Jesus Today

Good evening everyone,
Acts 1 says something cool, when you stop to think about it.
1 In my first book[a] I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. 3 During the forty days after his crucifixion, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.
Notice that in verse 1 it says that the first book (the book of Luke) was an account of all Jesus began, to do and teach. Not what He finished. So what Luke is saying is that Jesus is still doing and teaching in this book. And this book, called Acts, is still being written. We are part of the same church. Jesus had ascended, and believers were walking by faith just like us. They were baptized in the Holy Spirit just like we can be. In fact, they were all tongue talkers, and they had mega-churches. I mean the very first day they had 3120 members and it only went up from there. So the charismatic mega-churches of today would look familiar to Peter, Paul, Barnabus, etc. We are members of the same body, with the same responsibility. Go preach the gospel to every creature. Cast out demons, heal the sick, cleanse lepers, raise the dead. (I am quoting scripture!) you know, common ordinary stuff. J
Wow! I know, you are thinking ‘well, these guys were full time ministers’. I challenge you to read the book again and look for normal people like Philip, Stephen, Precilla, Aquilla, and comments about the whole group. They had regular jobs. They had families to feed and bills to pay just like us. Check them out and let them inspire you to love a little more, trust Him a little more, find a little darkness and shine a little more. That is all they did, and it changed the world. It changed us!! Thank God they did not give up.
Jesus is still doing and teaching today, through his body, YOU! And me. Let’s change our world.
I love y’all,, world changers!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy Bass
http://nancysministry.blogspot.com