What is the book of Acts all about?

This week we begin a series call HEROES. You probably already know that by now, the real story is what the series is built on. We're going to be looking at the book of Acts. It is the fifth book in the NT and I want to invite you to start reading it.
Yesterday in a small group I was talking with someone about our approach, and I'm learning that there are things we do consitantly that we may have never named as such. I thought I'd mention one today. Many churches take the "Shot gun" approach to life change. They tell you to work on one thing in Sunday school, then something else in Sunday morning service. Less frequently then they hold a Sunday evening service to tell you something different to work on, and then hold a midweek service which ussually hits something else. I find that to be too many things to work on to really have any success.
We take more of a Laser approach. We want to focus on one thing, and then bring it up again and again during the week to keep our focus on it. For instance, We'll preach a message on a passage of Acts this weekend (Acts 1) then we'll give you a memory verse (Acts 1:8 you can get a head start). You'll review that memory verse throughout the week, then repeat it at small group. At small group you'll discuss relevant application from the sermon from Sunday and have the chance to put it into action. Ultimately you'll get the chance to partner with someone in prayer and pray that memory verse into their life, and in turn have that verse prayed over your life.
I'm not saying it's perfect, just that's the way it is. I'm interested in life change, I guess more specifically, "Making Disciples".
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By the way, to my dial-up internet users. I'm not trying to alienate you with the videos. Sarah learned that if she started loading the video by pressing play and then walked away and did some house work, that when she came back it would play all the way through. You may want to try that, or feel free to ignore them if it's easier. I'll continue to post through print as well.

--Ben