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Worth the Resistance (Week 11) 7/5/26
Join us for our sermon series titled Worth the Resistance as we walk through the book of Acts.
Sermon begins at about 15:00
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues part 2 of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 26:15-32 He is Worth the Resistance!
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Worth the Resistance (Week 10) 6/28/26
Join us for our sermon series titled Worth the Resistance as we walk through the book of Acts.
Sermon begins at about 19:00
Pastor Judd Nelson continues part 2 of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 25:23-26:23 He is Worth the Resistance!
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Worth the Resistance (Week 9) 6/21/26
Join us for our sermon series titled Worth the Resistance as we walk through the book of Acts.
Sermon begins at about 17:26
Aubrey Schneider continues part 2 of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 25:1-22. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
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Worth the Resistance (Week 8) 6/14/26
In a sermon series titled Worth the Resistance as we walk through the book of Acts.
Sermon begins at about 23:00
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues part 2 of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 24:1-27. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
Prayer Walk Info and Holy Here app
Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
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Worth the Resistance (Week 7) 6/7/26
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins part two of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. We take another look at Acts 22:22-23:11. He is Worth the Resistance!
Sermon begins at about 21:17
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues part 2 of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 23:12-23:31. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
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Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
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Worth the Resistance (Week 6) 5/31/26
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins part two of our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. We take another look at Acts 22:22-23:11. He is Worth the Resistance!
Sermon begins at about 19:35
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we take look at Acts 22:22-23:11. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
Prayer Walk Info and Holy Here app
Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
Free SmartPhone Bible App: YouVersion
Worth the Resistance (Week 5) 5/10/26
Celebrate Church Elder Jeremy Cole continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. We take another look at Acts 21:17-36. He is Worth the Resistance!
Sermon begins at about 33:45
Celebrate Church Elder Jeremy Cole continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we continue looking at Acts 21:37-22:21. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
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Worth the Resistance (Week 4) 5/3/26
Pastor Andrew continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:17-36. He is Worth the Resistance!
Worth the Resistance: Carried or Sent
Sermon begins at about 18:56
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:15-36. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
Prayer Walk Info and Holy Here app
Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
Free SmartPhone Bible App: YouVersion
Worth the Resistance (Week 3) 4/26/26
Pastor Judd Nelson continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:17-36. He is Worth the Resistance!
Worth the Resistance
Sermon begins at about 15:15
Pastor Judd Nelson continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:1-14. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
Prayer Walk Info and Holy Here app
Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
Free SmartPhone Bible App: YouVersion
Worth the Resistance (Week 2) 4/19/26
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:1-14. He is Worth the Resistance!
Sermon begins at about 19:15
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. This week, we dive into Acts 21:1-14. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon above, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
Prayer Walk Info and Holy Here app
Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
Free SmartPhone Bible App: YouVersion
Worth the Resistance (Week 1) 4/12/26
Sermon begins at about 17:16
Pastor Andrew Schmidt sets up our new series in the book of Acts called Worth the Resistance. We start it off by summarizing Acts 1-20 (as we’ve covered over the last several years) to set up our study of chapters 21-28. He is Worth the Resistance!
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Resources:
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Free Online Bible: BibleGateway
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Let’s Go: Be Shepherds
Pastor Andrew Schmidt concludes our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 20:25-38 (Instructions to elders) . See sermon notes and resources linked below.
Sermon begins at about 27 minutes
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Comfort
Pastor Judd Nelson continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 20:13-24 (raising of Eutychus) . See sermon notes and resources linked below.
Sermon begins at about 21 minutes
Audio:
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Encourage
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 19:23-20:3 (riot & aftermath). See sermon notes and resources linked below.
During this series, Andrew also highlights Baptism.
Sermon begins at about 21 minutes
Audio:
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Drive out Evil
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Let’s Go: Drive out Evil Acts 19:13-22 (responses to idolatry). See sermon notes and resources linked below.
This sermon series also highlights people who are going in our own communities. This week’s interview was with representatives of the Abaco Team. You can see this interview here.
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Audio:
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Things To Remember:
Paul continued to go in the name of Jesus to bring the name of Jesus (Acts 19-20).
