Acts 8 marks a huge transition in the church's story: It was when the church started expanding its borders and became good news that was proclaimed to all, not just the Jews. Pastor Donald compares the church to a heart, showing how there is a need for both filling in and expending out the life-giving, oxygen-filled blood coursing through our veins. Before this, he stresses our need to be a church defined by mission, by an outward focus. For it is only with such a focus that any church can thrive and have a heart that keeps beating long after its inception.
