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It's often easier for us to believe God's sovereignty when things go well in our life. But, when things go bad, when there is lying and mistrust, and betrayal and death, then our confidence in God's invisible purposes starts to get shaky. In Acts 1:15-26 we learn the ugly and tragic story of Judas's betrayal and death was actually part of God's invincible purposes in accomplishing salvation. The Scripture had to be fulfilled and God can be trusted to provide everything we need to be witnesses of Jesus.

What truths and realities lay behind and motivated the first century Christians into the risky and courageous obedience of spreading the message of Jesus to the ends of the known world? In Acts 1:1-14 we learn about the launchpad of Christianity. The launchpad of Christianity is uniquely built by God on the historic fact of the resurrection of Jesus, the priority of God’s kingdom, the empowerment of God’s Spirit, and the humble prayer dependence of God’s people.  

On Sunday we looked into the exciting story book of Acts. The death of Jesus is a main emphasis in the book, but even more so is the importance of the resurrection of Jesus. The disciples spread the message of Jesus far and wide. But, they did more than speak about Jesus. The message of Jesus was accompanied by the honest, gentle, cheerful, and courageous lives that compelled the attention of their cities. Acts shows us that while the mission Jesus gave his church is big (go and tell the world!) God is sovereignly at work in and behind it all. God grants repentance, appoints people for eternal life, and opens people to respond to the gospel with faith. A firm belief in God’s Sovereignty is exactly what encourages the Christians in Acts to engage in evangelism. Will you pray for God to use our study in Acts to encourage us, challenge us, and change us?