Use Every Opportunity

About this episode

Angus Buchan discusses the importance of using one's background to connect with others and share the message of Jesus.

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 9th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in the Book of Acts 22:1-3: “Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.”  And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said: “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.”  He had to convince the people he was one of them before he met Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Paul used his background and his heritage to convince the mob and to try and win them over. You and I need to do that. Don’t take your background lightly. If you come from a certain people group and you are trying to convince people in that group to turn to Jesus, tell them where you come from. Tell them what you did.  Paul told them he was taught by the great teacher, Gamaliel. Now, if we look at Gamaliel in Acts 5:38-39, we will see that this man was a great teacher of the law and obviously a man of God. He says: " And now…

People in this episode

Host: Angus Buchan

Topics covered

• Christianity
• Background
• Heritage
• Evangelism
• Teaching
• Faith

Keywords

• opportunity
• background
• heritage
• evangelism
• faith
• teaching
• Acts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Book of Acts

Places: Tarsus, Cilicia, this city

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