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They wanted a conquering king, but Jesus Christ reveals true greatness through humble service and sacrificial love. Only when He cleanses our hearts can pride give way to transformation, shaping us into servants like Him. 
 
The King’s Power 
• King Jesus descends into greatness. 
 
The King’s Posture 
• King Jesus kneels to cleanse sinners. 
 
The King’s Pattern 
• King Jesus transforms His servants. 
 
Takeaway: Jesus is the King of kings and Servant of all.

They wanted a conquering king, but Jesus Christ reveals true greatness through humble service and sacrificial love. Only when He cleanses our hearts can pride give way to transformation, shaping us into servants like Him.

The King’s Power
• King Jesus descends into greatness.

The King’s Posture
• King Jesus kneels to cleanse sinners.

The King’s Pattern
• King Jesus transforms His servants.

Takeaway: Jesus is the King of kings and Servant of all.

The Servant King | John 13:1–17 | Pastor Philip Miller

Comparison, celebrity, and control quietly corrupt ministry—but none of it was ever about us. When Jesus increases, pride dies, and real gospel power transforms lives. 
 
DANGERS IN MINISTRY 
Acts 18:24–19:20 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
The Danger of Comparison 
• We’re not competitors. 
 
The Danger of Celebrity 
• We’re not the center. 
 
The Danger of Control 
• We’re not in charge. 
 
Takeaway: “We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.” —Luke 17:10

Comparison, celebrity, and control quietly corrupt ministry—but none of it was ever about us. When Jesus increases, pride dies, and real gospel power transforms lives.

DANGERS IN MINISTRY
Acts 18:24–19:20
Pastor Philip Miller

The Danger of Comparison
• We’re not competitors.

The Danger of Celebrity
• We’re not the center.

The Danger of Control
• We’re not in charge.

Takeaway: “We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.” —Luke 17:10

Dangers In Ministry | Acts 18:24–19:20 | Pastor Philip Miller

When weakness and fear make you want to lose heart, where does resilience come from? Acts 18 reveals Christ’s presence and promises give courage to keep going. 
 
DO NOT LOSE HEART 
Acts 18:1–23 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Weakness 
• “I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling.” —Paul (1 Corinthians 2:3) 
 
Encouragement 
• Five Keys to Resilience 
1. People 
2. Provision 
3. Progress 
4. Presence 
5. Promise 
• “When I am weak, then I am strong.” —Paul (2 Corinthians 12:10) 
 
Breakthrough 
• “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 
—Jesus to Paul (2 Corinthians 12:9) 
 
Takeaway: “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” —Jesus (Matthew 28:20)

When weakness and fear make you want to lose heart, where does resilience come from? Acts 18 reveals Christ’s presence and promises give courage to keep going.

DO NOT LOSE HEART
Acts 18:1–23
Pastor Philip Miller

Weakness
• “I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling.” —Paul (1 Corinthians 2:3)

Encouragement
• Five Keys to Resilience
1. People
2. Provision
3. Progress
4. Presence
5. Promise
• “When I am weak, then I am strong.” —Paul (2 Corinthians 12:10)

Breakthrough
• “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
—Jesus to Paul (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Takeaway: “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” —Jesus (Matthew 28:20)

Do Not Lose Heart | Acts 18:1–23 | Pastor Philip Miller

GOD’S WISDOM AND THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS 
1 Corinthians 1:17–2:5 
Stefan Gustavsson 
 
Did Paul change his mind on evangelism? 
 
1. The Wisdom of Corinth 
 
2. The Foolishness of the Cross 
 
3. The Wisdom of God 
 
Big Idea: The Gospel is not undermining reason, but challenges our cultural assumptions— and above all, our pride. It is in Christ, not in us, we find truth, righteousness, holiness, and Freedom.

GOD’S WISDOM AND THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS
1 Corinthians 1:17–2:5
Stefan Gustavsson

Did Paul change his mind on evangelism?

1. The Wisdom of Corinth

2. The Foolishness of the Cross

3. The Wisdom of God

Big Idea: The Gospel is not undermining reason, but challenges our cultural assumptions— and above all, our pride. It is in Christ, not in us, we find truth, righteousness, holiness, and Freedom.

God's Wisdom and the Foolishness of the Cross | 1 Corinthians 1:17–2:5 | Stefan Gustavsson

Chasing money, pleasure, or power promises abundant life—but leaves us empty and restless. In Acts 17, Paul reveals the risen Jesus as the true God who satisfies, saves, and will judge the world. 
 
