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Sent - The First Church Fight (9:45 Contemporary)

Published: June 19, 2016, 5 a.m.

b'Chapelwood Road Trip - Sent: The First Church Fight: Despite Jesus\\u2019 words to the contrary, the early church \\u201choled up\\u201d in Jerusalem. There, they suffered the first \\u201cchurch fight\\u201d when the Greek Christians felt their widows were not receiving fair and equal treatment. This results in the appointment of seven deacons, one of whom is Stephen. After the death of Stephen, all but the apostles flee for their lives from Jerusalem. This becomes the means by which Acts 1:8 is forced upon the church as Philip and the others scatter the Word and the church begins to grow. So in a sense, the very first church fight led to the growth of the church. Nothing is beyond God\\u2019s power to use to manifest his purposes.'