Back To Basics Messages

Overview: Glory Days

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

We begin our new series unpacking Acts 2:42 which will look at in detail the four things the early church devoted themselves to as we seek to devote ourselves to those same things as well.

The Authority of the Bible

Biblical Authority, Part 1

Scripture Text: Acts 2:41-47; 2 Tim 3:16-17

As we look at the four things the early church devoted themselves to, we see the first one is the Teaching of the Apostles.  For us this means devotion to the authority of the Bible, which is the teachings of the Apostles.  In this message we look at why the Bible is our authority and what that means.

Keys to Interpreting the Bible

Biblical Authority, Part 2

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

Last week we looked at why the Bible is our authority.  This week we get practical and ask how do we understand the Bible and how do we apply it to our lives.

What Is Koinonia?

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

We continue our series on Unpacking Acts 2:42 by looking at the second thing the early church devoted themselves to - Fellowship.  What is Fellowship?  That's the focus of this weeks series.

Going Deeper With Each Other

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

Continuing our focus this week on the second thing the early church devoted themselves to - Fellowship - i.e. Authentic Community.  Last week we defined the meaning of true fellowrship.  This week a call to put it into practice.

Good Communication and Conflict Resolution

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Spending a third week looking at true biblical community as we tackle some nuts and bolts of how we move forward in healthy and biblical way in relating to one another.

The Real Presence of Jesus in Worship

Experiential Worship

Scripture Text: 1 Cor 10:16; 1 Cor 11:24

The early church devoted themselves to the "Breaking of Bread" which we generalize in this series as "experiential worship".  But at the core of that experience in worship then and now is the Lord's Supper.  Communion is a key focus of this weeks message.

Four Steps for Going Deeper In Worship

Experiential Worship

Scripture Text: Galatians 5:16,17; John 4:23,24

In part two of our look at the worship commonent of core Christian experience, Pastor Peter shares four key steps we can take to aid us in growing in experiential worship.

Growing In a Devotional Prayer Life

Expectant Prayer

Scripture Text: Luke 11:1-13

Final message in our series on Back to Basics.  This week we look at how the early church was devoted to prayer.  This is a big topic.  There are various types of prayer we want to grow in as a church.  Devotional Prayer, Ministry Prayer and Strategic Prayer.  This week though we focus why pray?

Review: DNA

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

This post Easter message does a recap and review of our Back to Basic series on unpacking Acts 2:42.