Vizion Church | Charlotte, NC

Summer of Acts | Acts 8 Explained

It’s not what it looks like. There’s more happening than what meets the eye. What looks like defeat is actually God’s hand at work in those unseen places. God’s word cannot and will not return void so don’t stop believing! May Jesus go before us, and may we just preach Christ! 

Summer of Acts | Acts 7 Explained

May we take up a posture today where we don’t worship comfort but become bold to stand out in the midst of wickedness. We can’t blend in the crowd but be willing to stand out and be a witness for Jesus! Don’t defend yourself, defend the Gospel! God gives us the grace to endure the call!

Summer of Acts | Acts 6 Explained

The church isn’t about comfort. We’ve got to shift from this consumer mentality and come out of our convenience and focus on the mission that’s at hand. The great commission is still our mission. May we return to the bold, loving, and truthful preaching of the gospel!

Summer of Acts | Acts 5 Explained

Acts Chapter 5 encourages believers to live with integrity: God doesn’t benefit from deceit. Rely on the Holy Spirit: When the Holy Spirit goes to work in our lives, wonderful, even miraculous things can happen! Remain faithful under persecution: May we become a people that we can praise in the opportunity to suffer in the name of Jesus! And trust in God's sovereign plans: God didn’t promise us peace in our comfort. He promised us peace in his presence!

Summer of Acts | Acts 4 Explained

God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things! The Gospels transformative power can’t be thwarted by human efforts! We it is by grace through faith in which we are saved and there is no other name but Jesus! May will live with a great boldness and be effective witnesses for the name above all names!

Summer of Acts | Acts 3 Explained

Like the lame man, many of us don’t want to change or be transformed, but want the blessing where we are. God doesn’t work like that. He isn’t just going to comfort you in your condition but deliver you out of it! God is able, and He will. But even if He doesn’t, He’s still worthy of our praise!

Summer of Acts | Acts 2 Explained

The Holy Spirit: Descended at Pentecost, was promised to us, is worth waiting for, comes as He wills, and is often received as He convicts us and we acknowledge our own emptiness and dependence on Him. Relying on your own strength or efforts will result in emptiness. We need the Spirit! The power is in surrender and reliance on Him to transform the human heart!

Summer of Acts | Acts 1 Explained

The baptism of the Holy Spirit empowers believers to be effective witnesses and fulfill the Great Commission. With the Holy Spirit’s indwelling and resting upon believers, He transforms their lives, giving them boldness, love, and consecration to God’s purposes! We can be bold in our faith in order to help fulfill the Great Commission by trusting and relying on the Holy Spirit to help us and give us peace.

Stand Firm - Daniel 3 | Pastor Juan

The world isn’t afraid of shouting its lies at you so why are you afraid of shouting the gospel that saves you? Stop exhausting yourself trying to be liked by a world that God saved you from, and make the decision to stand firm for Christ and be bold with your faith! There is no other God who can rescue like Him!

Remember the River - Joshua 4

The construction of the memorial highlights the significance of remembering God’s faithfulness and provision. We should actively remind ourselves and future generations of the goodness of God in our lives. Joshua 4 points to Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment of the Jordan River crossing. Jesus held back the floodwaters of sin and death through His sacrifice on the cross, providing a way for us to enter into eternal life. It emphasizes the urgency of accepting Jesus as our Savior and not delaying our decision!