Jesus was, from birth, fully God, fully man (the theological term of the phenomenon is a fancy-sounding term, Hypostatic Union, meaning in simple English, two natures, one person). As an…
As the reality of Jesus being the long-awaited Messiah began to sink in, his disciples faced a new and challenging reality – Jesus voiced a deep desire to be close…
Jesus returned to the Father just as he told the disciples he would. He sent the Holy Spirit in an unmistakable way, just as he told the disciples he would.…
Jesus, and the entire duration of his ministry, was a revelation of the Father’s plan. The disciples, and the crowds, often missed the truths constantly being opened up for them,…
The unleashing of the Holy Spirit was a great pushing forward. It pushed the disciples forward along a path with no clear next steps. It pushed crowds of new believers…
The Pentecost pyrotechnics in that upper room were the prelude, not the main event. They signaled the birthing of Jesus’ church and brought his disciples front and center in a…
PENTECOST SUNDAY The Pentecost Event was an incisive Kingdom invasion, with Jesus not waiting for the disciples to attain to a state of full readiness. It was clearly a ready-or-not…
For Jesus’ disciples, it wasn’t simply what they knew he could do that was a continual source of amazement, it was what he chose to do that kept them off…
The final week in Jerusalem with Jesus was palpably ominous with unnamed malice in the air. The Passover meal with him felt out of sync, wrenched from tradition, with more…
Ever the unparalleled teacher, Jesus was intent on expanding his disciples’ understanding of the ways of his Father’s Kingdom. Step by step, so as not to overwhelm his disciples, he…
