Is the Book of Acts a history book, an adventure story, or some piece of eloquent literature? It is all of these, but much more. Luke provides an amazing description of the Holy Spirit’s working through ordinary men to found the church and spread the gospel in the face of severe resistance and persecution that threatened their very lives. Satan put roadblocks in the way at every turn and yet the Holy Spirit working through Peter, Paul, and many other early Christians overcame every obstacle with the church spreading rapidly through Asia and Europe. The Christian church has survived and flourished down through the centuries despite Satan’s continued attempts to stamp out Christianity. The difficulties and persecution being experienced by Christians today in many ways parallels the persecution the early church experienced. But we must understand the Holy Spirit that caused the early church to survive and expand is the same Holy Spirit working today through Christians around the world (and yes here in Cadillac) to spread the gospel and build God’s kingdom. Come join us and learn how the Holy Spirit acted through the early Christians in the face of persecution and how the Holy Spirit can act today through us to spread the gospel and build God’s kingdom. In a very real sense the book of Acts continues to be written today through every obedient Christian.

Wow! What a time to be alive! We are being challenged on many fronts to not be discouraged or upset over our world’s condition. But do you know that scripture teaches us how to overcome bad news and live victoriously today? Romans 15:13 says, “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” That’s right! We can have confident hope today! We will look at scripture that reminds us that God has not abandoned us. Scripture shows us that God is in control. We will be reminded that God is the source of our strength. We will look at scripture that teaches that God hears our prayers and helps us through any obstacle. Yes, we can have peace and confidence in these times. We just need to be reminded of truths that give us strength and hope. Join us as we study scriptures that supply us all that we need to live in this world as overcomers!