August 1, 2009. The featured speakers this year include Michael Cumbie,
Dan Schneider, Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk and Archbishop Dennis Schnurr.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009, St. Anselm
Acts 4:32-37, Psalm 93, John 3:7-15
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POWER OR PLAY?
"With power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus." —Acts 4:33
The Christian proclamation of the risen Jesus is often upstaged. Our
culture accomplishes this with the end of college basketball, the
beginning of professional baseball, or even by the Easter bunny,
marshmallow chicks, or chocolate rabbits. We Christians lose in the
competition for people's attention. We obviously lack power in bearing
witness to Jesus' resurrection. To have the power of the early Church in
witnessing for the risen Lord, we need to:
* be "of one heart and one mind" (Acts 4:32). True unity is a miracle
which can be done only by the risen Christ.
* hold our possessions in common and not claim things as our own (Acts
4:32, 34).
This seems insane to the typical Christian, but those in the world
instinctively know that if our economics aren't radically changed by the
risen Christ, we probably don't believe in Him much more than they do.
Unity and "common-unity" are telltale signs of what we really believe.
Jesus is praying now that we will be one as He and the Father are one so
the world will believe the Father sent Him (Jn 17:21). This is unity of
heart, mind, and possessions. It is laying everything at the feet of Jesus
and of the apostles (Acts 4:35, 37). It is not ownership but stewardship.
It is unity under the lordship of the risen Christ (see Eph 1:10).
Prayer: Father, may my life be unexplainable except for the fact of Jesus'
resurrection.
Promise: "The Son of Man must be lifted up, that all who believe may have
eternal life in Him." —Jn 3:14-15
Praise: St. Anselm asked for mercy from the Pope for the very king who had
exiled him from England.
(For related teaching, order our booklet "Introduction to Small Christian
Communities" or on audio tapes AV 76-1, AV 76-3 or video V-76.)
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