Greetings Heritage, Perhaps I'll start writing some mid-week thoughts like this. I was thinking last night of ways we can reach out to the Sanford community to tell them about our church Heritage Reformed and the good news of Jesus Christ. Acts 18 came to mind, where God says to Paul in vv. 9-10 "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city." I began looking at this verse in context and would like to share a few observations. Paul's custom, like Jesus's, was to preach in the synagogues, the place where Jews would gather for worship, discussion, Bible readings, debates, etc., but also Gentiles would come to hear things at times, and so Paul would reason with both Jews and Gentiles in the synagogues and marketplaces (Acts 17:17; 18:4). As the Jews rejected the Gospel, Paul goes to the Gentiles, and had only to go next door to Justus, a worshiper of God who lived ...
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.