Be Costly (Acts 6:1-7 )

Be Awakened (Acts 9:1-19)

When Jesus awakens us to our blindness—whether in open rebellion or proud religiosity—he turns enemies into instruments of his grace. (Matt Miller)

Be Gathered (Acts 8:26-39)

God is actively arranging conversations, gathering people by his Word and Spirit, welcoming unlikely outsiders fully into Christ, and then sending every gathered person as a joyful witness. (Matt Miller)

Be Scattered (Acts 8)

Matt Miller

Be Successful (Acts 6:8-Acts 7 - Stephens speech)

Because God measures success by faithfulness to Christ rather than visible results, we can endure hardship with joyful confidence that he is using our lives in ways we may never see. (Matt Miller)

2 Samuel 9:1-13 (David's Kindness to Mephibosheth)

God’s ongoing, unwavering, loyal, and steadfast love is a covenant, promise-keeping love that seeks you out and brings you to His table to feast with Him forever, in spite of our brokenness, shame, and enmity with God. (Austin Bowles)