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by Sandy Shaw
When these five leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ in Antioch, in Acts 13, meet together in worship, prayer and fasting, God speaks, saying, "Send out two of your best men into the world. Release two of your men. Yes, I know you only have five - release two - let them go - don't hold on to them." That is very seldom easy.
They were hearing from God as they worshipped and fasted and prayed, and they shared what they heard, and they did what God asked them to do.
This is how The Word of God flows into the world. We come to hear what GOD has to say, and then we share it and speak it out.
There were prophets and teachers in that Church at Antioch. Here is an example of the prophetic word being spoken.
The teachers would teach the others what all this meant and apply The Word in a practical way. The lambs would be fed and the sheep would be nourished with the satisfying Word of the Living God.
That is why we gather and fellowship together - to Worship - to pray - to hear The Word of God - and be fed and satisfied with its nourishing goodness and wholeness.
These men are involved in the most important activity in the whole world. The people in Antioch are about to change society in a way they never dreamt of.
Do we realise this sufficiently? We are part of something that is going on in the world, which is of supreme importance? Study these verses and give thanks to God that He has called you to play a significant part in what He is doing in the world and fulfil your specific and particular role as faithfully as you can.
Alexander 'Sandy' Shaw is pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship in Nairn, Scotland. Nairn is 17 miles east of Inverness - on the Moray Firth Coast - not far from the Loch Ness Monster!
Gifted as a Biblical teacher, Sandy is firmly committed to making sure that his teachings are firmly grounded in the Word.
Sandy has a weekly radio talk which can be heard via the Internet on Saturday at 11:40am, New Orleans time, at wsho.com.
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