Acts 2 UMC Blog
Recent Posts from the Acts 2 Team
One Church Preview Service – Jan. 8
By Rev. Andy Nelms Studies show 82% of people who do not go to church would go to church if someone they knew invited them. A few weeks ago, we asked you to write down the names of two people you intend to bring to One Church’s next Preview on Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. at...
It’s Happening! – One Church Update
By Rev. Andy Nelms It’s happening! That was Jesus’ message throughout his entire ministry. Jesus spent his life convincing others that the Kingdom of God was already coming to this earth. Jesus did this through miracles, teachings, feedings and showing love and...
Thanksgiving
Pastor Mark at the Santa Barbara Franciscan Mission with two Canadian Pastor friends - John Paul and Matt The happiest people I know are people of thanksgiving. No, not pilgrims with the groovy hats, but people who give thanks in all circumstances. Giving thanks is...
You Can’t Reach People You Don’t Know!
By Rev. Andy Nelms Last Sunday night, we had a time of Prayer and Discovery – a time to pray for our church, our community and especially Acts 2’s new extension campus, One Church. During this time, we felt like God was telling us something very specific: we can’t...
Be Thankful
By Rev. Andy Nelms We will not be without reminders to be thankful this holiday season. I’m not saying that we will be any more thankful, however. It seems our schedules between now and Christmas have become so laughably chaotic, that we know it’s not healthy. So, as...
One Church: Expanding the Kingdom
By Rev. Andy Nelms This week Mark, Chantelle, Melissa and I spent time in Plano, Texas, learning from Jim and Kim Griffith of Griffith Coaching. Jim and Kim have coached hundreds of church plants and church revitalizations to further the Kingdom of God. It was an...
FOMO in a Culture of Never Enough
It’s not even Labor Day Weekend and yet I’ve already started getting articles, links, and posts like the 100 Things Everyone But You Did This Summer: 1. Laughing while tossing your hair back while sitting on soft white sand and your feet in the surf, 2. Making the...
Why Should You Take Covenant Bible Study?
By Rev. Andy Nelms Here are the facts about Covenant. Covenant is a new long-term, Wednesday evening Bible study from 6:30-8:00pm. It begins on September 7th. There are many reasons you should feel welcome to join this study: it’s new to you, you’ve taken Disciple...
Getting Closer
On Monday, I went to Cinemark Tinseltown USA at 6001 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Oklahoma City. My family and I went to see Star Trek there, not because we were trying to make a statement about race relations, but because at the 1:35pm showing it is $4.40 per...