My two-year-old daughter, Olivia, loves to drive

the car. She loves to sit behind the wheel. She turns all the

buttons and knobs, opens and closes the garage door, and

occasionally beeps the horn. She will do this for 30 minutes. But,

the entire time she's driving, the car goes nowhere. In Olivia's

case, this is a good thing. (I've already got two teenagers ready

to bring terror to the streets. I don't need a toddler doing the

same.) A toddler shouldn't actually move a car. But, if an adult

sits behind the wheel, we expect the car to go somewhere. The same

thing can be said about your life as a Christ-follower. Christians

should move forward. The Gospel is like high-octane racing fuel. It

propels us forward. On Sunday, we're going to resume our series

"Acts: The Church Unleashed." As we enter this middle section of

the book of Acts, I want to introduce you to a guy named Simon the

Sorcerer. His experience with the Apostles teaches us how to move

forward in our walks with Christ. The Gospel really is good

news.