Sunday, August 9, 2015

Go and Tell... 2

Acts 2:5-13 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
When Jesus gave His call the the disciples in Acts 1 to go out into the world and share the Gospel, He was telling them to go further than the many times he had told people to "Go Back and Tell" those who were a part of their own community.  Here we find step one of that new series of steps.  One the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came to fill and empower these men to share the gospel to those of many tongues and nations.  All they had to do is walk out the door to the places they lived their every day lives.  That's where Christ wants us to begin as well.  Outside our own doors, in every day life. Going and telling means we take it to the streets of where we live, then see where else He takes us.

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