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How can we respond to the storms and shipwrecks of life, and what are God's plans for us while we're in the storms and shipwrecks of life?

Does God's word tell us that good can happen in the midst of trials and struggles?

Have you ever felt at some time in your life that God has let you down? What is our response to circumstances we do not understand?

Why is it so hard for us to go through the storms of problems, obstacles, and difficult circumstances?

What kind of legacy are we establishing today?

Why is it that so many disciples of Jesus seem to live their daily lives apart from (or not conscious of) the presence and power of the Holy Spirit?

What does Acts 18 tell us about friendships?

Being seeker accessible is being conscious of the concerns and perceptions of people unconnected to God and not intentionally creating obstacles for them.

What does vision look like? Who receives visions? Why is visions so important?

What are factors that lead godly, Holy Spirit filled people to argue and fight and split up from one another?

Lets compare and contrast the false promises of the safe sex movement with the true principles of sanctified sex according to God's word.

The sexual revolution has not only failed big time, but it has produced a lot of casualties.

Sex is a subject begging for a clear Christian word.

The debate in Acts 15 influenced not only what the early church would look like but also what the church would look like for the next 2,000 years.

How does an unbelieving world respond to God's agenda?

What kind of churches launch God's agenda and ignite the kind of spiritual explosion described in Acts 13-14?

How has Easter impacted us at Riverside and what does John 3:16 tell us about what God's love has done on our behalf?

What principles does Acts 12 teach us about how we can respond when God seems unresponsive?

When God's agenda is fully embraced by Jesus' followers, we'll see that the old saying, "one good thing leads to another" is not a cliche but is a spiritual principle.

It is an unusual fact of life that what appears to be good news is not always received as good news by some people.

There are no wasted words or stories in Acts. Everything has the purpose of pointing us again and again to God's agenda.

As human beings we cannot change the heart.

God will fulfill his agenda through groups, individuals, and ordinary people.

Acts 8 clearly declares to us that God's agenda will be fulfilled despite resistance, risks, or reluctance.

Acts 6-7 is a sobering and powerful challenge to all of us who profess to love and follow Jesus wholeheartedly.

The fact that Acts 6:1-7 is in God's word reminds us that in spite of an omnipotent God and in spite of the all consuming passion demanded by the great commission, churches are still made up of people that are far from perfect.

How can we respond when the going gets tough in our Christian life, in the church, and in ministry?

Acts 5:1-11 can be one of the most disturbing passages of scripture in the entire Bible.

Why spiritual unity matters...

Is Christianity a crutch for certain weak and unstable people or is it the cure for all people?

When we hear the word fellowship, what kind of messages come to mind? Acts 2:42-47 point out some foundational characteristics that are found in every body of Christ dominated by the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2 is one of the most important chapters in the entire Bible...but it has produced extreme reactions in the Christian church.

The book of Acts could even more appropriately be titled "the acts of the spirit." Acts 1:8 introduces three powerful themes.