What do you do when the only way forward goes straight through the thing you most want to avoid? Most of us reroute. Paul walked back in.In Acts 14, Paul and Barnabas keep going on their first missionary journey, and the opposition keeps getting worse. In Iconium, the city turns against them, so they stay longer. In Lystra, a crowd tries to worship them as gods, then turns on them and stones Paul, leaving him for dead. He gets up and walks right back into the city. Instead of taking the easy road home, they go back through every town that drove them out to strengthen the new believers, telling them the truth: “It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22).If there’s a hard conversation, a strained relationship, or a struggling marriage you’ve been trying to go around, this message is for you. Join Pastor Luke Heirendt as we discover that God doesn’t lead us around hard things. He leads us through them.📖 Scripture: Acts 14 (CSB)About the series:Most of us believe the good news about Jesus is for everyone. But somewhere between Sunday and Monday, it tends to stay with us. In Word Spreads, we follow Paul from Antioch to Athens to Ephesus as ordinary people carry the message of Jesus into cities that wanted nothing to do with it. Jealous insiders, angry mobs, prison cells, and even church fights couldn’t stop it. Walk through Acts 13-20 with us and discover how the word of the Lord still spreads, and how it can spread through you.For more info about our church community, or to connect with us, go to www.creekside.cc