In first part of a series on the first century Jerusalem church, we are going to learn about the value of “effective waiting.”  In the Bible, the reference to waiting is pregnant with rich meaning.  After the resurrection of Jesus, and before He ascended to heaven, the LORD Jesus gave a staggering commission to a small band of His followers in Jerusalem.  The magnitude of the commission was seismic. But Jesus also was insistent about a specific provision that would be made that was essential to the carrying out of the commission.  Jesus told His followers to “wait.”  How can we wait meaningfully?  And why is it necessary to wait?  Join us on Sunday as we observe together the birthing of a movement that eventually swept the globe and transformed the lives of millions and millions of people.  In Acts 1, there was a new day.  And that new day would revolutionize lives.  God wants the story of the first century church to intersect our story – to the praise of God’s glory.