Be Still And Know

Acts 2:39-41 NLT 'This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away – all who have been called by the Lord our God.” Then Peter continued preaching for a long time…Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day – about 3,000 in all.' The spread of Christianity is a remarkable story. From persecuted sect to state stakeholder, the Church emerged from the shadows within 300 years of Christ's death and resurrection. As those first disciples gathered in obedient uncertainty in the upper room in Jerusalem, no one could have imagined the future influence of the spiritual transformation that awaited society. Despite setbacks and continued persecution, a faith born in the Middle East somehow spread to embrace the whole world. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.18 billion Christians around the world in 2010. The growth continues. Where once St Paul had to travel throughout the known Mediterranean world at great personal risk to carry the gospel