07/09/2026
Sunday Morning Notes ☕️
Acts Initiative 🔥
Begins: Acts 1 ⏳
At the end of someone’s life, the words they speak are not wasted. 🚫
At the beginning of Acts, Jesus gives His disciples His final instructions that are still important for us today. 🙂↕️
When Jesus went to Heaven, He didn’t leave us on our own. He gave us instructions for living a life in Christ and sent us Holy Spirit. 🔥
Acts 1:1-3
Jesus gave us commandments that are not optional, and He chose us. 🥹
The foundation of our faith and the reason we have hope is the resurrection, and there was a lot of evidence that Jesus did die and rise again. 😮
Acts 1:4-8
We are called to reach people in Jerusalem (where you are), Judea (a little further out), Samaria (even further), and the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). 🌎🌍🌏
We are not called to live out this walk without Holy Spirit. We need His power and His encouragement to do what He has for us to accomplish. ❤️
The difference between success and failure is being obedient to Holy Spirit. Whatever we are doing in life, we need to seek His heart and make our plans based on His words. 🙏
Acts 1:9-14
The other thing we have to do is wait in expectation. The disciples waited, prayed in unity, and prepared for what God had spoken to them. ⏳
God doesn’t waste anything. We shouldn’t either. 🚫
Unity is a decision despite differing opinions to find the things that we agree on like who Jesus was and is. ✅
Our culture hates waiting, and we assume because we hate waiting that God will change His plans to fit our agendas. 😮
We need to tell God, “I am ready to go when you need me, but what do you want me to do in the mean time?” ❓
He will teach us things in the waiting. ☺️
Acts 1:15-26
God is laying the foundation. The foundation needs to be solid to be built on. ✅
The disciples were preparing what would become the foundation of the church. 💒
While you are waiting for those things the Lord spoke to you to pass, pray with expectancy. Don’t waste the waiting time. God will use that in your life and will train you to have what you need to be successful. 🏋️♀️🏋️♂️
Judas was not irreplaceable. He was called by God, yet when he betrayed Jesus, he was replaced. There is a warning: if we aren’t faithful to do what He has called us to do, He will appoint someone else to do it. 💔
Don’t make Jesus replace you because you don’t obey, wait with expectation, or listen when He calls you to step out. 🚫
When He calls you to step out, there will be peace inside of you, but on the outside in the world it might not make sense. 😳
God doesn’t always give you everything you need right when you step out. He gives it to you in stages as you step out in trust. ❤️
God is never late, but He is often never early. 🙂↕️
When God speaks to you, don’t let what God has told you die while you are waiting. 🚫