When Peter finished the message, the people marvelled, beholding their boldness, taking note that they had been with Jesus. Filling of the Holy Spirit was a present, daily, moment- by-moment experience to them. Peter preached the transforming power of Christ. No wonder his enemies could say nothing. A long time ago my pastor had me write a little para graph as to what the church meant to me. Here it was, first of all, that I had a born-again experience of my own. I had a praying mother and fa ther, who sought the Lord on my be half. I went away to a college and recalled the church in which I had observed lives transformed by the Gospel at work. When I sat in classes where the Word of God was ridi culed, it didn’t sway me, for I had seen too much of a positive nature of what the Gospel could do. This kept me true to God’s Word. May it be our purpose to have transformed lives bear witness, as we preach the Gospel in our churches!
tion of Christ. In verse 11 he refers to the Scriptures (Psalm 118:22). There is no other place for salvation but in the Messiah. Eeligion is avail able under a host of names, but as far as personal salvation and eternal life are concerned, it comes only through Christ. The only way you can get a gift is with the hand of faith reaching out and taking it. It doesn’t come from baptism, turning over a new leaf for it, or joining a church. That would be earning it. God won’t do business on the basis of works. It is all by grace. Notice it says, “We must be saved.” That’s an imperative and there’s an urgency to it. There’s no other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved. This is all that matters. We can take nothing with us. The hon ors that men give will fade away and come to nothing. All that counts is whether we’ve put our trust in the Saviour. We must take Christ as our very own.
Me ting to discuss important phases of Biota’s outreach are members of the Stewardship Department. Pictured (I. to r.) are Mr. John Isa c, director. Mr. Carl Hoefer, and Mrs. Edna McDougall. 8
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