About this episode

Pastor Sam Weitman discusses how ordinary people can play a significant role in expanding God's kingdom.

What if God's plan to change a city — and maybe the world — was always going to happen through ordinary, unknown people like you? In Acts 11, we meet a group of unnamed, unremarkable people who showed up to one of the most influential cities in the ancient world and quietly started something that would ripple through history for centuries. No famous leaders. No platform. Just ordinary people who decided the expansion of God's kingdom was their responsibility. Pastor Sam Weitman walks us through what it actually looks like to take that kind of responsibility — and why it might matter more than anything else you do this year. ✨ Why God has always chosen unknown, unlikely people to do the things nobody else thought were possible ✨ The difference between waiting for someone else to step up — and deciding it's on you ✨ What it means to live in a way that actually matches what you say you believe ✨ Why the most powerful thing you can do isn't a strategy — it's seeking the presence of God Whether you've followed Jesus your whole life or you've never set foot in a church before, this message asks a question worth sitting with: What might God want to do through ordinary people — if they…

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Sam Weitman

Topics covered

• God's plan
• ordinary people
• responsibility
• expansion of God's kingdom
• seeking God's presence

Keywords

• God's plan
• ordinary people
• Acts 11
• responsibility
• expansion of God's kingdom
• seeking God's presence
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts 11

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