House Church Family Devo
Head: Know God's Word | Heart: Love God | Hands: Follow God's Way
Read Acts 13-14
Head
In today’s reading, we see Paul and Barnabas begin their missionary journey! While they were worshipping at a church in Antioch, the Holy Spirit called them to go and do the work He had called them to do. So the church fasted, prayed, laid hands on them, and sent them out to tell others about Jesus. They went to several different cities, preaching and telling others the Good News. This journey wasn’t easy and was full of obstacles. They ran into people pretending to be prophets, people who didn’t believe their Gospel message, and Paul was even stoned! Through all of that, Paul and Barnabas never gave up. They knew the Holy Spirit had called them to spread the Gospel and that call far outweighed anything else!
Heart
Did you know that God calls us to spread the Gospel, too? The Bible tells us in Mark to “Go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Now you may think, “I’m young and can’t travel the world preaching to others about Jesus!” But guess what? God put you at your school, your playgroup, your ball field on purpose! He put you there to share Him with others.
Hands
Take a minute to think of how you can share the Gospel with your friends this week. As a family or House Church, come up with some ideas of how you can share Jesus this week. It could be teaching your friends a bible verse or introducing them to your new favorite worship song or telling them about what you learned in KXP that week. Be bold! Remember that Paul and Barnabas had a hard time on their journey, so it may not always be easy, but know that you could change somebody’s life by sharing God’s love with them! Be strong and courageous!
Prayer: God, thank You for putting me here on this earth for Your purposes! Help me to be bold and courageous in sharing my faith with others so that I can point them to You! Thank You for sending Your Son for us. We love You, Amen.
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