One startling new reality for the disciples-become-apostles was the abundance of the gift of grace which continually energized, motivated, filled, blessed, sweetened, their day in day out lives. The writers…
24th Oct 2021 ‘COME BUY WINE WITHOUT MONEY’ John 7:1-14 JESUS THE JEW (in what ways did Jesus conform to Jewish customs? Here and elsewhere in the Gospels?) John 7:14-27…
Jesus told his disciples that he had much more to say to them concerning the Gift of Salvation, more detail than they were able to bear at the moment, more…
Random is not a descriptor of the story of God in Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation there are continuous threads weaving a central theme. The God of Creation, our God,…
Because of His bounding joy, God went to meticulous lengths forming us in His image. Then, Adam’s tragic failure in the Garden marred that image. Until that moment when Adam’s…
The Resurrection Scheme of Things As the Holy Spirit continued wooing souls, sweeping them into the newborn Church of Jesus, the persecution, from both Jewish leaders and Roman authorities, continued…
The power source which the Holy Spirit proved to be at Pentecost was far from being a one-and-done. The disciples realized, with some dismay no doubt, that their day-to-day operations…
From a group of twelve men, to a devoted group of one hundred twenty followers, to the overnight, viral sensation of thousands breaking free of the confines of traditional Judaism…
It was heart-stopping! And it was miraculous! A never-before-seen spectacle! It was chill-inducing! Defying all logic! It was like an unseen hand had cut an invisible cord that was holding…
A well-known characteristic of earthquakes is a series of aftershocks, some of which are significant in intensity and often damaging, though usually less so than the initial tremor. Pentecost had…
