Se*lah, October 25th 2009
Wow! The Book of Acts is quite a testament to belief and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came down! Peter, the one who denied Jesus even AFTER He told him he would, stood up and preached! A crippled man stood up and walked! The disciples grew from a group of twelve…to two hundred….to three thousand!
And remember, all this was written by Luke, a doctor, a scientific, analytical man. Cool, huh?
We are left to echo the disciples: “What do we do now?” What do we do when God calls us to heal the sick, or raise the dead, or spread the Good News? In terms of our community at Se*lah, I think Acts 2:42-47 outlines a good start:
42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
-Bryn Hooper
