Reverend Bowen: Sermons

When some people from Jerusalem start adding on requirements for gentile believers, the church calls a meeting. This meeting, which decides for gospel clarity and gospel charity, saves the church...and…

Today we follow Paul and Barnabas as they go on the road for their first missionary journey. Remembering that, we too have our own command to “go” as witnesses of…

Acts 12 tells the story of God’s care for his Church when opposition arises. As we look at that, we see three different examples of what God’s care for us…

Acts 10 is a major turning point in the history of the Church. At the heart of this is the important truth that we focus on in this study: God…

Saul’s conversion, while in some ways unique, in many ways shows us about the grace that God works in conversion for us and all his people. Focusing on those commonalities,…

As we watch Stephen become the church’s first martyr, we see ourselves not only in him but in those who so violently oppose him.

About three pages into the Bible, God promises to win the battle against the enemy by way of a promised offspring who will bleed and die in apparent defeat. We…

Even from the early chapters, the Bible tells the story of a battle between those who are loyal to our God, the mighty king, and those who are opposed to…