During 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 can reach out and save a dying world. He rose with all power that we might carry out His mission.
In Jesus is the fullness of life, he is the abundance of life God promised, and this the early saints understood. Even though they were smaller in number, they were big in faith, love, and they understood where their strength and power came from. They did more with less, while we are doing less with more. They didn't have the mega buildings but their church was built on the foundation of the gospel. They didn't have T.V., radio or the social networks, but they shared the truth of God's word everywhere they went. 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. They continued to reach out to a lost world. They didn't change the message to get the people, the people changed to get the message, they trusted God's word to do just what he said it would do.
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 the love of Jesus, and prayed that the charge be not held against their enemies. They realized their strength was in doing God's will, they were lead by Gods spirit, and trusted in Gods word, and reached out with Jesus the Christ God's gift to a dying world.
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