On Sunday we were so blessed to again experience the presence and power of God in our services. Pastor Sam brought a clear, timely word from Acts 1. In the service he mentioned the possibility of expanding on this sermon in some alternative format, and it's possible that Pastor Sam's sermon will become a full-fledged School of Christian Maturity course this fall. For that reason, I won't be digging too deeply this week- let's pray that we get to revisit this subject in the fall. In the meantime, though, let's recap the 6 major points of the sermon:
-Be convinced of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead;
-Be clear about the rule and kingdom of God;
-Be conversant concerning the role of the Spirit;
-Be conscious of the return of Christ;
-Be committed to real dependence on God through prayer;
-Be cautious, careful to remember the warning of Judas's apostasy.
Pastor Sam used the term "structurally different", and it's a good place for us to start as we reflect on Acts 1: do you have a longing to see something structurally different in the body of Christ? Do you want to experience a church like the one we read of in Acts? We learned from the sermon that it doesn't happen randomly: Jesus teaches us His reality, and as we move into an understanding of His truth He is able to cause us to experience His presence and power in a way that transforms us, and also makes us agents of transformation.
Tomorrow we'll revisit the hard question from the sermon.
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