Acts: 8:35 "Then Phillip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus";
Saints the 40 days following his resurrection, Jesus met with his disciples on numerous occasions. During these gatherings Jesus instructed them to preach the gospel message to a dying world.It is with this single message,that we reach out to a dying world.Everything we will ever need can be found in Gods only message, everything God wanted to say to man, everything he wanted to do for man, everything he wanted to give to man was accomplished when he gave us Jesus the Christ,Gods only message. In Jesus is the fulness of life, which the early saints understood.Even though they were smaller in number, they were big in faith,love, and understood where its strength and power lied.( They did more with less, while we are doing less with more)They didn't have the megga buildings but their church was built on the foundation of the gospel. No matter what challenges ,trial , and/or tribulation came their way, they never lost focus as to what their mission was ,nor did they sway from their message,as they continued to reach out to a lost world.( just think they started with only 12 men having no transportation, telephones, internet,t.v. radio, or even bibles and the gospel is all the way here, just think how far we can take it).When sin crept in, they reached out with the gospel, when envy raised its ugly head they reached out, preaching Christ and him crucified. When trouble tried to enter the body of believers thru murmuring, they never lost sight of their mission; even when faced with death(like stephen) they reached out with Christ type love, as they prayed that this charge be not held against their enemies.They realized their strenght was in doing Gods will,they were lead by Gods spirit, and trusted in Gods word, and reached out with Jesus the Christ Gods only message to a dying world.
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