We are not merely individuals who happen to need others. We become more fully ourselves as we live in relationship with God and with others.

A Model Church Acts 2:42–47 Attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God. Acts 2:46–47 Consider some of the things that are said about this model church. It was a Bible-studying church. A Spirit-filled church is always going to be a Bible-studying…

Ellie Roberts, daughter of Pastor Bobby Roberts, passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday.

That Incendiary Fellowship Acts 2:1–13 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:4 Christianity is meant to be a spreading flame. When Jesus said that he had come to pour fire on the earth, he meant a fire that was destined to sweep over all the earth. How do we know? We…

The First Forty Days Acts 1:1–11 This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. Acts 1:11 We know that the Lord Jesus Christ is returning to judge the world, because we are told about it elsewhere in the New Testament….

Trusting Christ’s Knowledge John 21:15–19 You know that I love you. John 21:15 As Christ questioned him, consider Peter’s repeated appeal to Christ’s knowledge. In each case he answered Christ’s question by affirming his love and then saying, “You know that I love you” (vv. 15–17). He might have said, “As I know my own…

From Doubt to Faith John 20:24–31 My Lord and my God! John 20:28 What convinced Thomas that Jesus had risen from the dead? What finally got through to him was the presence of Christ, identified by the wounds in his hands, feet, and side. It was the Christ of the cross who reached Thomas. This…

Privileged Adoption John 20:10–18 I am ascending to my Father and your Father. John 20:17 Our new relationship to Christ provides a new relationship to God the Father. What is involved here is our adoption into the family of God. We are not naturally born into God’s family. We are alienated from God and are…

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Resurrection Lessons John 20:1–9 He saw and believed. John 20:8 There are a few lessons that arise out of the narrative of the empty tomb. The first is that God has provided perfectly adequate evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The evidence consists of the claims of those who saw Jesus…