Everybody talks about the rescue story. But what happens the next morning? In Acts 28, Paul and his shipmates wash up cold and soaked on the shores of Malta, and the first thing they meet is an unusual kindness: strangers who build a fire, a God who keeps Paul safe even when the snake strikes, and brothers and sisters who walk miles down the road just to let Paul see their faces before he walks into the hard thing. Pastor Zach shows us that this isn't really a story about a shipwreck or even about Paul. It's about Jesus, who is still at work, who went through the water and the serpent first, and who doesn't stop at mile 43. He runs all the way to us and brings us home.

Scripture: Acts 28:1-16
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Paul didn't choose the storm, and neither do we. In Acts 27, with the ship drifting in the dark and everyone on board gripped by fear, Roman walks us through what it looks like to follow the Way of Jesus in the middle of the storm. We can drift in fear, or we can let God use us as a vessel: speaking up when something is wrong, holding on to His Word, and being a calm, non-anxious presence for the people around us.

Scripture: Acts 27:27-44
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Some seasons, the storm doesn't pass in a day. Paul is on a ship in the Mediterranean, "neither sun nor stars" for many days, and all hope of being saved is gone. In this message from Acts 27, Pastor Zach shows us that hope doesn't come back when the sky clears. It comes back when God speaks. If you're in the middle of your own storm, there's a word for you: take heart. We fight from victory, not for it.

Scripture: Acts 27:13-26
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Ever pray the same prayer for so long that it's become a whisper on the way to work, and started to wonder if you heard God wrong? In Acts 27, Paul has a promise from Jesus that he'll make it to Rome, and still the winds are against him every mile. This message is for anyone in a storm that hasn't turned back: God's promise doesn't change the wind, it changes who's in the boat. And if you're a follower of Jesus, look around the boat. Somebody near you is in chains, so say the hard thing and stay close.

Scripture: Acts 27:1-12
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Almost following Jesus isn't following Jesus. In Acts 26, Paul stands in chains before King Agrippa and tells him about the risen Christ. Agrippa understands it, believes the prophets, and then stands up and walks out. Pastor Zach walks through what Paul wished for Agrippa, what it looks like to obey the light we've been given, and why Jesus didn't stop at "almost" for us. He took the chains so we could have freedom without them.

Scripture: Acts 26:19-32
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Paul is standing in chains before a king, and he fills the blank page with Jesus. In Acts 26 he tells the story of the day the risen Christ stopped him on the Damascus road, and it turns out Jesus doesn't just stop his enemies. He seats them and sends them. Whether you've ever felt like the kid with no place to sit, or like you've spent your life kicking against God, this message is an invitation to hear the voice that calls your name and opens your eyes.

Scripture: Acts 26:1-18
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

Paul stands in a room full of robes — a king, a governor, and all the powerful people of Caesarea — and the governor has to admit something wild: he's got nothing to write against him. No crime. No charges. Just a man in chains who won't stop saying a dead man is alive. In Acts 25, Pastor Zach walks through what it looks like when the world can't find a category for the Way of Jesus: how to tell the truth about yourself instead of curating your story, how to stop being impressed by the robes in the room, and why a blank page isn't scary when the record against you has already been nailed to the cross.

Scripture: Acts 25:13-27
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.

"Do me a favor." That's how the world runs: who you know gets you in, and grace comes with a price tag bent toward whoever can pay it back. In Acts 25, Paul stands in a courtroom that runs on favors. A new governor, the same old ambush, serious charges with no evidence, and a judge who knows he's innocent but is willing to trade him away anyway. Then Paul says four words that send him to Rome. Pastor Zach walks through how the darkness that wanted you doesn't forget you, how to live so the charges don't stick (on the outside by integrity, on the inside by being hidden in Jesus), and why you can stop hustling for favors: Jesus was handed over so that you would never be.

Scripture: Acts 25:1-12
Series: Living by the Spirit, Following the Way

The Way Church KC is a community of misfits & saints in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City following the Way of Jesus & pushing back darkness — together. Join us Sundays or learn more at thewaykc.church.