The Early Church Had a Great Reputation. What Happened? In the Bible, Dr. Luke notes that the gathering of folks who follow Jesus (aka, the church) enjoy the goodwill of all the people. In another place he records that all the people have a high...
Ten Eras in the Bible: Discover How God’s Relationship Shifts in the Bible Though God Never Changes, Scripture Shows Us How Our Interaction with Him Has As we read the Bible, it’s easy to stumble onto confusing and even conflicting perspectives...
The Bible Tells the Church to Meet Together, Worship, and Witness How can we go and be witnesses for Jesus when we sequester ourselves on Sunday mornings? Just before Jesus leaves this world to return to heaven, he instructs his followers to go...
Do You See Visions from Go? Once Reserved for Prophets, Now All People Can Have Visions from God A friend asked me about hearing from God and of visions from God. I often think about hearing from the Holy Spirit, but I infrequently consider...
Where Did Baptism Come From? In Baptism, We Turn from Sin, Follow Jesus, and Receive the Holy Spirit Another concept that only appears in the New Testament is baptize and baptism. Baptize occurs fifty times, and its counterpart baptism appears...
Do You Go To an Acts 2 Church? I recently visited a church that upheld Acts 2:42-47 as their model for church. Shocked, I checked the passage to make sure I remembered it correctly. Here is what the Acts 2 church looks like: Their Four Keys The...
The Holy Spirit Grows the Church (Visiting Church #34) Today’s destination is a tiny country church. Their pastor resigned a couple months ago and some families left as well. Another church from their denomination (some forty miles away) has come...
Make a Difference by Having a Meaningful Spiritual Conversation We Can Impact Others by Being Intentional with Our Words Are we someone who others want to talk to about spiritual matters? Are we open to pursue a meaningful spiritual conversation?...
A Pentecostal Experience (Visiting Church #14) This Pentecostal church receives us warmly. The greeter is an amazing ambassador and will interact with us several more times throughout the morning. He introduces us to the pastor’s wife and it’s...
Do You Hear From God? Under Holy Spirit inspiration Simeon and Anna affirm Jesus when he is a baby Shortly after Jesus is born his parents take him to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to God and go through the purification rites as...
