2 May 2019
Preaching, faith, and rejection
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For 2 May 2019, Thursday of the second week of Eastertide, based on Acts 5:27-33
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.†But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.†When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
02 May 2019 @ 10:00 am
This past week I came across a comment made by Rowan Williams to the Synod of Bishops in 2012. The theme was evangelisation. The Bishops had anticipated that he would speak about ecumenism. Instead he spoke about contemplation! ‘With our minds made still and ready to receive, with our self-generated fantasies about God and ourselves reduced to silence, we are at last at the point where we may begin to grow. And the face we need to show to our world is the face of a humanity in endless growth towards love ……..(cf ‘ To be Fully Human is to be Recreated in the Image of Christ’s Humanity’ #6)
04 May 2019 @ 2:17 am
Kevin Halloran is a blogger and coffee aficionado. He serves with Leadership Resources International, training pastors to preach God’s Word with God’s heart. Follow Kevin on Twitter or visit his blog .
06 May 2019 @ 12:18 am
Thank you!