Scripture speaks of a new covenant between God and man, one that asks more than just obedience. Faith in Jesus is required to access the truth of this new relationship.
John the Baptist gathered a great following without any affiliation to another school or religious order. What was his message? And why did it resonate with so many?
There are places that have rules about what clothes we can wear. Our choice of attire can reveal much about the opinions we hold and the function we serve in society. But God is concerned with the person we are on the inside. And He has given us rules that shape how we think and feel.
Scripture records the encounters with demonic forces that Jesus and the first believers experienced. Do these forces exist in our world today? If so, then how do they manifest themselves and how to we confront them?
Originally a harvest festival, Pentecost marked a day that God revealed more details about His plan for His people. Later, He gave them the help needed to fulfill that plan.
Baptism was an old custom used to cleanse one of their sins. But in the Christian faith, it means much more than that…it provides a way to become adopted into God’s family.
Something changed when the Church received the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. More profound than the power to perform miracles, or divine insight into the meaning of scripture, or even the new Nature they would live by - God revealed His expectations for what His children would become.
The Spirit of God is not concerned with our comfort, our politics or our schedule. It is focused on changing the hearts and minds of real people. Sometimes its actions are subtle and sometimes it moves with power.