Hollywood's first great movie producer, Irving Thalberg, was famously quoted as telling his writers at MGM, ""Just give me five great moments, and I can sell that movie.""
For movies and screenplays, moments are specific points in time of particular importance to the overall story. Moments are how most of us remember movies.
Think of the conversation on the tarmac between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at the end of Casablanca.
Or Harrison Ford as he attempts to steal the golden idol in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Or even Mel Gibson's rallying battle cry, ""They'll never take our freedom!"" in Braveheart.
Rev. Stephen Lohoefer looks at one of these type of moments in Acts - full of drama, excitement, and hugely important to the entire story of scripture.
The Grove Church is a neighborhood church located in Dallas, TX. We love the imagery of coming together as a community and being the group of 'fruit-bearing trees' that Jeremiah writes about in the Old Testament (see Jeremiah 17:7-8). Our vision for The Grove is to become a church that lives out its faith in tangible ways, intentionally creating environments that gather people together, grow them closer to God, and give back to our neighbors. This podcast is our audio versions of live sermons preached every Sunday online and in-person.