He doesn’t see color, half-breeds, or Gentiles. Always remember that God has a missionary heart that beats for the whole world. There had been a centuries-long hatred between the Jews and the Samaritans, but that did not deter Philip. What if this year, you could chart a course and begin moving towards the person God created you to be MOVE. Yet, each year those things fade and we find ourselves repeating more of the same. It may be your finest hour of victory! The persecution became the catalyst for “Judea and Samaria.” Each year we begin with high expectations and a list of areas we are going to fix or improve, new habits we are going to form. Never give up when the enemy seems to be winning. The death of Stephen seemed at the time to be a defeat for the church, but it resulted in great victories for the Lord. The author proposes that the people of the living church start moving in, around, and with their communities to truly move toward renewal and social justice, drawing on his own experiences as a church pastor who walked, rode his bike, and took the bus as he went about his work. How many would quickly defect? These early believers fled the city, but they did not defect. Address: 830 Mayfield Rd., Suite 160, Grand. Organization Legal Name: TCOMM Community Development Corporation. We may endure some insults and occasional retribution of some kind, but it would be very revealing if persecution like what’s happening here to the early church, was put on the 21st-century church. Pushpay Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Few people in the West have experienced religious persecution.
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