The Idols We Live For 
• We search for abundant life apart from God. 
 
The God Who is There 
• God’s self-disclosure is everywhere. 
 
The One We Can’t Avoid 
• Jesus is the Risen One we all must face. 
 
Takeaway: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” — Jesus Christ (John 14:6)

Chasing money, pleasure, or power promises abundant life—but leaves us empty and restless. In Acts 17, Paul reveals the risen Jesus as the true God who satisfies, saves, and will judge the world.

The Idols We Live For
• We search for abundant life apart from God.

The God Who is There
• God’s self-disclosure is everywhere.

The One We Can’t Avoid
• Jesus is the Risen One we all must face.

Takeaway: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” — Jesus Christ (John 14:6)

The Unknown God | Acts 17:16–34 | Pastor Philip Miller

We want advocacy, not authority. But Jesus the risen Lord demands allegiance, surrender, and obedience. 
 
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN 
 
Jesus the Messiah 
• We want the crown without the cross. 
• Will you trust and follow? 
 
Jesus the King 
• We want advocacy without authority. 
• Will you kneel and yield? 
 
Jesus the Word 
• We want selectivity, not surrender. 
• Will you listen and obey? 
 
Takeaway: Will you let Jesus turn your world upside down?

We want advocacy, not authority. But Jesus the risen Lord demands allegiance, surrender, and obedience.

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

Jesus the Messiah
• We want the crown without the cross.
• Will you trust and follow?

Jesus the King
• We want advocacy without authority.
• Will you kneel and yield?

Jesus the Word
• We want selectivity, not surrender.
• Will you listen and obey?

Takeaway: Will you let Jesus turn your world upside down?

The World Turned Upside Down | Acts 17:1–15 | Pastor Philip Miller

Who truly holds the power? The risen Christ, who frees captives and transforms lives. 
 
THE MOST HIGH GOD 
Acts 16:16–40 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
A Theological Contest 
• Who is the Most High God? 
• What is the way of salvation? 
 
A Trial of Powers 
• Jesus is Lord of all. 
 
A Triumph of the Gospel 
• Jesus is Savior of all. 
 
Takeaway: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”

Who truly holds the power? The risen Christ, who frees captives and transforms lives.

THE MOST HIGH GOD
Acts 16:16–40
Pastor Philip Miller

A Theological Contest
• Who is the Most High God?
• What is the way of salvation?

A Trial of Powers
• Jesus is Lord of all.

A Triumph of the Gospel
• Jesus is Savior of all.

Takeaway: “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”

The Most High God | Acts 16:16–40 | Pastor Philip Miller

When God shuts doors, are you lost—or being led? Acts 16 shows how open hands, open doors, and open hearts reveal God’s call. 
 
WHEN GOD CALLS 
Acts 16:6–15 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
The Instrument Principle 
• God uses those with open hands. 
• Will I trust God and put my “yes” on the table? 
 
The Invitation Principle 
• God leads us through open doors. 
• Will I step out in faith and answer the call? 
 
The Interest Principle 
• God focuses us on open hearts. 
• Will I lean in where the Lord is working? 
 
The Influence Principle 
• God changes our world as we open up. 
• Will I leverage my sphere of influence for Jesus?

When God shuts doors, are you lost—or being led? Acts 16 shows how open hands, open doors, and open hearts reveal God’s call.

WHEN GOD CALLS
Acts 16:6–15
Pastor Philip Miller

The Instrument Principle
• God uses those with open hands.
• Will I trust God and put my “yes” on the table?

The Invitation Principle
• God leads us through open doors.
• Will I step out in faith and answer the call?

The Interest Principle
• God focuses us on open hearts.
• Will I lean in where the Lord is working?

The Influence Principle
• God changes our world as we open up.
• Will I leverage my sphere of influence for Jesus?

When God Calls | Acts 16:6–15 | Pastor Philip Miller

When should Christians fight, and when should they let go? Acts 15–16 shows how gospel clarity and gospel charity together strengthen the church and advance the mission. 
 
CHOOSING BATTLES WISELY 
Acts 15:36–16:5 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Paul and Barnabas 
• Godly people will still have real disagreements. 
 
Timothy and the Jews 
• Godly people choose to pick their battles wisely. 
 
