Sermons on Acts

Happy Birthday, Jesus-in-the-World!

This is the 4th in 6-part series of sermons in which Pastor Drew is addressing the conclusion of his pastoral ministry at Adrian First United Methodist Church. He has been appointed to Port Huron: First UMC, effective July 1. Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Everybody enjoys a good birthday party. My most memorable birthday party was probably the last time I had an actual birthday party per se. I was in 8th grade, and my parents rented the pool at Mack Elementary…

Growing On Purpose

Scriptures: Acts 2:14, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 One of the biggest miracles of human life is that our physical bodies grow and mature all on their own. We don’t have to think about it. We don’t have to plan it out ahead of time. In fact, we don’t have understand how it happens or why it’s this way. All on its own, from the moment of conception to the moment of death, our bodies develop and mature apart from anything…

I Never Would Have Guessed!

Scripture: Acts 9:1-22 Look at this guy on the left. His name is Arthur Hollands. He looks like someone you’d definitely not want to meet in a dark alley at night. But the picture of him on the right may change your tune about him. What’s he doing? He’s baptizing someone. Contrary to how it may look on the outside (according to many of our pre-conceived notions), Arthur Hollands is a Christian evangelist. A fair number of you are, or…