It was another nice worship service and a restful Sabbath. Bob and Beverly (Assco.Pastor and wife) took Anna for the afternoon, which gave Bruce and I a nice rest! I watched some video lessons from the holy lands which held a lot of food for thought. The speaker talked about how Christ went where the disciples feared to go, such as the Decopolis and a place of fertility worship, the Gates of Hell. He talked about the fact that we often visualize the church as a fortress where we fight off Satan. But he said that really when Christ spoke about the Gates of Hell not holding up, He really was describing the Church attacking the Gates of Hell from the outside, not sitting in a comfortable fortress waiting for an attack. In fact we are to be on the offensive, not waiting in our fortress for an attack from Satan.
Another important fact that was brought to light was that the man who had a legion of demons cast out was told he could not follow Christ and the disciples, however Christ commanded him to go and tell his family what was done for him. When Christ came back there was a multitude of people gathered to see Him. What one man cleansed and witnessing can do!
You are welcome to borrow these video lessons, they have a lot of food for thought!