Conflict and the Gospel 
• Gospel Perspective 
• Gospel Posture 
• Gospel Priority 
 
Takeaway: “In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, in all things, charity.” 
—Rupertus Meldenius

When should Christians fight, and when should they let go? Acts 15–16 shows how gospel clarity and gospel charity together strengthen the church and advance the mission.

CHOOSING BATTLES WISELY
Acts 15:36–16:5
Pastor Philip Miller

Paul and Barnabas
• Godly people will still have real disagreements.

Timothy and the Jews
• Godly people choose to pick their battles wisely.

Conflict and the Gospel
• Gospel Perspective
• Gospel Posture
• Gospel Priority

Takeaway: “In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, in all things, charity.”
—Rupertus Meldenius

Choosing Battles Wisely | Acts 15:36–16:5 | Pastor Philip Miller

Is Jesus enough? Acts 15 reveals how grace, not law, welcomes outsiders and transforms hearts by faith alone in Christ alone. 
 
 
THE FIRST COUNCIL 
Acts 15:1–35 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
 
Jesus is the only and all-sufficient grounds of our salvation. 
 
 
The Controversy 
• Adding to the Gospel: 
Jesus + Circumcision + Law-keeping = Salvation 
 
 
 The Consensus 
• Drawing out the implications of the Gospel: 
Grace + Spirit + Word=Love 
 
 
The Clarification 
• Transforming hearts by the Gospel: 
Grace + Spirit + Word=Love of God and Others 
 
 
Takeaway: Jesus + Nothing = Everything

Is Jesus enough? Acts 15 reveals how grace, not law, welcomes outsiders and transforms hearts by faith alone in Christ alone. 


THE FIRST COUNCIL 
Acts 15:1–35 
Pastor Philip Miller 


Jesus is the only and all-sufficient grounds of our salvation.


The Controversy 
• Adding to the Gospel: 
Jesus + Circumcision + Law-keeping = Salvation 


 The Consensus 
• Drawing out the implications of the Gospel:
Grace + Spirit + Word=Love


The Clarification 
• Transforming hearts by the Gospel: 
Grace + Spirit + Word=Love of God and Others


Takeaway: Jesus + Nothing = Everything

The First Council | Acts 15:1–35 | Pastor Philip Miller

Following Jesus means facing conflict and cost. Acts 14 reveals how God brings lasting fruit through bold faith and shared mission. 
 
STEPPING OUT FOR JESUS 
Acts 14:1–28 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Five truths that prepare us to step out for Jesus: 
1: Face the Battle 
2: Let God Fight 
3: Keep Your Head 
4: Bear the Cross 
5: Share the Load 
 
Takeaway: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” —Joshua 1:9

Following Jesus means facing conflict and cost. Acts 14 reveals how God brings lasting fruit through bold faith and shared mission.

STEPPING OUT FOR JESUS
Acts 14:1–28
Pastor Philip Miller

Five truths that prepare us to step out for Jesus:
1: Face the Battle
2: Let God Fight
3: Keep Your Head
4: Bear the Cross
5: Share the Load

Takeaway: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” —Joshua 1:9

Stepping Out For Jesus | Acts 14:1–28 | Pastor Philip Miller

Why do some people refuse Jesus’ offer of salvation? Acts 13 exposes how pride resists grace—and how humility leads to life. 
 
THE GOSPEL DILEMMA 
Acts 13:13–52 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Jesus: Our Hero 
• Jesus is the Hero of our history. 
 
Jesus: Our Hope 
• Jesus is the Hope of our hearts. 
 
Jesus: Our Humbler 
• Jesus is the Humbler of our hubris. 
 
Takeaway: The Gospel Dilemma: The consolation we require comes through the confrontation we resist.

Why do some people refuse Jesus’ offer of salvation? Acts 13 exposes how pride resists grace—and how humility leads to life.

THE GOSPEL DILEMMA
Acts 13:13–52
Pastor Philip Miller

Jesus: Our Hero
• Jesus is the Hero of our history.

Jesus: Our Hope
• Jesus is the Hope of our hearts.

Jesus: Our Humbler
• Jesus is the Humbler of our hubris.

Takeaway: The Gospel Dilemma: The consolation we require comes through the confrontation we resist.

