The church is young and not suffering severe persecution; yet. The early acts of Jesus’ followers are AMAZING and bring in more believers. One thing that struck me as I read this passage in scripture is the age of the man who is healed. He has been being laid at the Beautiful Gate for YEARS. […]
Jesus has been taken to Heaven, making way for the Comforter, the Holy Spirit to be poured out on all people. It is the birth of the Church! Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit and His work throughout His ministry. He even stated that the Spirit had revealed to Peter that Jesus was the Christ. […]
Jesus has risen from the dead and appeared to His disciples. But He has disappeared too. “Now what Jesus” the disciples ask. They try and fill in the blank themselves. Jesus and His disciples have been together for three and a half years. They eat together, sleep together, teach, and preach together. They were separated […]
Jesus did it! Exactly as He said He would. He rose again on the third day. Everyone knows it, even if they pretend they don’t. Every time Jesus told of His death, He also told of His resurrection. The religious leaders listened to the second part while His disciples listened to the first part. They […]
Jesus’ body is now in the grave. Unlike the rest of mankind, Jesus is hard at work. His work is unseen by man, but essential to our eternity. Jesus’ story if FAR from over. At the end of EVERY TIME He told His followers about His upcoming death, was the promise to rise again in […]