April 22 Sermon - Acts of the Apostles

This week’s sermon cuts through complexity and lands on something both simple and demanding: real faith is lived out in how we treat each other.Drawing from Acts 4, DJ paints a picture of the early church—not as a rulebook to follow, but as a compelling vision of what’s possible when people actually believe the message of Jesus. They were unified. They were generous. And because of that, their witness carried real weight.At the center of the message is a personal story that makes the point clear: it’s people—not programs, not arguments—that lead others to God. A single act of generosity, a welcoming home, a shared life can ripple out for decades. From there, the challenge sharpens. Unity isn’t optional—it’s foundational. When the church fractures through gossip, conflict, or self-interest, its credibility collapses. And generosity isn’t a burden—it’s evidence that we actually trust God with what we have.This sermon doesn’t ask you to do more religious activity. It asks something harder: What would it look like to become the kind of person—and part of the kind of community—that makes the message of Jesus believable?