Last week we heard about Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, not being liked by certain Jewish people and how they hurt him. This week, in Acts 8:1-8, we read about Saul “Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.” (Acts 8:3) Saul did not want anyone speaking about Jesus Christ. A lot of Christians ran away from Jerusalem so they would not be put in prison or killed. Even though it looked like the church was falling apart…GOD WAS AT WORK!!! "Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” (Acts 8:4) Just because the Christians had to leave their homes in Jerusalem, they did not stop believing in Jesus Christ and performing miracles in His name. They began to spread the good news to all the people they met in other cities. Even though it was very sad that Stephen and other Christians were killed or put in jail, God used the disaster to spread the message that Jesus Christ is the Saviour of the world. Nothing, not even someone’s death can stop the love of Jesus being spread around the world.
THIS WEEKS MEMORY VERSE
“For he … is our peace…” (Eph. 2:14)
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