Good Monday morning MABC!
It is another cool morning before the temps begin to rise in the middle of the week. I am thankful for the rain this morning and hope you are too!
We will take a break from our study of Acts for a time but I want you to remember one thing. Just because we are taking a break from the Book of Acts doesn’t mean we are taking a break on the work of sharing the gospel and discipleship! As you read on in Acts you will see the church in Jerusalem is growing…and growing…and growing. It wasn’t just a one-time event in which 3000 were added to their numbers. In subsequent chapters we see it reported that the Lord added to their number daily, many heard and believed, more and more men and women believed in the Lord, in those days the number of disciples was increasing, the number of disciples increased rapidly, and men and women believed and were baptized. And that is just in the first eight chapters covering the spread of the Gospel in Jerusalem! In chapter 9 we find that the “church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria grew in numbers.
Here is What I believe to be the key for the early church and it is the same for us today. Throughout the first couple of chapters we see that the early church was together praying, sharing in life, and ministry. Acts 1:14 says they were all joined together constantly in prayer. Acts 2:1 says they were all together when the Holy Spirit appeared. Acts 2:44 says they were together and had everything in common. That just didn’t happen the first couple of days after the Holy Spirit emboldened them. Zoom ahead a couple of chapters to chapter 4 and we find that all the believers were one in heart and mind. This unity was constant as was the act of prayer. So should it be with us. I know that there had to be things they probably weren’t in complete agreement on but they must have been all of one mind when it came to following the Great Commission and Jesus’ command to be his witnesses. We must be mindful of Jesus’ words that the days are short, the harvest plentiful but the laborers few. Let that not be said of us.
Here is a reminder that volunteer sign up for Lawrence Elementary School can be found here: https://www.usd259.org/Page/8946 or go to Wichita Public Schools and search “volunteer”
To get involved with the international student outreach go to isiwichita.org/Friendship-Partner
Also, Sherry has asked me to let you know that we have plenty of wipes and size 1 diapers for Ashley so if you still want to contribute please help with size 2 and up diapers.
One more thing! This past Sunday If you noticed that the communion table was missing it was. We are experimenting with the look of our video stream and creating some space. At times it looks very crowded and confined. This week on our Facebook posting we will start inviting people to our YouTube channel as a means of introduction to MABC. Watch for the post on Thursday or Friday and then share it PLEASE!
Have a great week!
Pastor Rick
