Whenever you're learning something new or trying to complete a project, there's a phase after "initial optimism" called "the valley of despair" - it's where we want to quit and say mean things about whoever convinced us to try this new thing in the first place. In my opinion, the early Jesus movement should've been in THAT place in Acts 8, but it wasn't; in fact, it was spreading more rapidly than ever. But how? And why? Join me this Sunday as we explore what motivated their unique approach to handling adversity.