"Then those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word." Acts 8:4 NKJV  Earl Radmacher wrote: "'They were all scattered.' This phrase speaks of scattering seeds on the ground so that something will grow. The members of the church in Jerusalem may not have understood what was happening to them, but Jesus would not let His

"And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'" Mark 16:15 NKJV In the Nelson Study Bible, Earl Radmacher wrote: "The Great Commission is pronounced here and in each of the other three Gospels (Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 24:47; John 20:21)."  "Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He

"For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures." 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 NKJV "Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 NKJV My Dad, Lawson Dooms, prepared a display to hang behind the pulpit of Second Street Baptist Church in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. The message: "Christ died for our sins,"