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…
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.…
The Apostle Paul is a man wholehearted in all his ways. Earlier in his life, he was wholeheartedly committed to annihilating the growing church of Jesus Christ, convinced it was…
Salvation’s provisions have been completed. Jesus’ glory has been revealed. Instructions for life and ministry have been lined out. Holy Spirit teaching and encouragement and correction are ongoing. Promises of…
Question for discussion: The people that God lovingly created, how does He redirect the motives, the aspirations, the lifestyle of His children to extend His Kingdom? Put yourself in God’s…
Beyond a relationship with Jesus as Lord, beyond adoption into the Beloved, beyond eternal life, beyond forgiveness of sins – all this already too much to comprehend, too good to…
Jesus’ death was the payment of our ransom, redeeming us out of the grip of sin and death. It was the turning point in the war between God and Satan.…
Jesus’ death was the payment of our ransom, redeeming us out of the grip of sin and death. It was the turning point in the war between God and Satan.…
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…
The beaming smile of gold-medal-winning Olympians on the podium is not the picture image immediately following the win. At that moment, they are physically spent, sweating, heart pounding, muscles all…