As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“1. It’s fundamentally dishonest. Covert missionaries say one thing to one group and something entirely different to another. They tell churches back home they’re going ‘over there’ to convert people.” CNN
What common feature do you find in these excerpts from Acts?
“And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.” (Acts 6:7)
“But the word of God grew and multiplied.” (Acts 12:24)
“And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.” (Acts 19:10)
“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” (Acts 19:20)
These verses highlight a noteworthy phenomenon that Luke recorded about the first century church. Like the ripples from a pebble tossed into a pond, the influence of the Word of God moved out into the world. Luke traces this noteworthy expansion from Jerusalem to as far west as Rome.
“January 8, 1956—28-year-old American missionary Jim Elliot was martyred, along with four missionary partners and friends. He was survived by his wife, Elisabeth, and their 10-month-old daughter Valerie.”
Is Every Christian a Missionary? “It turns out this is not an easy question to answer—it’s kind of a loaded question whose answer really depends on how you use the term ‘missionary.’”
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