Have you ever had the thought that there is more to life than what you care currently experiencing?  Even with fame and fortune and experiences, we can be left wondering if this is all life has to offer.  Jesus teaches us not only what matters most in the life but also how we store it up.

Throughout all of the stories we read in the book of Acts, the underlying power behind all of them is the Holy Spirit.  From the front page until the last of the book, we see the Holy Spirit at work in the life of the early church.

We all face times of trials and difficult situations.  Leaders respond in a godly not react in the moment.  Paul facing a nasty storm and subsequent shipwreck demonstrates to us just how to lead in hard times.

In our world today, we can become easily discouraged.  Whether it's from comparison, situations, or fatigue, we will be presented with chances allow ourselves to be discouraged.  Barnabas found himself with plenty of reasons to be discouraged, but the "son of encouragement" did just the opposite.

Everyone goes through adversity in life.  Sometimes it comes in the form of relational adversity.  Other times it comes as vocational or maybe physical adversity.  When faced with adversity, we must control how we respond.  Paul and Silas were faced with major adversity in Acts 16. See how their response can inform us how to respond in hard times.

The Bible gives examples of great success as well as great failure.  We see this clearly in Acts 4-5 within the early church.  We see stories of unity, grace, God's power at work and radical generosity.  We also see great calamity within the church around Ananias and Sapphira.  Keeping our lives centered on Jesus and not ourselves ensures we don't get off track.

While preaching, Jesus sees that people need to eat.  The only food available is five loaves of bread and two fish.  Jesus blesses it and gives it to the disciples to distribute.  At the end of feeding 5,000 men plus women and children, twelve baskets of food are left.  Jesus does impossible things in impossible circumstances.

We've all made mistakes in life.  Because of our past mistakes and shortcomings, we can easily disqualify ourselves from being around God.  If anyone was too far gone to be used by God, it was Saul.  Yet God saved him and called him to something great for the kingdom of God.

Everyone faces criticism.  It comes through different channels and different people, but we have and will all face it critics in our lives, especially the follower of Jesus.  The question becomes "how do I biblically handle criticism?"

In our last weekend of our Vision series, we look at how our love towards others shows the love of the Father.