The unstoppable Church

The apostles met in the Temple courts and performed many miracles. As more and more people became believers, the high priest and other religious leaders became very jealous. They arrested the apostles and put them in jail.

But during the night, an angel of the Lord came and opened the jail doors. He led the apostles out and told them to go and preach the message of this new life in Christ.

When the chief priests heard that Peter and the apostles were preaching in the Temple courts, they had them brought before the council again. The leaders wanted to kill them, but Gamaliel, one of the religious teachers, stood up and said, “Don’t take action against these men. Remember the two leaders, Theudas and Judas, who had crowds of people following them? Both men died, and their followers scattered. If what these men believe is not from God, their followers will scatter too. However, if it is from God, not even you will be able to stop them!”

Can people stop the Church of Jesus from growing?

Gamaliel used examples of two groups whose members scattered when their leaders died. Jesus had also been killed, but He rose again! And His small group of followers was growing by the day.

Since then, the enemies of Jesus, including some religious people, have tried to stop the Good News from spreading. They have tried to stop people from believing in Jesus by killing His followers and burning their Bibles. Yet the Church just keeps growing as more and more people come to know Jesus.

Isn’t it exciting to be part of this Church that has spread all over the world? It keeps growing because Jesus is building His Church!

Verse for today

Jesus said, “…I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18

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