Preparing to Dive In by Pastor Russ Fochler

This Saturday February 23rd, Brent Lokker begins our exploration of the Book of Acts.  Last Saturday I shared a message about preparing to "dive in" to the Book of Acts.  You can listen to the podcast here: https://blazingfire.podbean.com/e/preparing-to-dive-into-acts-%E2%80%94-russ-fochler/   Mostly, I focused upon what Jesus shared with His apostles about the Holy Spirit as recorded in the Gospel of John.  I believe Book of Acts could not have happened without the Holy Spirit. We're looking for personal and societal transformation as we explore Acts with Holy Spirit as our teacher, leader, and empowerer.  As you read this book for yourself, I encourage you to invite Holy Spirit to make it experiential for you -- to "dive in" and be immersed. As I promised during my talk last Saturday, here are some enjoyable and helpful overviews of the Book of Acts by The Bible Project. These first 2 videos are quick summaries with sketches Part 1: Acts Ch. 1-12 (~ 8 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGbNw855ksw Part 2: Acts Ch. 13-18 (~ 8 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-17KxpjL0Q The next 4 videos are animated and include helpful background information. Acts 1-7 (~ 6 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQhkWmFJKnA Acts 8-12 (~ 6 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiVAbkINtRU Acts 13-20 (~ 5 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fglsbcGSr3A Acts 21-28 (~ 5 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsiwOB0Pvg Please see below to learn the background behind why we're focusing on the Book of Acts now. Affectionately, Russ Fochler