Communion
The church in its inception was conceived by the Holy Spirit and propagated by Christ’s disciples. We are looking at those features that gave an identity and a destiny to these first century assemblies. The…
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Transformation
The narrative in the book of Acts is consistent in referring to the followers of Jesus as disciples. These disciples would eventually be called Christians. In the present culture, the order is reversed, and the…
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Revelation
As we look at the narrative of the early church in the book of Acts, we observe seven imperatives which made it possible for them to reach the whole known world with the gospel of…
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Shake and Shine
With the Beatitudes swirling in the minds and hearts of the disciples, Jesus continued to exhort them. His followers were to live in the world without being defined or consumed by it. Isolation, indifference, and…
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The Privilege of Persecution
Everything about the person of Jesus Christ condemns the darkness and the wickedness in all of us. Truth makes the unregenerate increasingly more uncomfortable. As a result, Jesus experienced and endured consistent misunderstanding and severe…
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Peacemakers
Peacemaking is not our natural tendency. It has nothing to do with having an easy-going attitude, appeasing people at opposite ends of a conflict, maintaining the status quo, or keeping the peace regardless of the…
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Seeing God
The Beatitudes spoken by Christ in his message on the mountain are radically transformative. It is the Spirit of God and the Word of God that have the capability to change us in such a…
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Sweetly Broken
The transformation of the Spirit and the Word of God radically changes the trajectory of our lives. We begin to develop an insatiable craving for the person and purposes of God. Being poor in spirit,…
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