The Acts 13 Network

08/31/2026

Are you feeling worn down by the constant push to "hustle harder," demand instant answers, or avoid life's discomforts at all costs?

This week, we dive into John 15 and 16 to look at Jesus’ final words to His disciples in the Upper Room. Together, we unpack two essential truths that ground us as leaders, church planters, and believers through any season: God is sovereign and good, and reality is our friend.

Join us as we explore how to break free from three subtle myths that sabotage our spiritual lives and ministry effectiveness:

The Myth of Self – Learning to drop self-reliance and rely completely on the Vine.

The Myth of Comfort – Understanding the difference between God's pruning and His punishment.

The Myth of the Immediate – Finding peace and waiting on the Holy Spirit in a culture obsessed with instant fixes.

No matter what trial, transition, or planting effort you are walking through right now, take heart: Jesus has already overcome the world.

🎧 Listen: https://acts13.net/messages

Reflection for the Week:

Which of the three myths (Self, Comfort, or the Immediate) is the hardest for you to let go of in this current season? Share your thoughts in the comments or discuss it with your leadership team!

08/26/2026

This Sunday will be our last gathering at 6 pm until Memorial Day! It doesn't seem possible that summer is coming to a close.

We would love for you start the week with us. Here's what we will be doing:

6 pm we will eat dinner together (bring a dish to share if you would like or just bring yourself).

7 pm we transition to a time of worship together. We will sing two songs. Then we will spend time together in John 15 and 16 followed by communion and prayer.

Title: Believing is Seeing and Believing is Life - The Myths We Believe

Passage: John 15-16

Message Big Idea (MBI): Christ calls us to truly live in his abiding love.

1. We live in the myth of self (15:1-8)
2. We live in the myth of comfort (15:9-16:4a)
3. We live in the myth of the immediate (16:4b-33)

Our songs for this Sunday: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAOGxHKTjsQs&si=pnrcWpaord9d2bpC

08/23/2026

Today we sat with one of the hardest and most honest passages in John's Gospel.

Jesus — hours from the cross — doesn't offer his disciples a pep talk. He doesn't tell them everything's going to be fine. He says: don't let your hearts be troubled. And then he tells them why they don't have to.

A future home. A present helper. A peace the world can't give and can't take away.

We also got honest about the broken supports we lean on when life gets heavy — the things that promise control and deliver numbness instead.

The full sermon is on Spotify. Come find us Sunday evenings if you want to keep the conversation going.

🔗 https://acts13.net/messages

08/23/2026

Good morning! We would love to see you this evening.

At 6 we share a meal together, everyone brings what they can (sometimes that means simply bringing yourself).

At 7 we sing two songs, we spend time walking through a passage of Scripture together, we share communion, and we pray for one another.

Everything wraps up at 8 pm.

Here's the plan for this Sunday's time of worship after dinner:

Passage: John 14
The Big Idea: In the midst of pain, we trust Christ.

1. We trust Christ because we have a future home to hold onto. What are the false shelters that you are holding on to?

2. We trust Christ because we have a present helper to lean on. What are the broken supports that you are leaning on?

Songs we will sing:

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08/18/2026

Did you know that we gather at 6 pm on Sunday evenings in Daniel and Amy's home?

At 6 we share a meal together, everyone brings what they can (sometimes that means simply bringing yourself).

At 7 we sing two songs, we spend time walking through a passage of Scripture together, we share communion, and we pray for one another.

Everything wraps up at 8 pm.

Here's the plan for this Sunday's time of worship after dinner:

Passage: John 14
The Big Idea: In the midst of pain, we trust Christ.

1. We trust Christ because we have a future home to hold onto. What are the false shelters that you are holding on to?

2. We trust Christ because we have a present helper to lean on. What are the broken supports that you are leaning on?

Songs we will sing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaNhNr7zWO9I&si=bZQ4l-sH0oW1Fbpx

08/16/2026

Jesus knelt down and washed Judas's feet. Knowing exactly what was coming.

That's the love we're called into. Not the love that waits for someone to earn it — the love that serves first, extends grace first, and deals honestly with the mess in between.

John 13. The way down before it's the way through. Full teaching at https://acts13.net/messages

08/09/2026

The world feels out of control. It has for a while. This week we sat with John 10–12 and asked: what actually drives out fear? Not more control. Not more certainty. Love — Christ's sovereign grace, rooted in love.

Three fears, three answers: → Fear of the enemy → security → Fear of death → hope → Fear of loneliness → belonging

Full message here 👇 🔗

https://acts13.net/messages

08/02/2026

Here's the question from this week: what rule or tradition are you holding onto tighter than you're holding onto people?

Jesus kept crossing lines the religious insiders wouldn't cross. Still does.

Sunday evenings. Ypsilanti. Everyone's welcome at the table.

https://acts13.net/messages

07/26/2026

We looked at two stories this week: a guy who'd been sick for 38 years, and a crowd that got fed bread out of nowhere. Jesus asks both of them a simple question, and both times, people answer with reasons why it can't work.

Here's the thing—we do the same thing. We want the healing, the provision, the fixed problem. We're a lot slower to want him, specifically, especially when following him gets uncomfortable.

New post is up walking through it. No perfect church background required, just come as you are, like always.

https://acts13.net/messages

07/21/2026

Here's a question worth sitting with: do you trust God because of what He's done for you, or because of who He is — even before you see the outcome?

This week's teaching (John 4:43–54) is about a powerful man whose son is dying, and a moment where he has to decide whether Jesus's word is enough before he has any proof it worked. Spoiler: it costs him a twenty-mile walk on nothing but trust.

If you've ever wondered whether your faith is more of a transaction than a relationship, this one's for you. Join us Sunday evening — all are welcome, no assumptions made about where you're starting from.

📍 9016 Parkland Dr, Ypsilanti | Sunday evenings

Listen: https://acts13.net/messages