As he did he had a wide variety of traveling companions who also were intentionally going in the name of Jesus.
There was pressure (economic, cultural, communal, spiritual, to reputations) in Ephesus to not put Jesus first (Acts 19:24-28). Having others around was good for Paul to make a wise decision in the midst of pressure.
Paul went from place to place and he "encouraged" people in their faith (Acts 20:1-3). He is able to encourage because he had people with him to encourage him.
We need to travel in life with people who help us intentionally keep the Lord our top priority.
This will help us deal with the pressure of life that can beat us down and cause us to look to others things more than the Lord.
This will also help us encourage others in their faith, because are with people who will encourage us in ours.
Let’s Go…
…with others who are contagious with Jesus…
…to resist pressure & encourage people in their faith.
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Supernaturally
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Let’s Go: Supernaturally Acts 19:1-12 (Holy Spirit power). See sermon notes and resources linked below.
This sermon series also highlights people who are going in our own communities. This week’s interview was with the Judd Nelson and Jamie Ball. You can see this interview here.
Sermon begins at about 32 minutes
Audio:
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Things To Remember:
Paul stayed in Ephesus for two years so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10) AND the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power (Acts 19:20).
How was the word of the Lord heard by all in a region?
How did the word of the Lord spread widely and grow in power?
Paul and other followers committed to gathering daily (even at the most inconvenient time) to hear from and grow in Jesus.
To grow in spiritual power and authority we make our goal to know Jesus personally (Acts 19:15) and to hold Jesus' name in high regard (Acts 19:17).
The goal of evil powers is to prevent us from doing the above two things. But Paul and his companions did them. As a result the world of the Lord was heard by all, spread widely and grew in power.
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Maps
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Let’s Go: Explain
Guest Speaker Klayton Korver continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 18:18-28. See sermon notes and resources linked below.
Sermon begins at about 31 minutes
Audio:
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Maps
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Let’s Go: Stay in the City
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 18:1-17 (Paul in Corinth). See sermon notes and resources linked below.
This sermon series also highlights people who are going in our own communities. This week’s interview was with the Fopma family. You can see this interview here.
This video is the sermon only. It was uploaded later due to a sound issue in our livestream. To see the full service, go here.
Audio:
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Reason with Them
Ali Cranmer continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 17:16-34 (Paul in Athens), and how we are called to move idols out of our life and give our attention to Jesus. See sermon notes and resources linked below.
This sermon series also highlights people who are going in our own communities. This week’s interview was with Shelly Braley. You can see this interview here.
sermon begins at about 20 minutes.
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Things To Remember:
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Maps
Find Jennie’s Google Maps Presentation of Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey HERE.
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Let’s Go: Eagerly Examine
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our sermon series at Celebrate called “Let’s Go”. This series is based on the book of Acts. The message is: LET'S GO strengthen and encourage people! This week’s focus is Acts 17:1-15 (Thess/Bereans & Scripture), and how we are called to eagerly examine God’s word. See sermon notes and resources linked below.
This sermon series also highlights people who are going in our own communities. This week’s interview was with the Bender family. You can see this interview here.
sermon begins at about 29 minutes.
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Things To Remember:
Paul and Silas continue to go through Macedonia to proclaim the gospel. Traveling about 95 miles from Philippi to Thessalonica and then about 35 miles from Thessalonica to Berea.
The time of ministry is meant to be compared. In both Thessalonica (vs. 4) and Berea (vs. 12) many Greeks and quite a few prominent women were persuaded by Paul's message and believed. But only some of the Thessalonian Jews were persuaded compared to the many Berean Jews who believed.
Acts 17:11 clearly and explicitly contrasts the character and actions of the Berean Jews from those of the Thessalonian Jews (which can be seen in more detail from the previous verses).
Thessalonian Jews
Jealous
Rejected Jesus as Messiah
Appeal to human authority
Scripture once a week
Someone else teaching
Berean Jews
Noble (well-pleased)
Received Jesus as Messiah
Appealed to Scripture as authority
Scripture every day
Examining for themselves
Which list above is more true of you?
Let's Go...
examine the Scriptures...
...and eagerly receive Jesus.
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Maps
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