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The Church – God’s Plan to Change the World
October 18-November 22, 2026
When Jesus left this earth, he left behind a community of people empowered by the Holy Spirit with a calling to change the world. We know that community as the Church. In Acts 1-4, we meet the Church in its earliest days: gathered from every background, led by the Spirit, and paying a real cost to follow a king the world didn’t recognize. But is the Church still what it was meant to be, or have we lost sight of its calling and potential? Join us as we learn the origins of the Church, and what they mean for us today.
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Series Schedule & Discussion Guides
October 18 // A Community with a Mission (Acts 1:1-11) | Charles Yu – Discussion Guide
October 25 // A Community Made up of Broken People (Acts 1:12-26) | Matt Metzger – Discussion Guide
November 1 // A Community for the World (Acts 2:1-13) | Daniel Owen – Discussion Guide
November 8 // A Community from the Future (Acts 2:14-47) | Charles Yu
November 15 // A Community with Power (Acts 3:1-26) | Ben Knox
November 22 // A Community in Conflict with the World (Acts 4:1-31) | Matt Metzger
Message Resources
A Community with a Mission | Charles Yu
Videos:
Acts 1-12 | Bible Project
Pentecost: Acts 1-7 | Bible Project
Books:
Acts: An Exegetical Commentary | Craig Keener
The Book of Acts | F.F. Bruce
The Message of Acts | John Stott
Acts for Everyone | N.T. Wright
A Community for the World | Daniel Owen
Blackhawk Church Sermons:
The Throne Room | Charles Yu (2025)
The Last Four Ingredients | Matt Metzger (2023)
A Multicultural People | Matt Metzger (2021)
People Who Give Away Power | Charles Yu (2021)
Books:
Beyond Racial Division | George Yancey
Be the Bridge | Latasha Morrison
Brown Church | Robert Chao Romero
Many Colors | Soong-Chan Rah
Reading While Black | Esau McCaulley
Talking About Race | Isaac Adams
White Awake | Daniel Hill