This July 4, people will celebrate the growth and power of our republic. Yet we believers in Christ are part of an eternal kingdom. The kingdom of God started so humbly. It makes unnoticeable progress as it conquers hearts for Christ. Yet if you step back to look at it, you can see its tremendousContinue reading “June 13-19, 2021”
Tag Archives: Pentecost
June 6-12, 2021
Adam and Eve ruined everything for everyone. They destined themselves for death. They took the perfect world that God created for everyone and put it under constant attack from the all the demons. But God made a promise almost immediately. God said he would send a descendant of Eve to crush Satan’s power. Jesus, thatContinue reading “June 6-12, 2021”
May 30 – June 5, 2021
There are so many distractions for Christian leaders that may keep them for their primary focus. The message is not about us or rituals to which we must conform, but it is about Christ himself. Depending on that gives power and perseverance to our service in him. Here is this week’s “Together in the Word” (clickContinue reading “May 30 – June 5, 2021”
May 23-29, 2021
This week we celebrate the mystery of God being three-in-one, a mystery he reveals both for his glory and on our behalf. Isaiah rightly trembled at God’s holiness. But to Nicodemus Jesus reveals something even more profound about the Trinity. The Father sent the Son to die in our place; whoever trusts in the Son,Continue reading “May 23-29, 2021”
May 16-22, 2021
Many problems seem unsolvable, but in Christ, our God is the God of the impossible. The day of Pentecost gave clear evidence of the power of the Spirit of Jesus to change things dramatically. Just as dead bones became living, breathing beings in the Ezekiel’s vision, so people dead in sin become spiritually alive throughContinue reading “May 16-22, 2021”
May 24-30, 2020
I will pour out my Spirit. God’s Old Testament people celebrated the gathering of the harvest at the Festival of Weeks. On the fiftieth day, God sent the promised Counselor on the day we call “Pentecost” (Greek for “fifty”). This day marked the birthday of the New Testament Church and celebrates the harvest of soulsContinue reading “May 24-30, 2020”
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