Acts: I Will Build My Church

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Acts: I Will Build My Church

Our Lord promised in the gospels that He would build His church. The Book of Acts shows us the beginning of the fulfillment of that promise. While it is typically titled the ‘Acts of the Apostles’, it is really the acts of our risen Savior to gather a people for Himself. It shows us how God worked sovereignly and powerfully to save sinners—sometimes by the thousands; therefore, it should build our faith. It shows us how the Holy Spirit came—according to Christ’s promises—to empower God’s people to make them bold witnesses for Him; therefore, it should help us to seek more of the work of the Spirit in our lives to make us witnesses. It helps us understand some of the details of church life and church structure; therefore, it should deepen our ecclesiology. It presents the gospel boldly in sermons from Peter, Stephen, and Paul; therefore, it should help us understand the gospel more clearly. It shows how the people of God, with great faith in their risen Savior, and in the power of the Holy Spirit took the gospel to people who have never heard; therefore, it should inspire us to be burdened for the lost—both in our own community and around the world. Finally, Acts shows us how the people of God were so passionate about Christ that they were willing (and even counted it a privilege) to suffer for Him; therefore, we can pray that we will share that passion and be shaken from our comforts and made willing to do the same.