A few weeks ago I posted a message titled “What is the Gospel” which was intended to help clarify for both believers and skeptics what the good news about Jesus Christ is all about. For me, the gospel is the best news I’ve encountered in my life and, as this post title indicates, I believe this news has the power to change everything . . .

The book of Acts begins where the Gospels leave off, recording the actions of the apostles and the work of the Holy Spirit who had been sent to indwell believers, as was promised by Jesus. Beginning in Jerusalem, the church was established and grew rapidly, then faced intense persecution, which drove the believers into the surrounding cities, and as a result of this dispersion, Samaritans and Gentiles heard the Gospel and many came to faith in Christ . . .