The final forty days of the disciples’ journey to Jesus’ cross were a potent mix of commitment and dread. The three days following his crucifixion plunged them into the most…
Despite his heaven-bestowed power, Jesus willingly submitted himself to the ultimate humiliation and inhumane suffering of the cross. This display of unfathomable love left his disciples at a loss to…
What Jesus chose to do on the day he rose from the dead tells us a lot about the Kingdom-sized work he was leaving in the hands of his disciples.…
The Prophet Isaiah (9:2) spoke a hope-filled word about a people walking in darkness, seeing a great light (the brightness of God’s glory). That brightness has been veiled from mankind,…
The overall look and feel of God’s Kingdom became clearer through Jesus’ teachings. However, there were times when circumstances arose where, acting completely within society’s norms, the disciples unknowingly ran…
Around 25 years after Paul’s Damascus roadside meetup with Jesus, he continued in his passionate pursuit of the Lover of his soul. His life was wholly dedicated to announcing the…
As disciples of Jesus, today, in the 21st Century, we are embarrassingly well provided for. While we hear Jesus’ words; “Apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5, NLT.…
God’s Plan ‘A’ calls us to be disciples, or apprentices, of Jesus, ambassadors of reconciliation, telling of, and living out loud, the love we’ve received to people the world over.…
The Holy Spirit’s arrival was announced by a citywide Sight & Sound Extravaganza. That’s how people were drawn to witness, firsthand, the promised gift of the Father. Sure enough, the…
Mission completed. Day 40 of 40 arrived. No more time together. No more face-to-face teaching. No more familiar fellowship. It was another chilling ending, another scary beginning. Following Jesus now…