-26          After Jesus’ death and resurrection at the Festival of Passover, the disciples (here called apostles) remain […]