In this sermon Barnabas launches our new series by showing how Acts must be understood from within Israel's generational desires for peace, and how Jesus safeguards these desires from becoming violent utopian dreams. Barnabas encourages the church to reclaim this persevering hope for satisfied needs and safety, and shows that it will not be brought about by any new charismatic man, but by the Spirit who organizes and empowers imperfect communities to birth shalom.
