Devoted to Prayer (Acts 2:42)

This month we're in a short sermon series exploring the rhythms of the early church: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” As we embark on the new year, let’s plan to prioritize and grow in these means of God’s grace together.

This week: The first Christians were devoted to prayer together. Are we? What gets in the way of our praying? How can we practically incorporate more consistent prayer into our lives? We’ll address these questions and more in the final week of our Devoted series.

Devoted to the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; 11:17-34)

This month we're in a short sermon series exploring the rhythms of the early church: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” As we embark on the new year, let’s plan to prioritize and grow in these means of God’s grace together.

This week: One of the most striking activities of the early church was the priority of the Lord’s Supper (“the breaking of bread”) in their gatherings. It’s placed alongside Scripture, fellowship, and prayer as the lifeblood of the first Christians. Why was this so significant for them, and for us today? This week is all about the Lord’s Supper—what it is, why Christians do it, and how we should practice it. Plus, we’ll celebrate it together!

Devoted to Fellowship (Acts 2:42)

This month we're in a short sermon series exploring the rhythms of the early church: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” As we embark on the new year, let’s plan to prioritize and grow in these means of God’s grace together.

This week: Our passage this week paints a beautiful portrait of Christian community, as the early church devoted themselves to fellowship. What a vision for us to strive for! And yet inherent in the text is that this incredible community only comes through great cost of each individual member. And yet the cost is worth it! We'll see in this text why Christian fellowship is worth devoting yourself to in this new year and new decade.

Devoted to the Word (Acts 2:42)

This month we begin a short sermon series exploring the rhythms of the early church: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” As we embark on the new year, let’s plan to prioritize and grow in these means of God’s grace together.

This week: Devoting ourselves to God’s word—why we should do it and how we can do it practically. 

Worship: Recalibrating Our Hearts (Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-35)

This Sunday is Vision Sunday! It was 148 years ago this month that representatives from dozens of churches all over Boston gathered to celebrate and affirm us as "a regular Baptist church." This weekend we'll reflect some on our past and look toward our future. We know our mission is to invite Boston and beyond into a life-changing relationship with Christ and his church. But the question we'll explore on Sunday is: How? How do we accomplish this big mission? What is our practical strategy?