a glorious church

Jesus said the church was the "Bride of Christ."  Acts chapter 9 details the The Work of the church.  After Saul was converted,  God started doing something special.  Throughout this chapter, we observe that the work of the Church includes Miracles.   It was an absolute miracle that Saul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus and later became the apostle to the Gentiles. It's also true that doing the work of God involves risk. God's instructions to Ananias, and then Barnabas's encouragement to the apostles in Jerusalem involved a great deal of risk-taking. When miracles are combined with great acts of faith  Acts 9:31 tells us the church was blessed and MULTIPLIED. Praise God!

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