Adding To Their Number

Randy Alcorn

“praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” — Acts 2:46

Randy Alcorn wrote the following “The only “church growth formula” the early church possessed was the body of truth flowing with the blood of grace. They drew thousands to Jesus by being like Jesus. But what does it mean to “be like Jesus”? We could come up with long lists of His character qualities. But the longer the list, the less we can wrap our minds around it. (I can’t even juggle three balls. How could I juggle dozens?) But what if the character of Christ was reducible to two ingredients? In fact, it is:… Jesus is full of two things: grace and truth.”

Worldwide, people are anxious to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. Today in prayer, ask the Lord how you can share the Gospel with others.

“The church exploded in growth because the people loved being together. When you get a group of people together who genuinely believe something and who really enjoy each other, it’s such a contagious atmosphere that you can’t keep people away from it.” — Bob Russell

God’s Word: “But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.” — Acts 4:4

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