Over the past week, I was shocked at the anti resurrection tone of the media. I mean, this is holy week for Christians and it was always, as I recall, a time when the resurrection of Jesus Christ was front and center. I don’t ever recall a time in which there was a lack of …
Preaching the Gospel, Paul’s Style
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered. Acts 28:30-31 These are the closing verses in the book of Acts, the historical account of the early church, while …
The Supernatural Ministry of Jesus
The world of the first century was filled with paganism. Idolatry and veneration of the dead were common practice in the ancient world since the earliest times of the bible following Genesis 3. The world of the intertestamental time was filled with all kinds of deities: the Roman pantheon, the Greek pantheon, the ancient deities …
The Book of Ruth – a Christmas Story?
The Book of Ruth is not typically considered a prophetic book or a Christmas story. I think its both. The book is tucked away between the book of Judges and 1 Samuel, bridging the two time periods. The book has four short chapters and if you take about 30 minutes to read through it – …
Miracles, Multitudes, and Message
Jesus did three things after his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist: He retreated into the desert to prepare for his ministry. After 40 days of fasting, at his physically weakest point, he was tempted by the Satan and resisted his deceptions with God’s Word. Jesus said “It is written, Man shall …