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"To The Remotest Part Of The Earth"
Message Summary: The book of Acts is a record of the obedience of the early church to this command and surely that command remains through the church age. Today the Holy Spirit continues to empower believers all over the world to be witnesses for Christ as they let their lights shine in vibrant testimony for Him. ![]() "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Grover DeVault is a local friend who served as a chaplain in the US Army. During the course of his career he has had some interesting experiences. He, with the help of an interpreter, held an evangelistic crusade in Vietnam during the conflict and many came to Christ. He found out many years later that one man attended the services strapped with bombs intending to blow himself up and of course killing many. However the man listened to Grover's proclamation of the Gospel, was convicted of his sins, and was gloriously saved! ![]() Apart from our own family influence, and perhaps a longtime pastor or famous evangelist, most of us have little knowledge of our spiritual ancestors. But we are all ultimately a result of the early disciples' obedience to the Great Commission and those who have remained obedient to that commission since that time. And now we are all called to be a part in the transmission. ![]() ![]() Pastor John Piper writes, "Therefore the end and goal of world missions is that the nations might glorify God for His mercy. The aim of missions is worship. Missions exists because worship doesn't. The gap between God's goal to glorify Himself in all that He does and the world of unbelief that denies Him that glory is being closed by God through the means of world missions." The book of Acts is a record of the obedience of the early church to this command and surely that command remains through the church age. Today the Holy Spirit continues to empower believers all over the world to be witnesses for Christ as they let their lights shine in vibrant testimony for Him. ![]() Today how are you being a witness for Christ? Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber ![]() ![]() Jim and Dorothy Schmidt who, just two weeks ago, changed their residency from Ocean City, NJ to Lancaster County. They've been our friends for over 15 years and we are delighted to have them living only 20 minutes from our home, though we will miss their beautiful home and warm hospitality offered each time we visit Ocean City. ![]() Tim & Melonie Murray stopped by on Saturday morning. Tim is a friend from JK Mechanical. When we learned it was their 13th wedding anniversary Brooksyne shared a jar of spicy peach jam and I threw in a "new car smell" air freshener. Since we now serve as chaplains at Kleen-Rite, a supply company for car washes, I ordered an assortment of car fresheners we now enjoy sharing with friends. With a little imagination, perhaps the "new car smell" can double as a "new marriage refresher" for the couple now beginning their 14th year of marriage. Their love and devotion is very evident! Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "Send Me Out" Video Gilbert Hovsepian Finally today: Tomorrow we will share about an outstanding presentation we attended last night and again this morning concerning the Museum of the Bible being built in Washington DC. It is a vision of the Green family who stood up like a Daniel to an evil edict of our current government. We are seeing an increase in evil edicts from our government! To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. 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