Gospel Movement Part Two

Movement - the word indicates action, change, improvement, exertion of power.

When movement is associate with the gospel we can assume that the action, change, improvement will come because God has exerted His power through the means He has ordained.

The Acts of the Apostles is a powerful example of how God used the "means" He ordained (His Spirit-energized people praying, preaching, suffering, obeying, loving, sacrificing) to accomplish the movement He purposed. God had previously promised that the nations would worship Him and that Jesus would be the center-piece of that worship. This global purpose is being accomplished and Acts tells the story. 

One of the most exciting and satisfying aspects of the Christian experience is to participate in  the ongoing movement of the gospel through using the spiritual gifts God has blessed us  with.  We should never separate ourselves from the reality that God is still completing His work through the means He ordained - His Spirit-energized people praying, preaching, suffering, obeying, loving and sacrificing. The names may have changed from Barnabas and Paul but the movement is still pressing the good news out into the culture.

I would encourage your prayers for our little community at Durkeetown to be in the path of blessing as we keep looking for ways to be part of gospel movement. Pray specifically that people put into practice the information they have been given about their spiritual gifts so that they participate fully in the mission of the gospel. Pray also that we love each other, forgive one another and encourage the community of God's people.

The gospel is still moving, I look forward to experiencing that movement in the coming year!