The Resurrection Timeline Part 1 – Hosper and the Sign of Jonah

The evidence and testimony of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is woven together across the New Testament in one of the most detailed and comprehensive accounts in the Bible. The purpose of the next few posts is to focus on the timeline of the resurrection to determine if the traditional “Good Friday” account is accurate …

Nehemiah 8: Expository Teaching

I’ve been studying Nehemiah recently and just finished chapter 8. Chapter 8 is a fairly detailed account of how Ezra taught from the Book of the Law of Moses. This is only time I can recall in the Old Testament, where there is a willing people that came to their leaders and asked to be …

The Holy Spirit – Part 1

I think one of the most neglected studies in the church is the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. How important is this rich body of teaching to the church today? The Importance of the Holy Spirit for the Church The Holy Spirit was so critical to the early church that the Lord Himself gave orders …

Peter, John, the Lame Beggar and Paywalls

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon. And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called “the Beautiful Gate” every day so he could beg for money from those going into the …

A Lesson in Preparation and Relief

Do you have what you need to see yourselves, your families, your church, your community through a crisis? East Tennessee and western North Carolina are finding out about prep in real time. They are also schooling the rest of our country in what it means for people to step up and take care of each …