Element is currently going through the first half of the book of Acts; this is week 25. Today we are looking at Jesus’ conversion of Saul of Tarsus into Paul the Christian and follower of Jesus. We do not say that “Paul found Jesus,” because that is not how it works, we are the ones that are lost and it is God who finds us by shining forth His light into our souls. Many times this leads us to say that, “We found Jesus,” but it was not Jesus who was lost; it was us, and we are saved by His great grace.
The book of Acts is not the “beginning” of the “church,” it is about God’s continuing mission in the world. There has only ever been one plan, God’s. In this series of the book of Acts we hope to do three main things: 1) To see the continuing mission of God as He brings to fulfilment His church, 2) That people would have a good idea what to look for in a church if/when they transition out of our town (or church), 3) Create a deeper understanding that when we live on mission for Jesus, we won’t understand everything He is doing, but we can trust Him.
