​“The word of God kept spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭6:7‬ ‭NASB2020

‬Finally, a large group of priests has converted from Judaism to Christianity. They realized that this was a movement of God rather than man. A big factor was that the church was able to take care of the widows, both Hebrew-speaking and Greek-speaking. These priests could see that this was not a selfish movement, but a movement that took the words of the Old Testament seriously. 

“You shall not oppress a stranger nor torment him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.”

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭22:21-24‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/exo.22.22-24.NASB2020

The early church was acting like Jesus and was winning people over for Jesus! Is our church acting like Jesus or have we watered down Jesus so much that the world does not see Jesus in us?

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/act.1.8.NASB2020

“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28:18-20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/mat.28.18-20.NASB2020

“And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭24:49‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/luk.24.49.NASB2020

“So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

‭‭John‬ ‭20:21-23‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/jhn.20.22-23.NASB2020

“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. The one who has believed and has been baptized will be saved; but the one who has not believed will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-18‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/2692/mrk.16.15-18.NASB2020

Go and be His witness and act in the power of the Holy Spirit!