The significance of the day of Pentecost in Acts becomes clear even in chapter 1. But the Lord prepares His Apostles in Acts 1:12-26 for that important event in redemptive history. He does this by their gathering together to pray with others, and also their hearing Peter’s exposition of the Word. But He also does this by granting one to take the place of Judas, who “turned aside to go to his own place.” (Acts 1:24)
This passage is quite sobering as we consider the reality of Judas’ grievous and unrepentant sin. And at the same time, we also see that the Lord always provides for His church. One theologian has said, “The Lord always gives His church what she needs when she needs it.” We may not always understand that or understand the Lord’s timing, but His ways are always right. That’s certainly what we see in the provision of Matthias to the Apostolic ministry.
Join us this Lord’s Day for our morning worship service at 9 AM. We meet at 9820 W Markham St. in Little Rock (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For more information, click here, or contact us. You can also watch this service on YouTube with a link posted to our Facebook page. Please join us at 9 and then again at 6:15 for our evening prayer meeting.