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Deeper Study and Reflection

Brent Kompelien
October 1, 2024

Promises of God - Series Overview

Brent Kompelien
October 1, 2024

Click here to see the overview of our current sermon series entitled “The Promises of God.” We will be discovering the grand story of the Bible, specifically looking at the promises of redemption through the Old Testament that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

Brent Kompelien
August 20, 2024

Acts 20:1-21:16 - Paul's Future

Brent Kompelien
August 20, 2024

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.

Brent Kompelien
August 14, 2024

Acts 19:1-41 - Paul in Ephesus

Brent Kompelien
August 14, 2024

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!

Brent Kompelien
August 8, 2024

Acts 18:1-28 - Paul in Corinth

Brent Kompelien
August 8, 2024

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.

Brent Kompelien
July 23, 2024

Acts 16:16-40 - Paul and Silas in Prison

Brent Kompelien
July 23, 2024

Paul and Silas are thrown in jail as they encounter opposition from spiritual powers and earthly powers. How do they respond? And what will God do to advance the gospel through this persecution?

Brent Kompelien
June 18, 2024

Acts 11:19-12:24 - Joys and Struggles

Brent Kompelien
June 18, 2024

The work of the Kingdom of God comes with joys and struggles. It is not the easy path, but it is the path that glorifies God and points others to the salvation that only comes through Jesus Christ.

Brent Kompelien
June 12, 2024

Acts 9:32-11:18 - The Gentile Inclusion

Brent Kompelien
June 12, 2024

There are two transformations here: The conversion of Cornelius and the transformation in Peter’s heart regarding who he thinks can be accepted into God’s family.

Brent Kompelien
June 4, 2024

Acts 9:1-31 - Saul's Conversion

Brent Kompelien
June 4, 2024

The gospel is good news for all who are proud and self-righteous. Saul of Tarsus had sought to prove that he was worthy of God through earning and achieving a works-based piety, only to realize he also was empty and needed Christ.

Brent Kompelien
May 28, 2024

Acts 8:26-40 - Philip in Judea

Brent Kompelien
May 28, 2024

This is the story of a man from ancient Ethiopia who had sold out to achieve wealth and power and who was making a desperate and dangerous journey to seek God. We learn that the gospel is for all who are desperately searching.

Brent Kompelien
May 22, 2024

Acts 8:4-25 - Philip in Samaria

Brent Kompelien
May 22, 2024

The gospel must capture your heart. It is all-encompassing, it exposes the depths of your heart and whether you truly surrender to God or whether you are still the god of our your life.

Brent Kompelien
May 5, 2024

Acts 6:1-7 - The Seven

Brent Kompelien
May 5, 2024

We are going to look at a new problem in the early church, something that has the potential to derail and destroy the brand new community of faith in Jerusalem: complaining and competition.

Brent Kompelien
May 1, 2024

Acts 5:12-42 - Miracles and Persecution

Brent Kompelien
May 1, 2024

Our text this morning will show us that this prayer was answered as God enabled the Apostles to speak boldly, and as God did miraculous wonders to heal people. And yet this answer to prayer doesn’t make the believers’ lives easier.

Brent Kompelien
April 23, 2024

Acts 4:32-5:11 - Pure-Hearted Devotion

Brent Kompelien
April 23, 2024

Receiving the free gift of forgiveness and the indwelling of the Spirit of God through the gospel of Jesus Christ should turn self-centeredness into generosity, lies into truth, and deception into integrity.

Brent Kompelien
April 14, 2024

Acts 3:1-4:31 - Witnesses in Word and Deed

Brent Kompelien
April 14, 2024

This passage is an account of a miracle, the healing of a man who was lame from birth, and in this text we see Peter explain the unique and exclusive work of Christ for our salvation

Brent Kompelien
March 25, 2024

Acts 1:1-26 - The Mission

Brent Kompelien
March 25, 2024

We have a mission, and because it is ultimately God’s mission, we embark on this mission by first waiting upon the Lord and praying.

Brent Kompelien
March 17, 2024

1 Timothy 3:8-12 - Biblical Deacons

Brent Kompelien
March 17, 2024

How is the ministry of a local church actually carried out? How is the Body of Christ organized and mobilized to serve one another and to accomplish the Great Commission as we make disciples? The answer: Deacons

Brent Kompelien
March 12, 2024

1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9 - Biblical Elders

Brent Kompelien
March 12, 2024

This sermon examines the qualifications and qualities of biblical Elders, then summarizes the four central leadership responsibilities of Elders described in the New Testament.

Brent Kompelien
March 12, 2024

1 Timothy 3:14-4:16 - The Church of the Living God

Brent Kompelien
March 12, 2024

Paul gives Timothy a list of priorities for his pastoral ministry. This will help us build a gospel-centered understanding of the church and of biblical church leadership that stands on the solid foundation of Christ as the cornerstone.

Brent Kompelien
February 27, 2024

Colossians 1:1-23 - The Head of the Church

Brent Kompelien
February 27, 2024

We are starting a new series that we’re calling “Biblical Church Leadership” where we will set the foundation for how we understand the nature of the church and church leadership. We must start with this: Jesus Christ is the Head of this church!

Brent Kompelien
February 20, 2024

John 21:1-25 - Feed My Lambs

Brent Kompelien
February 20, 2024

We have now reached the peak of the gospel of John. Jesus is risen! The resurrection secures our ultimate hope for new spiritual life today, and new resurrection life tomorrow in the new heavens and new earth. What now?

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