the brave new world

Sunday April 6th, Acts 2: 38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call." Welcome to the brave new world, Peter style. No more hiding behind the locked doors, no more looking over the shoulder to see if the Romans were coming, but out there, bold and on fire, sort of. Not much of a speech, and yet, thousands were baptized. The trick is not in eloquent speech, but in God speech. The trick is not in wonderful programs, but in God’s program. God is already out ahead of the church just waiting for us to respond with the message of and offer of forgiveness for the masses of hurting people. The biggest obstacle is helping them face the hurt they and we have shoved down so deep we don’t even know it is there. What the church needs then is the voice of honesty not agendas. A good thing to know in this year of elections. A good book to read in this year of elections is “God’s Politics” by Wallis, it will help set that agenda thing straight. Step out in boldness, follow where God has already set the stage and preach the good news of forgiveness.