As needs emerge within the church, God faithfully empowers and positions the servants He's prepared.
Confronted with opposition, Christians are empowered by the Holy Spirit to bravely persevere in their faith.
Peter's sermon at Pentecost emphasizes the importance of repentance, the centrality of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, the method of evangelism, and what it looks like to be ready when God acts.
Jesus wants us to see the importance of His work, words, and witness through the book of Acts.
Following Christ costs us everything, but what we gain in following Him is incomparable to anything we might lose.
A new year presents with new opportunities, and the best opportunity we have is to be grounded in the truth of God's Word.
What is your favorite part of Christmas with your family/friends? How would you explain to someone the reason Jesus was born at Christmas? What are signs that someone may be lost in life and in need of Christ? How does someone’s belief in Jesus impact the way they live? How has your belief in Jesus changed your life?
We are tracing the threads of joy in the coming of Jesus Christ through the Gospel of Luke.
What kind of effect should God’s love have on us? Why do you think Paul uses the imagery of a family to communicate how God feels about you? What benefit of being in God’s family that is listed in Ephesians 1:3-14 is most exciting and encouraging to you? Why? What is one practical way to share God’s love with someone else this week?
Hope is a God given gift to us. Hope helps us look past the pit of despair we can easily fall into because of the brokenness of our world. But hope has to be founded upon truth. Hope needs to be founded in one who has the power to fulfill the desire. Ultimately our hope should be anchored in Christ. For in Christ, we know that God is for us and in Christ God is with us.
God's Truth is something we must get a firm grip on and hold on tight, because your eternity depends on it!
We must realize that Christ is in complete control of everything, and every crisis we go through is really an opportunity to get to know Him better!
God will shine the light of His goodness and blessing on those who fear Him! They will experience His perfect peace and fullness of joy because they belong to Him!