10.13.24 - Kingdom Commission

October 13, 2024

Jay Vanderbur

Imagine if you were to plant yourself in a busy market near the temple in Jerusalem during the times of the early church.... stop and think what it would be like to interview the citizens of Jerusalem and ask them, “Who do you think that people two thousand years from now will remember from your generation?” My guess is, many of those citizens of the Roman Empire would answer, “Caesar.” You may follow up with “But what about this group of people known as Christians. Don’t you think that anyone will remember them or their leaders?” The random citizen of Jerusalem at that time could probably never fathom that Christianity would outlast the Roman empire and that people would be naming their children, Peter and John and Mary and naming their pets Caesar... How did we get here?