Here is today’s Bible reading: 1 Kings 18:1-46; Acts 11:1-30; Psalm 135:1-21; Proverbs 17:12-13.

Psalm 135:15 (NIV)  
    The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
        made by the hands of men.

The idols of this nation are silver and gold.  Our worship of materialism will bring judgment upon us.

Acts 11:21 (NIV)  
    The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

More than evangelism is about persuasion, it is about the presence and power of God to change lives.

Acts 11:26 (NIV)  
    and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

Making disciples takes a long time.