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First Drafts Aren't Final

Your past may explain where you've been, but it doesn't get to define where Jesus is taking you. Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me. He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.” -Acts 9:17 The darkness was not the end of Saul’s story; it was the place where his old story finally lost its power. Paul’s Road to Salvation 1. Collision 2. Darkness 3. Embrace

The Story Needs You

We all have an important role to play in the story God is writing.For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. -Mark 10:45Christian service is not about proving our worth to Jesus; it is about reflecting the love we have received from Jesus.

Plot Twist

Some of God’s greatest plot twists begin as interruptions to our ordinary routines.All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. -Acts 2:42Preoccupation rarely makes us unkind; it usually just makes us unavailable.

Ghost Writer

The Holy Spirit can write a better story for your life than you could on your own.How the Holy Spirit Works in Us1. Presence 2. Power 3. Guidance 4. TransformationHow We Engage with The Holy SpiritAsk – Read – Listen And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.2 Corinthians 3:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_pUZJKuXD0&t=198s]

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