Finding God's Mind

What was the point of transition from just a group of disciples to a church? What persons had to be appointed? Tell me. Elders. That’s right. That’s when disciples become a church, when they have elders, when they have government. And so they did this.

We read in Acts 14, in verse 21,

“When they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,”

cities they’d already preached in,

“strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.’”

So when they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord. How did they appoint elders? How did they get the mind of the Lord as to who was to be the elders? Did they have an election? Yes, but it was God’s election. How did they find God’s mind? What was the key? I didn’t hear you. Ask Him. Thank you.