The Gospel Dilemma | Acts 13:13–52 | Pastor Philip Miller

Why are Christians compelled to live on mission? Jesus sends us into a dark world where the truth of Christ brings salvation and freedom. 
 
Missional Motivations 
Acts 13:1–12 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Personal Burden 
• We go because we love the lost. 
 
Divine Commission 
• We go because we’re sent by Jesus. 
 
Spiritual Darkness 
• We go because souls are in danger. 
 
Liberating Truth 
• We go because Jesus is Savior for all. 
 
Takeaway: How will I join Jesus on mission in my world?

Why are Christians compelled to live on mission? Jesus sends us into a dark world where the truth of Christ brings salvation and freedom.

Missional Motivations
Acts 13:1–12
Pastor Philip Miller

Personal Burden
• We go because we love the lost.

Divine Commission
• We go because we’re sent by Jesus.

Spiritual Darkness
• We go because souls are in danger.

Liberating Truth
• We go because Jesus is Savior for all.

Takeaway: How will I join Jesus on mission in my world?

Missional Motivations | Acts 13:1–12 | Pastor Philip Miller

What sustains faith when we're waiting on God? Beholding Jesus turns uncertainty into hope and transforms even death's departure into peace. 
 
SIMEON’S NUNC DIMITTIS 
Luke 2:25–35 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Awaiting 
• Living by faith means learning to wait. 
 
Beholding 
• Living by faith means trusting in the middle. 
 
Entrusting 
• Living by faith means surrendering in hope. 
 
Takeaway: Our lives are in His hands.

What sustains faith when we're waiting on God? Beholding Jesus turns uncertainty into hope and transforms even death's departure into peace.

SIMEON’S NUNC DIMITTIS
Luke 2:25–35
Pastor Philip Miller

Awaiting
• Living by faith means learning to wait.

Beholding 
• Living by faith means trusting in the middle.

Entrusting 
• Living by faith means surrendering in hope.

Takeaway: Our lives are in His hands.

Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis | Luke 2:25–35 | Pastor Philip Miller

Like Zechariah, we wrestle with disbelief while God works in the quiet. Then Christ appears as our long-awaited Redeemer, King, and Peace. 
 
A New Exodus 
• Jesus is our Redeemer. 
 
A New Warrior 
• Jesus is our King. 
 
A New Freedom 
• Jesus is our Deliverer. 
 
A New Covenant 
• Jesus is our Savior. 
 
A New Hope 
• Jesus is our Peace. 
 
Takeaway: Jesus is our Everything!

Like Zechariah, we wrestle with disbelief while God works in the quiet. Then Christ appears as our long-awaited Redeemer, King, and Peace.

A New Exodus
• Jesus is our Redeemer.

A New Warrior 
• Jesus is our King.

A New Freedom 
• Jesus is our Deliverer.

A New Covenant  
• Jesus is our Savior.

A New Hope  
• Jesus is our Peace.

Takeaway: Jesus is our Everything!

Zechariah's Benedictus | Luke 1:68–79 | Pastor Philip Miller

When the proud prevail and hope feels thin, Mary sings of a God who sees the humble. Her Magnificat shows how His mercy and justice upends the world. 
 
MARY’S MAGNIFICAT 
Luke 1:46–55 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
God’s Delight 
• Our God honors the humble. 
 
God’s Strength 
• Our God fights for the feeble. 
 
God’s Justice 
• Our God reckons the wreckage. 
 
God’s Faithfulness 
• Our God keeps His covenants. 
 
Takeaway: God is glorified as we delight ourselves in Him.

When the proud prevail and hope feels thin, Mary sings of a God who sees the humble. Her Magnificat shows how His mercy and justice upends the world.

MARY’S MAGNIFICAT
Luke 1:46–55
Pastor Philip Miller

God’s Delight
• Our God honors the humble.

God’s Strength 
• Our God fights for the feeble.

God’s Justice 
• Our God reckons the wreckage.

God’s Faithfulness 
• Our God keeps His covenants.

Takeaway: God is glorified as we delight ourselves in Him.

Mary's Magnificat | Luke 1:46–55 | Pastor Philip Miller

When darkness overwhelms and evil seems to win, Acts 12 reminds us that God is still sovereign in the shadows. Trusting Him in the night becomes the very path He uses to bring rescue, justice, and victory. 
 
 
Trust God’s Sovereignty 
• In the dark, our God is still King. 
 
