Singles had significant roles in the early church, which means that when we take on this subject, we’re not looking for something new. Actually, we’re celebrating what God has done through the lives of tens of thousands of His servants—both married and single—to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
One of the most powerful and loving things you can do for someone is believe in them.
As disciples of Jesus we see that Jesus sees people through the lens of love and possibility in their life. Jesus modelled this for us when he put together his band of disciples. We tend to think of the disciples as a group of superhero Christians and they obviously lived unique lives that changed the course of history. But, they did not start that way.
They were average, everyday working class people. On the surface, they did not really stand out as future “superheroes”. Even after Jesus spent 3 years with them they had plenty of less than hero-like moments.
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