Acts 3 power flowed out of Acts 2 formation, and Acts 2 flowed out of Acts 1 surrender and waiting. The progression from lost to leadership is not accidental—it’s built through rhythms, habits, and obedience over time.
Acts 1–3: From Lost to Leadership
Everyone wants an Acts 3 moment—a sign, wonder, miracle, breakthrough. And we should want that. But Acts 3 didn’t happen until Acts 2 happened. And Acts 2 didn’t happen until Acts 1 happened.
Before the miracle at the gate, there was waiting. Prayer. Unity. Dependence on the Holy Spirit.
We had an amazing meeting with Mark and Meghan Goering from Multiplying Disciples and the H3X Podcast. Mark asked us the right questions and helped us identify where people can get stuck along the pathway.
The pathway from lost to leadership needs to be clear—and it needs to be lived clearly.
We see this progression in the disciples throughout Acts.
In Acts 2, they devoted themselves daily to prayer, teaching, fellowship, and mission. They built rhythms and habits around the presence and power of God. As the church continued to grow throughout Acts, those rhythms didn’t disappear.
Acts 3 was the overflow of Acts 2.
The miracle happened while they were on their way to pray. Signs and wonders flowed out of ordinary obedience, daily rhythms, and lives shaped by the Holy Spirit.
We all want signs and wonders, but breakthrough is often born in the daily practices of prayer, Scripture, community, and mission.
We talked about this last night:
The pathway begins by engaging the places God has already put in front of us:
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Passion — the things we love to do
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People — the relationships and community around us
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Place — the spaces we regularly inhabit (the coffee shop, gym, neighborhood, workplace)
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Profession — the work we do every day
Then we intentionally build rhythms of:
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Prayer
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Scripture
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Community
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Mission
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Listening to and obeying the Holy Spirit
The question becomes:
How is what I’m doing today moving me toward where God is calling me tomorrow?
Or maybe even more simply:
Are my daily rhythms producing the life I’m praying for?
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