“… And as God gives you wings to rise up and see the world the way He sees it, many of you, I pray, will be loosened from your present situation – job, neighborhood, state, nation, plan – and be called to a direct engagement in this great historic, global purpose of God as a… Continue Reading
Fall is just around the corner… meaning it’s time to start thinking about the Country Fair! There will be game booths, face painting, horse rides, and jumpers, all to bring a carnival-type atmosphere to our campus. We will have a Cake Walk, community food vendors, a live country band, and our annual Children’s Ministry Silent… Continue Reading
Acts 8 Saul Ravages the Church 1And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3But Saul was ravaging… Continue Reading
8And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. 10But they… Continue Reading
32Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. 33And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great… Continue Reading
Acts 3 The Lame Beggar Healed 1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering… Continue Reading
Acts 2 The Coming of the Holy Spirit 1When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested… Continue Reading
We’re starting the book of Acts today! Acts is the Second part of the two-part (Luke-Acts) letter that Luke wrote to Theopilus and the story continues from where he left off! Acts 1 The Promise of the Holy Spirit 1In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do… Continue Reading
Luke 24 The Resurrection 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were… Continue Reading
“How can you and I repay the debt we owe the church unless we pray for others? How is it that you were converted? It was because somebody else prayed for you. In tracing back my own conversion, I cannot fail to impute it to the prayers of my mother through the spirit of God.… Continue Reading