In this sermon series we look at Acts: The Jesus Story Part 2. We know what a "Part 2" is. It's a sequel. A sequel is "Shrek2"! A sequel is a continuation of the original story; a follow up of where we last left the characters and the end of part one. Part 2 tells us that the story has not yet ended; that the author has more to tell - the adventure continues! So it is with Acts. Acts is the sequel to Luke because Luke is the author of Luke's gospel and Acts. Luke is part 1 and Acts is part 2 of the Jesus story. Luke writes to his sopnsor, Theophilus, "In my former book (Luke's gospel) I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up into heaven..."

What Jesus began in Luke's gospel he continues in Acts through the lives of the apostles and those who come to believe in Christ. This year's teaching series will explore how we can all get into The Story, how we all can find our place in this sequel, this unfolding drama of what it means to come to Jesus and follow Him and witness the transformation of ourselves and in those with whom we live and work and ultimately in our increasing globalized culture.