February 6, 2022
Dave Irwin, Pastor of Ministry
Series: “Acts: The Movement Spreads, Part 1 of 10
Message: “Life and Growth from Pain”

Text: Acts 8:1-4

Big idea: Sometimes the progress of the movement requires God’s people to experience pain and hardship so that others can discover new life and join the movement.

The movement spreads

  1. God’s disciple making movement will

    through any circumstance.

  2. God’s movement has an enemy working to

    it.
    • …by us
    • …by us
    • …by us

  3. God’s disciple–making movement cannot be

    .

Our Mission

We are here to help people

and Jesus.

How do we give our best to trust and follow Jesus each day?
1. Live for

.
• We will never know God’s best if we stay the same.

  1. for relationships.
    • The richest life is lived in community.

  2. for impact.
    • True disciples are deployed to make disciples.

  3. for eternity.
    • Generosity has an everlasting impact.

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:

 Join God’s disciple making movement by putting my trust in Jesus.
 Step more fully into the mission of this community.
 Initiate one or more of the choices listed above to give my best each day to trust and follow Jesus.
 Read Acts 8:9-25 for next Sunday’s message.