Waiting for the Page to Turn

Waiting for the Page to Turn

This is the start of our new sermon series, "The Rest of the Story," in which, over the next 9 weeks, we will go through Acts together. We'll discover that Acts is not just the rest of the story. It's the beginning of ours. ________ Waiting on God is not wasted time when we stay open to what God is forming in us.He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.” -Acts 1:7

breakfast on the beach

Jesus does not meet our failure with shame. He meets us with grace, restoration, and a next step.Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. – John 21:4-6

more than enough

What feels insufficient in our hands becomes enough in the hands of Jesus. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed tothose who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.John 6:11

when jesus gets in your boat

Jesus often meets us in the places where we feel tired, empty, and ordinary—and he calls us to trust Him there.“Jesus, show me where to throw my net.”

seeds at the water's edge

Jesus is always speaking. The question is whether we are becoming the kind of people who can hear Him, receive Him, and bear fruit. "Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times." -Mark 4:8 What kind of soil are you offering Jesus right now?