Acts 13 shows us that the word of the Lord is for the city. Acts 14 shows us the need for the church in the city. Paul and Barnabas brought the message of forgiveness and freedom through repentance and faith in Jesus to cities, and...
Have we sequestered the word of the Lord to the confines of the church walls? Never in the history of the Christian church have there been more Bible study tools available to the average person than we have today. Never before has there been as...
Acts 12 records the fate of two leaders of the early Christian church. One, James, is killed by King Herod for his part in the advance of the gospel. The other, Peter, is imprisoned by Herod who intends to kill him, but then is miraculously...
Churches, like people, need mentors. When Grace Community Church started, we found a mentor in Acts 11. As the first core group met together to talk about what a church is and what our church should be like, we looked to Acts for guidance. There...
Perhaps one of the most compact and clear statements of the grace of God toward us is found in Acts 11:18, "Then to the Gentile also God has granted repentance that leads to life." The early leaders of the Christian church, who were all Jewish, made...
Here are my predictions for 2017: the church will be challenged and Christ will keep us in the love of God. These predictions are straight out of the small letter called Jude found in the New Testament. Jude is the book of the Bible that people...
"Those who suppose that the doctrine of God's grace tends to encourage moral laxity are simply showing that, in the most literal sense, they do not know what they are talking about. For love awakens love in return." J.I. Packer (Knowing God) That phrase, "love awakens love in return," is...
The idea of power evokes strong feelings. For some, there is a reaction against power because its use is so often abusive and leaves people damaged. For others, there is a lust for power because it is seen as the way to gain control over...
"With the Lord's authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused." Ephesians 4:17 (NLT) We must, we are told, be who we are. We must identify ourselves by some designation that most closely aligns with our inner sense...
"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich." 2 Corinthians 8:9 A casual reading might lead us to think that the Bible is conflicted about riches....
