Acts 2 Umc

As the season of Advent begins, this four-week sermon series is to help us move from merely living an “almost” life to the full, altogether life God has for us in God’s kingdom. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=BknjRXSr6) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/0oK__wt0Nys) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/1JrR1TwzvU0?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

When they encountered Jesus’ empty tomb, the women who came there felt terror and amazement and ran away. Eventually, though, they told others of Jesus rising from the dead. At the end of the Gospel of Mark, we are faced with the same question they faced: how will we respond to the Good News of Jesus? Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=BkhuZiqEp) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/V1_0zp_hENU) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/4Jo-8ztyHM8?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

When Jesus describes wars, suffering, and starts falling from the sky, it can be confusing and even scary. But when he teaches about these things, he’s actually preparing the disciples for the cross and resurrection. As we read those words today, they help us to bear witness to the cross and live the resurrection in our daily lives. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=H1TyVWE4T) Watch the Sermon () Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/UbL7cJf8_Jc?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

When we read the Gospel of Mark, we encounter Jesus in all of his power, and through that encounter, he invites us to live in a new kind of reality--the Kingdom of God. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=HyHhln9XT) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/X4U3MZq3tP0) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/8JQDdSa84pQ?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=B1ptcrg76) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/VId79c1keMI) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/M6K80r8YdQo?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=SyqDgZPGp) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/T6xTxR2Ktik) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://www.youtube.com/live/qbyr1E-sfbo?si=DCUfFxHbuIoTAR8H) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=r1uskT6ba) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/USCj4yHbZd4) Watch the Full Worship Service () Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=SkIqGt4-p) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/0_VtJBZLySw) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/cbWVx70D2YQ?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=ryTrY8igT) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/7jMjND0Gl5I) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/kZt-W8W29P0?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=BJ9lCM7ga) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/Dt1-bFfxS2I) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/Hsfnq6sQ2tc?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=BybIt0tk6) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/aTpYoO93_P8) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/JzbX4m_9efM?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.” Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=B1dNeRg1T) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/BmBihw7GPiw) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/tdBKJG_s0lI?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=r1YIC9UCn) Watch the Sermon () Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/Mw-vdhNWdkU?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=S1CViIA6h) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/ffu8sYnw7V8) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://www.youtube.com/live/xiMmwdhAftg?si=cC4B1MF5gVIccMYj) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=Xbv3zp5bDGL) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/DXCXq4MjLL8) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/pRz8aT10tcM?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=IQHXxPxaia) Watch the Sermon (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=IQHXxPxaia) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/Cb5uP5oJzMo?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

When you’re going through a difficult time, someone might try to reassure you by saying, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” But if we’re honest, we all have things we can’t handle alone. The good news is that God never expected us to handle everything on our own, and God helps us when we have more than we can handle. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=YRSEl_I3Qe) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/q6NeQoisKo0) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/lh2sZAW4sEI?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

Everyone wants to be happy, but our attempts to chase happiness often have the opposite effect—they make us miserable. While God delights in our happiness, God also has higher callings for us that are better and more life-giving than happiness alone. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=zbNMKjdgDfr) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/Asz6tQT4dfo) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://youtube.com/live/0YZfzAc_UyU?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

We’ve all heard them—simple sayings that sound nice, but are simply untrue. You may have heard that “Doubting is dangerous.” But doubt is something we all experience, and in fact, doubt can actually help us to grow. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=hoZu9bc1cXI) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/MRefySXq3UI) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://www.youtube.com/live/NsoukFj0A4M?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)

God’s love and forgiveness are for everyone, but young people will only know that if we commit ourselves to loving, supporting, and encouraging them on their life’s journey. Fill-In Sermon Notes (https://notes.subsplash.com/fill-in/view?page=ItVihwFJLSK) Watch the Sermon (https://youtu.be/98MNc9yr9og) Watch the Full Worship Service (https://www.youtube.com/live/28envME70xM?feature=share) Follow Acts 2: Website (https://acts2umc.org) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/acts2umc) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acts2umc) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjMQ3C5r50E8PGLwMvwuGQ) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/acts2umc)