Soon after the establishment of the church, the apostles preached openly in the Solomon’s portico. For this, the chief priests imprisoned the apostles. However, an angel opened the prison and commanded the apostles to go preach in the temple. Again, the chief priests had the apostles brought back to the council and questioned them for filling Jerusalem with their doctrine. Now, Can the church do this again? According to Jesus, filling Jerusalem with the doctrine was the first step before spread the Gospel throughout the surrounding regions. Christians need to think big about evangelizing the world. Jesus sent twelve men out with a message and the world has never been the same. What was there about the apostles that gave them the boldness to attempt what they accomplished?

Lesson by Scott Shifferd

Recorded July 24, 2016 at the Dean Road church of Christ