Dear pastor,
Don't worry if someone accuses you of helping the "wrong kind of people". Paul was imprisoned for casting a demon out of a slave girl (Acts 16)Don't worry if someone falls asleep while you are preaching. Eutychus fell asleep on Paul (Acts 20) and fell out of a window.
Don't worry if someone is angry about your sermon. Paul was arrested in Jerusalem because they claimed he was teaching against their traditional beliefs (Acts 21-23).
You are not facing anything new. Criticism is par for the course it seems. While that may be a bit discouraging, don't forget that the same promises made to the early church are available for you too!
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is available for power to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, and Judea, and to the ends of the earth. There is no limitation on what God can do through you... except your faith.
The first-generation church regularly saw God do amazing things and then faced persecution and spiritual resistance. But they always went back to the basics: a prayer meeting to ask God to fill them up again!
Take this day to seek spiritual renewal from Him. Allow Him to refresh and renew you. May He encourage you this day as you prepare for the week ahead.
He is able. And He can work through you.
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