Trust God’s Goodness 
• In the dark, our God still loves us. 
 
Trust God’s Wisdom 
• In the dark, our God still knows best. 
 
Trust God’s Justice 
• In the dark, our God is still working. 
 
Trust God’s Victory 
• In the dark, our God is still winning. 
 
Takeaway: In the dark, our God is still trustworthy.

When darkness overwhelms and evil seems to win, Acts 12 reminds us that God is still sovereign in the shadows. Trusting Him in the night becomes the very path He uses to bring rescue, justice, and victory.


Trust God’s Sovereignty
• In the dark, our God is still King.

Trust God’s Goodness 
• In the dark, our God still loves us.

Trust God’s Wisdom 
• In the dark, our God still knows best.

Trust God’s Justice 
• In the dark, our God is still working.

Trust God’s Victory
• In the dark, our God is still winning.

Takeaway: In the dark, our God is still trustworthy.

Trusting in the Dark | Acts 12:1–24 | Pastor Philip Miller

WE ARE FARMERS 
Mark 4:1–20 
Pastor Justin May 
 
1. The Parable 
 
2. The Parable Explained 
 
3. The Part Left Unsaid: How Did the Good Soil Get Good? 
 
4. How to Farm 
 
For more, visit us at https://www.moodychurch.org/

WE ARE FARMERS
Mark 4:1–20
Pastor Justin May

1. The Parable 

2. The Parable Explained

3. The Part Left Unsaid: How Did the Good Soil Get Good?

4. How to Farm

For more, visit us at https://www.moodychurch.org/

We are Farmers | Mark 4:1–20 | Pastor Justin May

What happens when the Gospel reaches the least expected? Unlikely people become world changers through Christ. 
 
UNLIKELY CHRISTIANS 
Acts 11:19–30; 12:25–13:3 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Unlikely Diversity 
∙ The Gospel embraces the unlikely. 
 
Unlikely Unity 
∙ The Gospel unites the unlikely. 
 
Unlikely Ministry 
∙ The Gospel pursues the unlikely. 
 
Takeaway: The Gospel is for every unlikely one of us. 
 
• “People sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred nor their clamor for an invincible Savior, and so they beat their sacred drums for him until the stars skipped and danced in the skies. After that dance, the stars weren’t little anymore. Christianity helped Africans to become renewed Africans, not re-made Europeans.” 
—Lamin Sanneh, Whose Religion is Christianity?

What happens when the Gospel reaches the least expected? Unlikely people become world changers through Christ.

UNLIKELY CHRISTIANS
Acts 11:19–30; 12:25–13:3
Pastor Philip Miller

Unlikely Diversity
∙ The Gospel embraces the unlikely.

Unlikely Unity
∙ The Gospel unites the unlikely.

Unlikely Ministry
∙ The Gospel pursues the unlikely.

Takeaway: The Gospel is for every unlikely one of us.

• “People sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred nor their clamor for an invincible Savior, and so they beat their sacred drums for him until the stars skipped and danced in the skies. After that dance, the stars weren’t little anymore. Christianity helped Africans to become renewed Africans, not re-made Europeans.”
—Lamin Sanneh, Whose Religion is Christianity?

Unlikely Christians | Acts 11:19–30; 12:25–13:3 | Pastor Philip Miller

Who’s in God’s family? Everyone washed clean by Jesus, welcomed by grace, and sealed by His Spirit. 
 
The Setup 
∙ God is setting up a meeting between Cornelius and Peter, proactively dismantling Old Covenant barriers 
 
The Surprise 
∙ The Gentiles are sealed by the Spirit in the New Covenant through Jesus, without becoming Jewish 
 
The Sorting 
∙ In the New Covenant, Jews and Gentiles alike come directly to the Father, through Jesus alone, by the Spirit 
 
Takeaway: “Ever welcome to this house of God are strangers and the poor”

Who’s in God’s family? Everyone washed clean by Jesus, welcomed by grace, and sealed by His Spirit.

The Setup
∙ God is setting up a meeting between Cornelius and Peter, proactively dismantling Old Covenant barriers

The Surprise
∙ The Gentiles are sealed by the Spirit in the New Covenant through Jesus, without becoming Jewish

The Sorting
∙ In the New Covenant, Jews and Gentiles alike come directly to the Father, through Jesus alone, by the Spirit

Takeaway: “Ever welcome to this house of God are strangers and the poor”

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