Acts 1 - The Ascension of Jesus

Since it’s inception, Christianity was never popular or accepted in the broader culture. Christians were seen as ‘bizarre’ ‘weird’ ‘outlandish’ ‘repellent’ The overall culture resented Christians and its beliefs. Yet the church flourished because it refused to accommodate to culture. It flourished because it was distinctively different.

This is why we need Acts to help us understand our place in this culture and God’s purposes in this world. We need Acts to teach us that our convictions must run deep…

We need a Vision that is not based on fear or survivor mode – but rather a rich presence in our own time that inspires the beauty and possibility of Christ’s church. The good news is that the church has advanced and borne beautiful fruit in cultural situations much more complex and challenging than our own

The advancement of the KOG does not depend on the cultural situation we find our selves in nor upon our performance. Rather – the book of Acts invites us to follow the way of Christ in His great redemptive work in our time.