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Have you ever found yourself complaining?
In his book "The Grace Awakening," pastor Chuck Swindoll writes:
"We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it...
The pursuit of happiness is a matter of choice... it is a positive attitude we choose to express."
A pastor friend of mine recently lamented the number of web sites that specialize in "complaining."
I did a little research and I think my favorite is Muttr where they claim, "Muttr.com, the site where everything that irks you comes to life.
Groan, gripe, and complain your day away.
Most importantly, Just Vent Anonymously!"
In case you're wondering, a complaining attitude, especially if you're doing it anonymously, just isn't what the bible teaches.
The bible specifically tells us how to deal with interpersonal struggles.
It specifically tells us to not have a complaining attitude.
It specifically tells us that a complaining attitude hurts God and it hurts you.
And it specifically tells us that we need to do go from complaining to doing.
Now here's my point.
A lot of people have been complaining about the Church.
Not our church (at least not that I know of).
The Church.
All churches.
It's not this, it's not that, it's broken, it's boring, it's irrelevant.
My response: so what are you going to do about it?
This week we dive into the Book of Acts and we'll be looking at .
There are several things that we'll learn from this passage but here's a big one: you can complain about the church or you can be the church.
Jesus has given us everything we need to finish His work until He returns.
So let's start doing.
Learning old truths for the first time...
The acts of the risen lord Jesus, through his people, through the Holy Spirit, to fulfill the plan of the Father
(1) We have a Savior to follow, worship, and obey (1-3)
all that Jesus began to do and teach
he was taken up
he had given commands
those he had chosen
he presented himself alive after his suffering
he appeared for 40 days (have you ever met a numbers nut?)
He spoke about the Kingdom of God - not so much where God reigns but instead God’s sovereign rule in human life and the affairs of history
(2) We have a promise from the Father (4-7)
The promise of the Father
Baptized with the Spirit
The kingdom - millennium is coming
The Father has fixed by his authority
(3) We have power through the Holy Spirit (8)
cell phone charger
You will be baptized; You will receive power
You will receive power
(4) We have a mission to accomplish (9-11)
the witness mandate, the apostles, the Holy Spirit, the ascended Lord
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