Last Saturday I shared: “Command the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world Mark 16:14-20”, I quoted the following verse:
I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)
Here we see that after the resurrection, Lord Jesus told the disciples to stay in the city before going out to preach the gospel, waiting for the Holy Spirit promised by the Father. When they received the Holy Spirit, they would receive the power from on high. We see that the early church had great power, it was normal to see miracles, healing the sick and casting out demons.
Last Saturday, we had church meeting, pastor mentioned the following verse in his sermon:
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
It talks about the same thing, that is, the disciples received the power from on high after receiving the Holy Spirit.
The pastor also talked about a couple who shared the gospel on the street during the pandemic. They wore T-shirts with following scripture written on them: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. This is exactly the same verse I shared last Tuesday. Yesterday evening I sang hymns with guitar to worship the Lord. I saw the same verse in the songbook: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Thank the Lord for his encouragement.
A few days ago I updated this gospel website for three topics, two of which are: draw near to God, God will draw near to you (James 4:8) and born again, talking about when a person believes and is baptized, he will receive the Holy Spirt, he becomes a new person. Right after I finished the update, I went to WeChat and found two posts from a brother talking about the same thing, namely draw near to God (James 4:8) and new life, new person. thank the Lord.
