A New Day: Trusting Jesus
A New Day: Trusting Jesus The past two Sunday’s, as churches throughout our country have moved to online worship, Mary and I have listened and watched several worship services, including our own at First Baptist Richardson. Each pastor has offered a clear gospel presentation as part of the sermon; one pastor encouraged members of his own congregation to record their own gospel story and place it on social media. Each of these gospel presentations, these personal testimonies brings to mind the story of another preacher from the first century, the Apostle Paul and his missionary partner, Silas, as found in Acts chapter 16. I first truly discovered this passage as a seminary student while learning the various scripture passages from the old and new testaments that mention music. (Yes, minister-musicians study those passages so we may approach music in the church from a solidly biblical understanding and perspective.) About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymn...