The Start of Something Bigger - Donnie Williams

For 30 years, the world was flipped upside down. The Gospel spread through the Roman Empire like wildfire. What started with a handful of men and women in Jerusalem—fearful, outnumbered, and under pressure—became an unstoppable force that no king, no persecution, and no cultural opposition could contain.This was the beginning of the Church. And it wasn’t built on comfort, convenience, or compromise. It was built on bold faith, unshakable conviction, and the power of the Holy Spirit. These believers didn’t sit on the sidelines. They didn’t wait for someone else to step up. They risked everything to proclaim one message: Jesus is Lord. And they changed the world.This series walks through the book of Acts, not just as history but as marching orders for today. The same Holy Spirit that filled Peter at Pentecost, sent Paul to the nations, and empowered the early Church to stand firm is the same Spirit working in us right now.So here’s the question: What are you doing to change the world with your faith?Acts isn’t just a record of what God did—it’s a blueprint for what He’s still doing. The Church was never meant to be safe, silent, or stagnant. It was meant to advance. To preach. To make disciples. To push back darkness.And that means you. Your faith. Your life. Your mission. Are you in?Thanks for watching! Devoted City is one church in two locations: Raleigh, NC and Cary, NC. We are all about helping people find, trust, and follow Jesus. We are devoted to Christ, His Church, and its mission and we would love for you to be a part. To find out more, visit https://devotedcity.com/!Connect with us!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devotedcity/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devotedcitychurchScripture:In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” ' Acts 1:4-5'Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”(Acts 1:9-11)