Week 36 - The Book of Acts | Pastor Harley Doneburg | November 23rd, 2025
In Acts 14:1–20, Paul and Barnabas continue their missionary journey into Iconium, boldly preaching the gospel despite growing resistance. As Pastor Harley Doneburg teaches, the Word of God brings both belief and opposition. Many respond with faith, while others stir up division—yet the apostles remain steadfast, relying on the Lord who confirms their message with signs and wonders.
When the hostility intensifies, Paul and Barnabas flee to Lystra and Derbe, where God works powerfully once again as a man crippled from birth is miraculously healed. What begins with celebration quickly turns to persecution, revealing how quickly crowds can shift and how deeply the gospel confronts the human heart.
Through this passage, Pastor Harley reminds us that following Christ doesn’t guarantee an easy path, but it does guarantee God’s presence and purpose. The courage of Paul and Barnabas challenges us to stand firm, trust the Lord’s leading, and continue sharing the hope of Christ even when opposition arises.
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In the summer of 1994, while working for my uncle's Painting Company, he hired a new guy who was a Christian and who played drums on the worship team for Calvary Chapel of the Finger Lakes. He patiently and loving the shared Christ with me day after day until one day, at the end of the summer, I receive Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I almost immediately sensed a call to serve the Lord. Somehow in 1996 I met Jeff Guesno, and a handful of us began to pray and seek the Lord and ask Him for a vision to reach people for Christ in Perry NY and the surrounding area. That translated to a prayer meeting and then a coffee shop to reach out to the youth in the town of Perry. The coffee shop included prayer meetings and bible studies. Eventually we close the coffee shop and started the church in 2003. During the coffee shop days I was blessed to serve with Leigha Perry, one of the most amazing people I know. Loving, kind, sensitive and beautiful, but most of all she loved Jesus. We were married in 2001 and now have six amazing children together. We are allowing God to write our story (Ephesians 2:10). Our heart and vision for the church is to have well-loved and fed (Revelation 3:8) children of God.