The Birth of the Church

On the morning of May 27 in A.D. 30, the day of the Jewish feast of Pentecost, a sabbath, 120 men and women were gathered in Jerusalem--people who were convinced, after having met the risen Jesus, that the eschatological kingdom of God had dawned with Jesus, who had been crucified seven weeks earlier, and that it was a tangible reality in the presence of the risen and exalted Jesus Christ. And they were convinced that the kingdom of God, inaugurated by Jesus, would be carried from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth through their ministry as witnesses empowered by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:3-15).

- Eckhard Schnabel
Early Christian Mission

They were convinced. Are you? If you're not doing anything Wednesday night at 7:00pm, and you live in the greater Chambersburg PA area, let the above summary of the birth of the church inspire you to join me for my new class at King Street Church, room M21/23. Hope to see you there.