We gathered for worship at the end of the long 4th of July weekend, and many of us were clearly in a holiday state of mind. Still, we joined together in prayer, learned more about the plans for this month's Vacation Bible School, and continued our study of the early church in Acts.
This week, we considered some of the fallout from the apostles public teaching and healing in Jerusalem. Several Jewish leaders wanted to take drastic steps to prevent the disciples from doing such things, fearing they would lead people astray, but Rabbi Gamaliel discouraged such action, instead warning that if the Christians were doing what God wanted, they would be impossible to stop anyway. I used the example of Rabbi Gamaliel to consider how Christians should approach people of other faith, suggesting that one reason Christians preserved Gamaliel's words is that this humility might be a good lesson for us in "Wisdom from Other Faiths."
If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to hear it again, or if you'd like to share it with others, you can find an audio recording here.
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