Monday: Receiving the Promise avatar July 21, 2013SSNET Staff The mission of sharing His love and truth with the entire world must have seemed overwhelming to this small group of disciples. Image © Lars Justinen from GoodSalt Image © Lars Justinen from GoodSalt The challenge was enormous, the task immense. Its accomplishment in their lifetime might certainly have seemed impossible (as it can in ours). The best estimates are that the population of the Roman Empire in the first century was approximately sixty to seventy million. According to the first chapter of Acts, one 120 believers met in the upper room on the day of Pentecost. This is a ratio of 1 Christian to approximately every 500,000 to 580,000 people in the empire. From a human standpoint, Jesus’ command to preach the gospel to the world seemed unthinkable. Read Acts 2. What were the results of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the mission of the early church? The results were astounding. The Christian church exploded in growth. Tens of tho
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