Statistics show that more than 60% of people lose their temper at least once per week. This stat should get you angry because you know the other 40% of respondents are not being honest! Everyone has buttons that if pushed correctly amp up our emotions. These triggers have the ability to set one off on a path of destructive words, thoughts and behaviors.
THE BIG IDEA: If you don’t define your anger, your anger will define you.

Today, we are finishing up the book of Acts. Here we are—2,000 years later—living out the mission of the entire book of Acts: telling others of Jesus Christ. The movement is alive and well, and there is nothing that can stop it.

Paul was finally able to take the gospel to Rome, but not before he almost died in a shipwreck out at sea. In our lives, we too, will face seemingly insurmountable circumstances. When we do, we’ll need to turn to God and trust that he is able to bring to completion that which he has called us to do.

Storms can be beautiful and scary. Storms bring problems but they don’t last forever. Some storms are avoidable, most are not. Storms are a part of life. God is with us in the storm.

This is not a call to rebel or fight healthy growth and discipline. This is a call to find your God-given personality, your God-given voice, and your God-given gifts and then unleash them on the world for God’s glory. You can only stay stealth for so long.

Becoming a Christian isn’t about praying a prayer, attending church, or being committed to God. The message of Christ is simple: God loved us enough to give His son, Jesus, to die for us. All He asks of us is that we place our trust in Him and He will give us eternal life.