Ada Presbyterian Church Pulpit Podcast

Acts 25 - Breaking New Ground

In Acts 16 we see the gospel advancing to the continent of Europe for the first time as Paul and Silas travel to Macedonia.  It turns out the gospel impacts the city on more levels than one, and its success gives us high hopes for God's work today and in the future.  Join us for today's message.

Acts 24 - Fog Banks

It's easy to think that the early church always had things figured out, but a loose collection of stories here in Acts 15-16 show us otherwise.  It turns out that even the early Christians had to navigate life in the fog.  Join us this morning to see how we navigate times of tension and uncertainty in our lives.

Acts 23 - Grace Without Distinction

When a seemingly minor theological debate has outsized implications, it's worthy of your attention.  Join us today as we look at the Jerusalem Council's debate in Acts 15 and how the outcome preserved both the gospel and the church itself.

Acts 22 - They Returned

If you escape a mugging, you usually don't return to the scene of the crime. It might seem odd then that the Apostle Paul returns to a town that nearly killed him on his first missionary journey. But Paul is concerned to fortify these fledgling churches, and as we see his strategy for strengthening them, we can find ways to shore up our own faith today.

When You Don't Got What It Takes

If you heard a lousy commencement speech this week during graduation season, then join us today for Joshua's speech to the Israelites.  Like graduates, they're in a time of transition; the future lies before them now that they are settled in the land.  Joshua says to them: "Choose this day whom you serve," and then he delivers his famous line: "but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."  Our text is Joshua 24. 

Acts 21 - One Living God

It's not everyday you're mistaken for a god, but it happens to Paul and Barnabas in the village of Lystra.  While we may think of this as leftover from a more superstitious time, the truth is we're pretty good at misidentifying God in our own ways today.  Join us today to find out more.

Acts 20 - They Did Not Recognize Him

Sometimes we "see without seeing," we overlook the obvious truths staring us in the face.  In Paul's sermon today, he reasons with the synagogue that the Messiah they're looking for is actually here. He brings Jesus front and center and helps us all see that he is the answer to our deepest longings.

Acts 19 - Mission Priorities

We return to our series on Acts today.  We are in the final 1/3 of the book starting in chapter 13.  We now see the church going out "to the ends of the earth" with the gospel.  First stop:  Cyrprus.  Join us this week!

Love - The Lost Art of Virtue

As we wrap up our series on virtue today, we come to the final virtue--love.  Love is the last, but certainly not the least.  It is the greatest of all the virtues.  Join us today as we sketch out a solid definition of love, namely a love that starts to see people around us, whether friends or enemies, as persons rather than objects.  

Hope - The Lost Art of Virtue

For Easter Sunday, we examined the virtue of hope.  For Christians, hope is more than wishful thinking.  It's more than a "cross your fingers" kind of hope.  It's grounded in the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  We are born into a "living hope," a hope that yearns for the day when the work of God, begun on Easter, will be completed in us.  Join us for this week's message.