Church in Movement
The Church as a Living Organism!
Activities of the week
Trip to Argentina
Apostolic mission
On March 14th and 15th, Pastor Gilberto, accompanied by his wife Valéria and a group of brothers and sisters, was in Argentina ministering and edifying the brothers and sisters who meet as a church in San Antonio. It was a precious time of fellowship, in which we shared the Word and saw the fulfillment of a promise made to our pioneers in mid-1985: that God would use us first in our city and then send us to reach other nations, taking the Gospel to the four corners of the earth.
Jesus described the path of the Great Commission in Acts 1:8: first, Jerusalem; then, Judea; then, Samaria; and finally, to the ends of the earth. Jerusalem was the starting point—the place where it all began. Judea and Samaria represented expansion to nearby regions. And the ends of the earth pointed to something greater: reaching other nations, cultures, and peoples.
It is in this word that we have moved as a church “outside the four walls”: first, to love and serve our own city—our Jerusalem; then to care for the surrounding churches and cities—our Judea; to also look to our state and country—our Samaria; and, in God's time, to see the Gospel crossing borders.
We believe that the prophetic word shared at the beginning of this year—the year of multiplication—speaks not only of growth, but of sending. In these fellowships where the Church gathers, even if they begin as small groups, they will grow with the growth that comes from God (Colossians 2:19), through the foundations of faith (Hebrews 6:1-3), and will continue the Great Commission, witnessing to the Gospel in their homes, cities, states, and nations.
This is the promise of Acts 1:8: what begins in our Jerusalem will reach Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. This testimony remains alive, and what began in our Jerusalem - Cruz Alta - continues to advance, passing through the state of Rio Grande do Sul, reaching San Antonio, and continuing to the ends of the earth.
- The Presbitery
