THE GOING CHURCH (2 OF 56)
Scripture: Acts 1:6-11
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The Going Church (2 of 56)
Series: The Church in ACTSion
Wyman Richardson
Acts 1:6-11
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Last week, after attending the Southern Baptist Convention gathering in Baltimore, Roni and I took a day to look around Washington, DC. After arriving at Union Station, we took a cab to a restaurant for lunch. As we were riding to the restaurant, we began to pass through an area of town where the buildings began to look very interesting and very distinct. We then realized that these were the embassies of foreign countries. The architecture of the embassies reflected the country that embassy was representing. It was like seeing little glimpses of foreign countries here in America.
As we drove through this area I began to think about the nature of embassies. Each of these embassies represent the interests of their respective nations. They are, in fact, bearing witness to realities beyond our own borders. These embassies are actually considered foreign soil, little pieces of the nations represented. The ambassadors of these nations are here not only to represent the interests of their homelands, but also to bear witness here, in a foreign land, to the reality and existence of their nations. In an odd way, each embassy says to any who drive by, ''There is something beyond your borders. There are other lands and other peoples and other rulers. We are here to bear witness to them.''
It is a fascinating thing, these embassies, and the ambassadors that head them up. It is also fascinating to see Paul using this term in 2 Corinthians 5:20.
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
We Christ-followers are ambassadors. We represent and bear witness to the interests of our King and His Kingdom. We are here to remind the fallen world order that there is another order: a Kingdom of love and life and light and mercy and peace and forgiveness, a Kingdom entered throu ...
Series: The Church in ACTSion
Wyman Richardson
Acts 1:6-11
Read Acts 1:6-11
Last week, after attending the Southern Baptist Convention gathering in Baltimore, Roni and I took a day to look around Washington, DC. After arriving at Union Station, we took a cab to a restaurant for lunch. As we were riding to the restaurant, we began to pass through an area of town where the buildings began to look very interesting and very distinct. We then realized that these were the embassies of foreign countries. The architecture of the embassies reflected the country that embassy was representing. It was like seeing little glimpses of foreign countries here in America.
As we drove through this area I began to think about the nature of embassies. Each of these embassies represent the interests of their respective nations. They are, in fact, bearing witness to realities beyond our own borders. These embassies are actually considered foreign soil, little pieces of the nations represented. The ambassadors of these nations are here not only to represent the interests of their homelands, but also to bear witness here, in a foreign land, to the reality and existence of their nations. In an odd way, each embassy says to any who drive by, ''There is something beyond your borders. There are other lands and other peoples and other rulers. We are here to bear witness to them.''
It is a fascinating thing, these embassies, and the ambassadors that head them up. It is also fascinating to see Paul using this term in 2 Corinthians 5:20.
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
We Christ-followers are ambassadors. We represent and bear witness to the interests of our King and His Kingdom. We are here to remind the fallen world order that there is another order: a Kingdom of love and life and light and mercy and peace and forgiveness, a Kingdom entered throu ...
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