Shaping Theme in Acts: Holy Spirit There is a central mystery of God’s nature that we have labeled with the theological term Trinity. The Bible teaches that God is one, yet three – he is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. This is something that is beyond our ability to fully […]
The book of Ephesians is a letter that the Holy Spirit inspired the apostle Paul to write to ancient Christians in a city called Ephesus, reminding them of what God has done through Jesus Christ and the new life that is theirs thanks to Christ. In the back half of the book, Paul encourages them to
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Shaping Theme in Acts: Authority Remembering that Jesus arose from the grave helps us to remember that we aren’t just followers of a philosophy or practitioners of a practice, but believers in a risen person: Jesus Christ. Today’s theme flows directly from that, and that is the theme of Jesus’ authority. Authority means the right
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Shaping Theme in Acts: Resurrection As we study the book of Acts, there are certain themes which rise to the surface that are really important to consider. We are not laying Acts out in front of us like a set of blueprints, sitting down and figuring out seven steps to get a thriving, vibrant church where
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There seems to be the sense of a real let-down after Christmas has passed. The joyous noises of cheerful greetings that filled our homes as family and friends came to help celebrate the holiday, the excited voices of children as they tore into their packages to see what might be there for them, the laughter
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As we continue on through Mark 12, the Jewish religious elite have been asking Jesus tricky questions to embarrass him in front of the crowds. Imagine it being a festive atmosphere with people from all over the world gathered around. The crowds would look at the religious scholars as they asked a question and then at Jesus as he
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