Born for This Moment (Acts 1:1-11)

The first command the risen Jesus gives His disciples after forty days of resurrection appearances isn't "go." It's "wait." In this message from Acts 1:1-11, we sit in that tension and ask why the gap between what God has called us to and what we're currently experiencing often comes down to one word: power. From Luke's prologue to Theophilus, to the disciples asking the wrong question about Israel's kingdom, to the ascension itself, every word in this passage is loaded with mission. The ascension isn't a footnote. It's the coronation of a King who now rules and reigns at the right hand of the Father, and we are not ambassadors of a defeated cause. You were placed in your city, your neighborhood, and your family in 2026 by a God who wastes nothing, and this week you have one assignment: name your Jerusalem and have one intentional gospel conversation. You weren't born into this moment by accident. You were born for it.