Brad Allison

Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus, celebrated every Sunday but especially on this Easter Sunday, changes everything. We see in this passage that it changes both our future and our present.

Synopsis: Peter’s second sermon in Acts is preached following the healing of the man born lame. Many come to faith in Christ following this sermon, and we learn here about some elements of effective evangelism.

Synopsis: We are concluding our series on the mission of the church with four sermons in Acts, two by Peter and two by Paul. These sermons, the first of which we are looking at today, show us what the apostles understood Jesus to mean in the mission he had given the church.

Synopsis: In Jesus’ prayer for his church, he prays for unity that is modeled on the unity within the trinity, saying that such unity will lead to evangelistic effectiveness.

Synopsis: In order to understand the mission of the Church, it is necessary that we understand how all things will end. Today’s passage shows us the end of Babylon, which stands for the kingdoms of this world.

Synopsis: As we pursue our mission to lift up Jesus and make disciples for him, we can expect to encounter opposition from the evil one. In today’s passage, Paul explains how we face this opposition with the Lord’s strength instead of our own.

Synopsis: Jesus began his ministry with a warning about hell (Matt. 7:21-23) and here he ends his teaching ministry with the same topic. Where the church has held firmly to the biblical doctrine of hell, faithfulness to the mission of the church has remained strong.

Synopsis: The question we seek to answer in this sermon concerns the place justice efforts should have in the mission of the church. We look today at one of the most well-known Old Testament passages on this topic, Micah 6:8. “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require…

Synopsis: There is one aspect of the mission of the church that people don’t like to talk about, and that’s the call to suffer. In today’s passage, Paul states very clearly that we are called not only to be glorified with Christ, but also to suffer with him.

Synopsis: The parable of the weeds helps us understand our current age and the job Jesus has for us in this age. Specifically, it tells us that our age will be marked by the coexistence of good and evil. Evil will not be removed until Jesus does so on Judgment Day. Until then, we must…