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What does the resurrected Christ offer? - Acts 3:11-16 sermon | Anglican Church Prescott

Text: Acts 3:11-16

In the second of Peter's sermons, we hear another incredible gospel proclamation as people are amazed by the healing of the lame man. Yet again, he reveals the people's sin and shows them that Jesus is the one who can take it away. But it is particularly poignant that Peter makes sure the people know that the healing doesn't happen because of his or John's power or piety.

It is in Christ alone that we find healing from our sin, from the strife we have with the world, and in our deepest distress. The invitation from Peter is clear: if you're sick with sin, weary from the world, and feel alone and sorrowful, Christ is the way to find healing and abide richly in Him.

Does God really give us good gifts? - Acts 3:1-10 Sermon, The Rt. Rev. Ben Fischer | Anglican Church Prescott

Text: Acts 3:1-10

We were blessed to be visited by The Rt. Rev. Ben Fischer, rector of Christ the Redeemer, Nampa, ID, and one of our diocese's suffragan bishops. He preached on Acts 3:1-10 and reminded us how God always gives good gifts.

As Peter and John enter the temple to give thanks and worship God, they run across a man who was lame by birth. He asks them for alms, but they have no money to give them. Instead, Christ uses his apostles to heal the man and give him something infinitely better than anything he could have imagined.

We are reminded how we often think we know what we need, and God says no but gives us something far better.

What does it look like when God builds his church? - Acts 2:42-47 Sermon | Anglican Church Prescott

Text: Acts 2:42-47

Acts 2:42-47 is the conclusion of Pentecost Sunday. We don't see an ecstatic charismatic moment, but rather the church doing the basic beautiful things of life together. They worship, they enjoy fellowship, and they are radically generous with one another.

We like to make Christian life far more complicated than it needs to be. Yet, the early church was grounded in the right things. This passage is a helpful reminder of our call to be devoted to scripture, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer.

This is the gospel

Text: Acts 2:14-41

In this sermon, we look at Peter's Pentecost sermon. It is an incredible sermon, first because it is thoroughly rooted in scripture, but it is also a profoundly clear articulation of the Gospel of Christ. Peter starts with why the Holy Spirit was given, but quickly moves into reviewing Christ's life, death, resurrection, and exaltation, showing what it all means. As the people hear this, their conscience is seared, and three thousand repent and are baptized.

As Peter articulates this, we see it shown forth in his life. Peter is transformed from someone who seems to have a propensity to get it wrong and who denied Christ to someone who boldly proclaims him before thousands. None of this happens because he pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but because the risen Christ revealed himself to him, walked with him, taught him, and then sent the Holy Spirit to empower him.

What does the Holy Spirit do? - Acts 2:1-13 Sermon | Anglican Church Prescott

Text: Acts 2:1-13

The Holy Spirit being given to the church is one of the most significant moments in church history, and it defines who we are as a body.

But one of the most amazing things about the giving of the Holy Spirit is that he is given to the whole church, he unites the church, and he makes it so the message may be understood by all who hear the gospel and are ready to receive it.

In a very real way, the giving of the Holy Spirit undoes what was done at Babel. But instead of us trying to climb to heaven, heaven had descended to us and adopted us as citizens.

How do we wait well? - Acts 1:12-26 Sermon | Anglican Church Prescott

Acts 1:12–26

We live in a culture that struggles to wait. Yet in Acts 1, after Jesus ascends, the disciples are told to remain in Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit. What follows is a powerful picture of faithful obedience in uncertain times.

They do not panic. They do not scatter. They gather in unity, devote themselves to prayer, search the Scriptures, and act carefully in community. Their waiting is not passive—it is active trust in God.

This passage reminds us that obedience is not a frantic effort but humble dependence. As individuals and as a church, we are called to persistent prayer, attentiveness to God’s Word, and trust in the Holy Spirit to guide what comes next.

In seasons of waiting, we do not rush ahead—we depend on Him.

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What happens when God says no? - Acts 1:1-11 Sermon | Anglican Church Prescott

Text: Acts 1:1-11

 

We start our series working through the Acts of the Apostles, and we meet them in Christ's final 40 days on earth. Luke only briefly tells us that they spent those forty days learning from Christ.

But what is interesting is the one recorded question they ask Jesus, "When will the kingdom of Israel be restored?" Except that he doesn't answer them. Instead, he tells them they will receive the Holy Spirit and makes it very clear that their calling will be much bigger than serving in Israel; it will be to tell the world about the kingdom.

The Greatest of These

Text: 1 Corinthians 13

In this sermon, we will look at what may be the most well-known and possibly most popular passage of scripture. As we prepare for Lent, we'll sit in St. Paul's call to love well, in 1 Corinthians 13. In this passage, we learn the importance of love, what love actually is, and that in the end, it is the most important thing.

But Paul is also clear that love isn't an emotion but an attitude and posture towards others. As we examine Paul's understanding of love, we realize that the only way to love well is to be rooted in the reality that Christ loved us first. Love is ultimately what Christ is forming in us, as he renews our hearts and minds. It is not a work to be created, but a gift.

Should I not pity?

Text: Jonah 4

We finish our travel through Jonah. Nineveh has repented, God has shown them mercy, and then Jonah's true fear is revealed. He wasn't afraid that the Ninevites might hurt him, or that he'd fail; he was afraid that God would actually show them mercy.

In the final chapter of the book, we get the true punch, the true point of the whole book: what if God chooses to show mercy to those whom we hate, despise, fear, or think are truly evil? How will we react?

The final question is the deepest challenge and the greatest call for our day, when the voice of the stranger screams, "Hate your enemy, pray for their destruction," a much quieter voice, the voice of the shepherd says, "Love your enemy, pray for their redemption."

Without Knowing

Text: Jonah 3

In this sermon, we look at Jonah 3, which is a chapter of hope. In it, Jonah is told, yet again, to go to Nineveh; he goes, preaches the message that God gives to him, and the Ninevites repent.

What makes this chapter especially interesting is the people's hope without promise. The Ninevites in particular realize the despicable nature of their ways, show signs of repentance through inward and outward action, but they don't know that God will relent. They simply know that it is the right thing to do.

While we, as Christians, have assurance of our salvation in Christ and a promise of eternity with God, there are very few things we can know for certain in this life. Jonah 3 reminds us that fidelity to Christ is good, that he is merciful and kind, and that even when life takes unexpected turns, he is a faithful and good God.