The Christian Perspective

“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4Acts 8:4
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4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.  

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Every believer has been called to preach God’s Word, not just pastors of churches. When Christ gave the Great Commission to “preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15Mark 16:15
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15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.  

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This was practiced first by the members of the church at Jerusalem. Then, when the believers were “all scattered abroad . . . except the apostles” (Acts 8:1Acts 8:1
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8 ¹ And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.  

WP-Bible plugin), these “laymen” went everywhere preaching the Word. One of the “deacons” selected to relieve the apostles of the “business” affairs of the church was Philip, and he “went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them” (Acts 8:5Acts 8:5
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5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.  

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Then shortly afterward, the Lord called him down to Gaza where he met an Ethiopian eunuch, and he “preached unto him Jesus” (Acts 8:35Acts 8:35
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35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.  

WP-Bible plugin). This teaches plainly that one can preach to a large congregation, but he or she can also preach to one person. It is not the size of the congregation but the theme of the message that makes one a preacher of the Word!… More…

 

 

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