Today's Verse: Acts 9:31 (ESV)
So ethe church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And fwalking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, git multiplied.
e [ch. 8:1; 16:5]
f [Neh. 5:9]
g ver. 35, 42
The early church was made up of a true fellowship of human beings. And yet, there were always pressures. And yet, despite the pressures of the world, the church grew. One of the reasons that the church grew so fast can be attributed to one man, Saul of Tarsus, who became the apostle Paul. This former prosecutor of the Christian fellowship with the calling of God, became a Christian, and not quietly. He became one of the greatest preachers of all time. And, it was, to a great extent, because of him, that the Christian Church grew so fast.
Today's Comments: Jesus told his disciples to spread the Gospel in Jerusalem, then Judea, and then to the world. They did just that. And, through the influence of one man, Paul, the person most unlikely to have been considered an apostle of Jesus, the word spread even faster.
Each of us possesses our own time, talents, and treasures. My late-life vocation is to be a Deacon in God's church, working with military reservists, and National Guard members. And, I have several friends, some of whom I have known for years, and some of who I have recently met that are out there doing God's work. I know that there are a few people out there that are reading this blog, and in the next few months, I would like to tell the few readers that there about them.
I am going to give you a few clues about several of the people. I have one friend who is involved in animal rescue. I have another who is a liturgical dancer, using her body in dance to worship God; she is also a wonderful poet. Another visits prisoners, and another has devoted her time to working with outcasts in India.
I am absolutely amazed at the wonderful people that I have met in recent years that have dedicated their lives to God. These are the modern Pauls (or Paulines) --- people who are so dedicated that through them or because of them, the church continues to grow and take on new ideas. We all need to look for the Paul inside of us, and let it come out.
So ethe church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And fwalking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, git multiplied.
e [ch. 8:1; 16:5]
f [Neh. 5:9]
g ver. 35, 42
The early church was made up of a true fellowship of human beings. And yet, there were always pressures. And yet, despite the pressures of the world, the church grew. One of the reasons that the church grew so fast can be attributed to one man, Saul of Tarsus, who became the apostle Paul. This former prosecutor of the Christian fellowship with the calling of God, became a Christian, and not quietly. He became one of the greatest preachers of all time. And, it was, to a great extent, because of him, that the Christian Church grew so fast.
Today's Comments: Jesus told his disciples to spread the Gospel in Jerusalem, then Judea, and then to the world. They did just that. And, through the influence of one man, Paul, the person most unlikely to have been considered an apostle of Jesus, the word spread even faster.
Each of us possesses our own time, talents, and treasures. My late-life vocation is to be a Deacon in God's church, working with military reservists, and National Guard members. And, I have several friends, some of whom I have known for years, and some of who I have recently met that are out there doing God's work. I know that there are a few people out there that are reading this blog, and in the next few months, I would like to tell the few readers that there about them.
I am going to give you a few clues about several of the people. I have one friend who is involved in animal rescue. I have another who is a liturgical dancer, using her body in dance to worship God; she is also a wonderful poet. Another visits prisoners, and another has devoted her time to working with outcasts in India.
I am absolutely amazed at the wonderful people that I have met in recent years that have dedicated their lives to God. These are the modern Pauls (or Paulines) --- people who are so dedicated that through them or because of them, the church continues to grow and take on new ideas. We all need to look for the Paul inside of us, and let it come out.
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